Role of Foot Impressions and Boot Marks A Comparative Evaluation on Soft and Hard Materials
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48165/Keywords:
Foot prints,, Crime scene, POP cast, Shoe prints, Evidence, Rural areasAbstract
The foot print of a suspected person is valuable Forensic evidence along with other evidences at the place of crime scene investigation. The foot print can be studied by anatomists, anthropologists, physicians, podiatrists and orthopaedicians. Foot can be studied by foot prints and shoe prints. Present study conducted to ascertain the foot impressions and boot marks as means of identification of individuals, to compare dimensions of foot impression and boot mark on papers and POP casts and to know the value of POP cast footprint. The foot prints are lifted by POP cast from the crime scene. The foot prints of suspects can be taken on soft and hard materials for comparison. The evidence on a hard material is difficult to carry as compared to soft materials however both are equally important. Foot prints are found more common in the rural areas mainly in the fields because of mud. It is difficult to find foot print on the cemented structures in urban areas.
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