New Delhi, April 26 -- The number of technologically advanced forensic laboratories in India needs to be "augmented for expeditious examination", the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said on Wednesday.
Chairperson, NHRC, Justice (retd) Arun Kumar Mishra, during a core group meeting here also said that investigation and forensics examination should be part of the process and "not independent" of each other. "The observation followed after a core group meeting of the NHRC on criminal justice system reforms," the rights panel said in a statement.
The focus was on finding ways to address delay in forensic reports, areas of improvement in the prosecution system, and simplification of language used in organs of criminal justice system.
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