[Jan] DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019 Flashcards
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Highlights of the Bill?
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- national and regional DNA data banks will be set up for maintaining a national database for identification of victims, suspects in cases, undertrials, missing persons and unidentified human remains.
- Those leaking the DNA profile information to people or entities who are not entitled to have it, will be punished
- all DNA data, including DNA profiles, DNA samples and records, will only be used for identification of the person
- bill’s provisions will enable the cross-matching between persons who have been reported missing on the one hand and unidentified dead bodies found in various parts of the country on the other, and also for establishing the identity of victims in mass disasters.
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