iii. In Inayath Ali v. State of Telangana, MANU/SC/1538/2022, the question before this Court was whether a DNA test of two minor children could be ordered by a Court, with a view to facilitate proof of allegations Under Sections 498A, 323, 354, 506 and 509 of Indian Penal Code, 1860. This Court speaking through Aniruddha Bose, J. at the outset took note of the fact that the dispute was essentially one relating to dowry related offences, and that paternity of the children of the complainant was not directly related to the allegations. The complainant therein sought for a direction to conduct DNA test of her two minor children, in order to establish that they were born as a result of her forced relationship with her brother-in-law. Rejecting the complainant's plea, this Court held as under as to the power of Courts to subject children to DNA testing, in proceedings in which their status is not required to be examined:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Civil Appeal No. 1308 of 2023
Aparna Ajinkya Firodia Vs. Ajinkya Arun Firodia
Hon'ble Judges/Coram:
V. Ramasubramanian and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ.
Authored By : B.V. Nagarathna, V. Ramasubramanian
B.V. Nagarathna, J.
Decided On: 20.02.2023.
Citation: MANU/SC/0148/2023.
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