Complainant Can't Be Forced To Undergo Narco, Polygraph Tests: High Court
NDTV
The court asserted that if the petition is allowed, it would lead to further humiliation of the complainants.
A complainant cannot be forced to undergo deception detection tests like narco analysis, polygraph and brain mapping to determine if a complaint is genuine and it is for the investigating agencies to uncover the truth, the Delhi High Court has ruled.
The court stated this while rejecting a PIL, which sought directions for subjecting complainants to such tests to ascertain the veracity of their claims and contended that it would work as a deterrent and will reduce fake cases.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, while dealing with the petition by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, observed that the law provides remedies to a person against whom any false complaint is made and it is well settled that courts do not interfere with the probe which is purely the domain of investigating agency.
"The Constitution provides for special provisions for an accused. In case of a false complaint, there are other remedies which are available in law.
