Narco test

Narco test has been declared unconstitutional by Supreme Court as it self incriminates the accussed, thus violates Article 20(3) of the Constitution of India. Moreover narco tests are not always reliable and can be misleading. Trained people can also successfuly fool the narco tests.

In a Narco test the subject is administered a fixed quantity of Sodium Pentothal or Sodium Amytal which puts him/her in a state of Hypnotism.

Such a test is generally conducted on a suspect who is not coming out with the truth. Once put to this test he is half sleep and answers the questions truthfully.

 

 
However this test can not be taken as an evidence in a court of law. But certainly it helps proceed in the right direction and collect evidence which can form the basis for prosecution in a court of law.

 It is not possible for the subject to lie when administered with the dose. 

This test is capable of retrieving the facts/things which have been even forgotten by the subject.