DFSS (Directorate of Forensic Science Services)
Definition
The MHA-level body at New Delhi coordinating national forensic policy, CFSL operations, and inter-state casework allocation.
Related terms
- BNSS Section 176(3)
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 provision requiring a forensic-team visit to the scene of any offence punishable with seven years or more...
- CFSL
- Central Forensic Science Laboratory: a central government lab operating under DFSS. India has CFSLs at New Delhi, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Pune, Guwahati,...
- FBI ERT
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Evidence Response Team. A trained, deployable team that handles scene work at FBI cases, with a published written...
- NFSU
- National Forensic Sciences University. Headquartered at Gandhinagar, with campuses spreading across India. Statutory university status since 2020; trains the bulk of new...
- State FSL
- State Forensic Science Laboratory. Every state has one principal FSL with regional sub-units, handling the bulk of state-police casework. Volume is high;...
Explained in
- Crime Scene Management: National and International ScenarioThe MHA-level body at New Delhi coordinating national forensic policy, CFSL operations, and inter-state casework allocation.