Narco Analysis Test And Trust: Legal Aspects Of The Drug-Induced Statement

Abstract

In any criminal investigation, interrogating the accused and suspects is essential to getting the truth out of them. Investigating agencies have employed a variety of techniques to extract information from suspects and the accused throughout history, the majority of which were based on torture. The use of "third-degree torture" by the police has been replaced by more advanced lie detection techniques brought about by scientific and technological advancements. The three primary scientific interrogation tools that have been developed recently to extract confessions ‘are the Lie detector, also known as the Polygraph test; the P300, also known as the Brain Mapping test; and the Narco analysis, also known as the Truth Serum test’. ‘These psychoanalytical tests are also used to interpret the criminal's (or suspect's) behaviour and support the findings of the investigating officers’. This research explains scientific evidence, which includes various lie detection tests, and its constitutionality and admissibility as evidence.