CRIMINAL DISCUSSION ON THE BASE OF GENETIC FINGERPRINTING (In the Perspective of Islamic Laws)

Abstract

In the twentieth century, the emergence of genetic fingerprinting technology revolutionized forensic science, which helps law enforcement agencies to solve criminal cases. This discovery also raised new questions about the Islamic Judicial system, which mainly depended upon evidence and testimony. BBC News once again raised discussion on it when the Islamic Council of Ideology of Pakistan suggested that DNA tests may not be used as evidence in rape cases, which provided fuel to the propaganda agencies against Islamic law in Pakistan and other Islamic World. The reality lies on the other hand, as Islam lays stress on the judges to consult the experts of the relevant fields for a consultation to make their decisions more accurate as possible. Islamic Judicial system has a vast heritage of such evidence as fingerprints etc. and this phenomenon is not new to it. This article is about the use of genetic fingerprinting techniques in the solution of criminal cases.