🏛️ The Digital Evidence Dilemma

🌟 Imagine a criminal with child pornography on their phone walks free because of a paperwork error. Or a DNA report that could solve a murder case gets thrown out for missing signatures. This is the reality of expert evidence in Indian courts!

💡 What You'll Discover:

• 🔍 Why high-tech forensic reports aren't automatically accepted as evidence
• ⚖️ The "chain of custody" rule that can make or break any case
• 🎯 When courts must call expert witnesses vs. when reports alone suffice
• 🚨 How procedural mistakes can free guilty criminals on technicalities

🚀 Real Cases Discussed:

• 💎 Just Rights for Children Alliance vs. S. Harish - How a forensic phone report helped build a child pornography case
• ⭐ Prakash Nishan vs. State of Chhattisgarh - When a DNA report couldn't save a death penalty case due to custody chain failures
• 🎯 State of Sikkim vs. Lal Bahadur Rai - Why irrelevant medical evidence can backfire

🔬 Key Legal Insights:

• 📋 Section 293 CrPC: When expert reports speak for themselves
• 🔗 Chain of custody documentation requirements that courts demand
• 👨‍⚖️ How judges scrutinize digital evidence and scientific reports
• ⚡ The four critical steps prosecution must follow for expert evidence

🎙️ This episode reveals why having the best forensic technology means nothing if you can't prove how you used it - a lesson that could determine someone's freedom or imprisonment!