10,256 cases pending for forensic analysis in Maharashtra


* Of these, 1869 are pending with Regional Forensic Science Laboratories at Nagpur and Amravati
By Kartik Lokhande 
As many as 10,256 cases are pending for forensic analysis in various Regional Forensic Science Laboratories at Nagpur, Amravati, Pune, Aurangabad, and Nashik and Forensic Science Laboratory in Mumbai. Of these, as many as 1,869 are pending with Regional Forensic Science Laboratories at Nagpur and Amravati.
Forensic laboratories are helpful for investigating machinery in cases requiring DNA test, physical examination of evidence, viscera analysis, psychological examination, and cases involving ballistics and cyber issues. Besides, the cops also require help from forensic laboratories in cases of Trauma and Self Injury (TASI). However, owing to a variety of reasons including vacancies, number of cases were pending with these laboratories.
Earlier this month, Bombay High Court had expressed concern over pendency of thousands of cases with forensic laboratories and had stated that it affected the criminal justice system. The court also directed the State Government to fill up vacancies, consider setting-up of ‘mini-forensic laboratories’ in every district and tehsil, and take a policy decision within three months in this regard to reduce pendency. Following the court comments, Home Department has reviewed pendency of cases with the laboratories.
State Home Department data reveals that between January 2013 and July 2014, Directorate of Forensic Science Laboratories disposed of 2,71,323 cases that had come for analysis. The chemical analysis reports in these cases have been sent to the respective police/medical officers. However, at the end of July 2014, still 10,256 cases were pending with various laboratories.
While coming up with the number of pending cases, the Home Department has also asked all the Commissioners of Police (CP) and Superintendents of Police (SP) in the State to take stock of cases shown as pending with laboratories. Home Department has released data based on the inputs given by Directorate of Forensic Science Laboratories, and has asked the CPs and SPs to tally the data available with them in this regard. In case of discrepancy between the data with them and that with the Directorate, the said officers have been asked to contact respective laboratory and seek duplicate copy of analysis report.
At the same time, Home Department has pointed out that Medical Officers did not mention the cause of death in post-mortem reports and just write ‘viscera preserved, opinion reserved’. In such cases, CPs and SPs have been advised to obtain necessary certificate from respective forensic science laboratory, and confirm cause of death from respective Medical Officer, so that further action could be initiated.
As far as pendency is concerned, a total of 2,086 cases are pending with Forensic Science Laboratory, Mumbai. These include maximum 1,252 related to prohibition cases, followed by 300 each pertaining to toxicology and biology, and 234 related to general analysis. Besides, the laboratory has pendency of 3,769 cases received from various police divisions across the State. These include the highest 1,417 related to TASI; 1,081 of DNA test; 1,014 of cyber analysis; 198 of ballistics examination, 55 of physical examination, and four related to psychological analysis.
Among Regional Forensic Science Laboratories, the highest 1,305 are pending with Aurangabad laboratory, followed by 1,242 with Nagpur, 1,060 with Pune, 627 with Amravati, and 167 with Nashik laboratory. Of the total cases pending with Nagpur laboratory, maximum 718 cases are related to prohibition, 278 to biology, 122 to toxicology, 104 to DNA test, 11 to ballistics, and nine of general analysis.

Pendency of cases with Nagpur, Amravati labs

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Division/Office                            Total

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Regional Forensic

Science Lab, Nagpur

Nagpur CP                                  124

Nagpur SP                                  178

Bhandara SP                              113

Gondia SP                                    63

Chandrapur SP                           172

Gadchiroli SP                               93

Wardha SP                                 388

Amravati CP                               12

Amravati SP                               34

Akola SP                                    06

Buldhana SP                              05

Yavatmal SP                              07

Washim SP                                04

State Excise Sqd-II Nagpur     08

State Excise, Nagpur               10

State Excise, Wardha              25

Total                                     1,242


Regional Forensic

Science Lab, Amravati

Amravati CP                            69

Amravati SP                           119

Akola SP                                119

Washim SP                              52

Yavatmal SP                          164

Buldhana SP                         104

Total                                      627

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Total                                     1,869

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Police division-wise forensic cases from Vidarbha pending with Mumbai FSL

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Police Division     Total Pending Cases

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Nagpur SP                       25

Nagpur CP                      81

Nagpur Railway             01

ACB Nagpur                  14

Amravati SP                   47

Amravati CP                  18

ACB Amravati               04

Akola SP                        16

ACB Akola                    02

Bhandara SP                 30

ACB Bhandara             08

Buldhana SP                 28

ACB Buldhana             08

Chandrapur SP            47

ACB Chandrapur        05

Gadchiroli SP              16

ACB Gadchiroli          04

Gondia SP                  14

ACB Gondia              07

Wardha SP                13

ACB Wardha            03

Washim SP               09

ACB Washim           04

Yavatmal SP            37

ACB Yavatmal        10

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Total                       451

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 (18-09-14)

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