Chapter 3:
Handling/Packing of Exhibits (Practical)

The exhibits of offences may be found at the following places in the following forms:

Victim
Scene
Exhibits

Accused and his residence



Marks
(1)

Biological Fluid
(2)

Dust
(3)

Fibres , materials
(4)

Fire arms
(5)
Documents
(6)

(1) Finger Prints
(2) Foot Prints

(3) Tool Marks
(4) Teeth Marks
(5) Tyre Marks

(6) Mould marks
on counterfeit coins
(7) Articles cut
(8) Marks indicating
struggle
(9) Filed out
numbers
(10)Blotting paper, carbon paper,

(11) Oil & grease marks

(12)Dagger ,glass with blood or fingerprint

(1)Blood

(2) Semen

(3) Urine

(4) Sputum

(5) Vomit

(6) Foot remnants

(7) Empty phials

(8) Drinking glass

(9) Chemicals

(10) Seeds

(11) Powders

(1) Nail clipping

(2) Cloth

(3) Shoe

(4) Nail polish

(5) Lip stick

(6) Vegetable

(7) Glass

(8) Sand

(9) Earth

(10) Paint

(11) Metal filing on clothes
(1) Textiles

(2) Human Hair

(3) Animal Hair

(4) Fur

(5) Feather

(6) Vegetable fibres

(7) Artificial
fibres

(1) Fire arms

(2) Cartridge cases

(3) Bullets

(4) Wads

(5)Stray pellets

(6) Bullet marks

(7) Signs of
burning
(1)Specimens of
handwriting

(2) Impressions on

(a) Writing pad

(b) Under sheet

(c) Blotters

(d)Carbon paper

(3) documents
Typewritten

(4) Stamps

N. B. Control sample is to be taken whenever necessary.

Any of the exhibits may be found in solid. liquid, or gaseous form. Gas can only be taken into a balloon with the help of pump.
Clean dry glass bottles with bakelite stoppers should be used for most of the liquids. But biological fluids should not be packed and sent in wet condition. It should be dried up first in normal room temperature or it may be dried up in the sun but no artificial heat should be used. Liquid blood in carbon monoxide poisoning case may be sent at zero degree temperature. In absence of any such arrange­ment it may be sent within 24 hours in a thermo flask.

Transparent envelopes of cellophane are good for solid materi­als. They are to be completely sealed so as to avoid leakage of con­tents. The cellophane paper is non-fibrous and thus will not contami­nate the exhibit with foreign fibers.

Fragile packing material should be avoided as far as practicable.

Handling (Practical)
1. Object
To handle an exhibit for sending the same to the expert.
2. Materials Required :
(a) A pair of clean gloves,
(b) Magnifying glass.
(c) Torch light. or any other portable light.
(d) The exhibit.
3. Precautions
(a) To fix and record the position, attitude and behaviour of the exhibit.
(b) To seize it after observmg all legal formalities.
(c) To wear glove on the hand which will handle the exhibit.
(d) Do not touch the exhibit immediately or unnecessarily.
(e) To think how best the officer can handle it.
(f) To avoid to touch the places where stains are present.
(g) Invisible stains are to be viewed with oblique light and/or magnifying glass.
(h) To handle the exhibit in a way in which the previous user is not, expected to have done. Illustrations of item
(h) ; While handling
(i) a glass :-one finger on the brim and another on the bottom of the glass.
(ii) a stick or gun :-one finger of one hand at one end of the stick or gun and another end will be touched by one or two fingers of another hand.
(iii) Hair, cartridge, bullet etc. :- To pick up with rubber tipped forceps.
(iv) Any shining, or absorbent exhibit with finger prints-by the end of the exhibit with gloved hand.
(i) In all the cases it is to be observed that nothing is destr­oyed or nothing is added with the exhibit.
Handling changes the position of exhibits but it must not change the character of the exhibit.
PACKING EXERCISE I
1. Object: Packing of solid exhibit like paint, dust, etc.
2. :Materials Required: One sheet of cellophane paper, two ordinary envelopes, sealing wax. seal. candle stick, match box,­ Exhibit -Flakes of paint.

3. Procedure: The flakes of paint are to be kept on the cellop­hane paper. It is to be folded like the druggist. Then the cellophane paper packet is to be kept in an envelope on which all the items relating to the label are to b~ mentioned. After that it is to be sealed. This sealed envelope is to be kept inside. another envelope where the address of the expert is to be given. This envelope is. also to be sealed. In case of a big solid exhibit, the exhibit after being covered with cellophane paper is to be kept inside a wooden box instead of envelope. The box is then covered with gunny or cloth.

PACKING-EXERCISE II
1. Object. Packing of liquid like water, wine etc.
2. Materials Required: A clean glass bottle with narrow neck of required size. Its stopper should be made of bakelite and screw type, cellophane paper, thread, ordinary paper, seal, sealing wax, candle stick, match box, a wooden box of required size, cotton wool, cloth or gunny, stitching arrangement, Exhibit-wine.
3. Procedure: Liquid exhibit is to be poured into the bottle. The stopper is to be fixed tightly. The area of stopper is to be covered with cellophane paper and tied with thread. The label is also fixed with the thread. The knots are sealed. This sealed bottle is kept inside the wooden box after being padded with cotton wool. The box is to be covered by cloth or gunny. It will bear the address of the expert and is also properly sealed.
PACKING EXERCISE III
1. Object: Packing of an exhibit stained with blood, semen or sticking with hair etc.
2. Materials Required: Cellophane paper, cotton, ordinary paper, thread, paper, seal, sealing, wax candle stick, match box, wooden box, gunny or cloths stitching arrangement, Exhibit-cloth with semen stain.
3. Procedure: Blood or semen is to be dried up. The stained portion is to be covered with cellophane paper. On that cotton is to be placed on both sides of the cloth. Cotton padded area is to be covered with ordinary paper, which is to be stitched with thread. After that a label is to be prepared and tagged with the covered portion. All the knots are to be sealed. Then the sealed material is to be kept inside a box. And after this the same procedure is to be followed as in the ease of Exercise II.
PACKING EXERCISE IV
1. Object: Packing of an exhibit containing finger print.
2. Materials Required: Two perforated sheets, four long screws, paper, thread, seal, sealing wax, candle, match box, wooden box, cloth, stitching arrangement Exhibit-a glass tumbler with finger prints.
3. Procedure: The glass tumbler is to be kept between the two perforated sheets. It is then screwed up at the four corners. On the top of the perforated sheets a label is to be placed and both the sheets are tied up with a thread along with the label. The knot along with the label is sealed. This sealed material is placed inside a wooden box which will be covered with gunny or cloth and will contain seal and address of the expert.
N. B. When the sealed material is placed inside the box, no cotton wool or straw should be put inside the box for padding.

PACKING EXERCISE V
1. Object: Packing of document.
2 Materials Required: Two celluloid sheets, thread, paper. seal, sealing wax, candle stick, match box, big envelope or packing. paper. gum. Exhibit- a cheque.
3. Procedure:
(a) Do not fold and unfold unnecessarily.
(b) Do not introduce new folds.
(c) Do not cut, trim or tear.
(d) Make no addition with pen or pencil.

The cheque is to be kept in between two celluloid sheets. This will make both the sides visible. The two sheets are to be tied with thread and a label il to be prepared and placed below the thread in such a way that it may not obscure any writing: etc. Both the label and the knot of the thread are to be sealed The sealed material is to be covered with packing paper or put inside an envelope which is pro­perly sealed and which will contain t he address of the expert.