Source: TH
Context: Recently the Madras High Court overturned a conviction based on DNA evidence, highlighting the need for corroborative evidence.
- DNA profiling, though increasingly accurate, is not infallible and should not be the sole basis for establishing guilt or innocence in the justice system.
- DNA profiling involves analyzing specific locations in the 0.1% of human DNA that varies between individuals.
- However, issues such as sample contamination and the probabilistic nature of DNA analysis can affect reliability.
