Crime Scene Site Plan & It’s Significance
Crime Scene Site Plan (Naqsha Mouqa by Investigating office
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Importance of Crime Scene Site Plan
Investigating officers do not attach as much importance to the preparation of this particular document as it deserves. An outline map of the scene, if prepared initially, is much valuable evidence.
What to be Included in Crime Scene Site Plan
It should show the features and objects that are actually seen and should be measured by the officer wherever possible. Quantitative measurements in terms of number and size are necessary for blood marks. They should also be sent for chemical and serological examination as there is sometimes a dispute over their location and nature.
Clarity Enhances Significance of Crime Scene Site Plan
The site should be planned in such a way that the judge himself is able to see the whole scene without local inspection.
How to Draft Crime Scene Site Plan
First of all, the map should always be drawn in ink and not with a pencil on large durable paper. If the incident took place in "Population," the investigating officer will have to show all the surrounding houses along with the names of their occupants and also the houses which are at a reasonable distance considering the time and duration of the incident. Similarly, when an incident occurs in a field, the surrounding fields should be shown in the site plan along with the names of their occupants.
Investigating officers are also required to indicate the distance between the place from which the witnesses saw the scene and the place of the incident. The place of occurrence should be clearly shown on the map, usually indicated by blood marks or footprints or footsteps. A note should be made in the site plan itself for this effect to be uncertain rather than occurring.
Night Occurrence & Crime Scene Site Plan
In cases where a crime has been committed at night and witnesses have alleged that they have actually witnessed the crime, the presence of light at the scene is crucial in determining whether the witness is indeed a witness and can identify the culprits. In robberies, villagers usually resort to burning sheds or sheds to drive away the robbers. Investigating officers should not only seize some amount of burnt ashes and prepare a memo in this regard, but they should also mention in the site plan the place from where they found the burnt remains. Where witnesses allege that they saw the miscreants in the light of torches, the investigating officers should check whether these witnesses really had torches and whether they are in good condition. As the inspection should also be prepared. Similarly, when the inmates of the victim’s house have identified the culprit in the light of a burning lantern or the investigating officer of another light must show in the site plan the place where the said light was burning on the night of the incident. If the night of the incident was a moon, then the investigating officer should find out the time of the rising and setting of the moon and note it in the case diary. This information helps him to carry out the investigation on the right lines.
Draftsman & Crime Scene Site Plan
It is not uncommon for a draftsman to be planned, and this is not done to avoid criminal provisions. If a draftsman is asked to sketch the location of the incident and if witnesses find out where the attacker and the victim were standing at the time of the crime, then the draftsman is asked to measure the distance between the two locations as shown. Furthermore, if witnesses confirm his statement that they showed him places, it is difficult to see how this is not legal evidence.
Suspect & Crime Scene Site Plan
A sketch map showing the investigating officer’s location and the locations from which witnesses witnessed the incident is based on witness statements. The investigating officer should not ally with any person during the interrogation who is strongly suspected by the relatives and friends of the victim.
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