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Mobile Crime Scene Laboratory

Definition

A vehicle-mounted lab operated by the state FSL, equipped to run presumptive tests, develop latent prints, photograph and video-document a scene, and seal forwardable packets on the spot.

Related terms

Basic Field Kit
The minimum toolset carried in patrol vehicles. Gloves, masks, a torch, sealed packet bags, a swab pack, a measuring tape and a...
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...
Investigator's Kit
The fuller toolset carried by the IO and SOCO. Adds presumptive test reagents, fingerprint powders and lifters, casting kits, ALS, biohazard containers,...
Replenishment SOP
The post-scene process for re-stocking consumables (swabs, gloves, packet bags, reagents) and re-certifying re-usable instruments (camera, ALS, scale) before the kit returns...
Sealed Packet Bag
A tamper-evident outer envelope that holds the primary container, the case label and the wax-thread or security-tape seal impression. The unit of...

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