Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977)Chapter 24 : Evidence225. Evidence of prints, bodily samples or bodily appearance of accused |
[Section 225 heading substituted by section 4 of Act No. 37 of 2013]
| (1) | Whenever it is relevant at criminal proceedings to ascertain whether— |
| (a) | any fingerprint, body-print or bodily sample, as defined under Chapter 3, or the information derived from such prints or samples, of an accused at such proceedings corresponds to any other fingerprint, body-print, bodily sample, crime scene sample or the information derived from such samples; or |
| (b) | the body of such an accused has or had any mark, characteristic or distinguishing feature or shows or showed any condition or appearance, |
evidence of the fingerprints or body-prints of the accused or that the body of the accused has or had any mark, characteristic or distinguishing feature or shows or showed any condition or appearance, including evidence of the result of any blood test of the accused, shall be admissible at such proceedings.
| (2) | Such evidence shall not be inadmissible by reason only thereof that the fingerprint, body-print or bodily sample as defined in Chapter 3, in question was not taken or that the mark, characteristic, feature, condition or appearance in question was not ascertained in accordance with the provisions of sections 36A, 36B, 36C, 36D, 36E or 37, or that it was taken or ascertained against the wish or the will of the accused concerned. |
[Section 225 substituted by section 4 of Act No. 37 of 2013]