TOOLMARK COMPARISON
AUTHOR – YESHWANTH.M* & MR. SUGITHKUMAR**
* STUDENTS AT SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE IN LAW (SOEL), THE TAMILNADU DR. AMBEDKAR LAW UNIVERSITY
** PROFESSOR AT CRIME AND FORENSIC LAW DEPARTMENT, SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE IN LAW (SOEL), THE TAMILNADU DR. AMBEDKAR LAW UNIVERSITY
BEST CITATION – YESHWANTH.M & MR. SUGITHKUMAR, TOOLMARK COMPARISON, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (14) OF 2025, PG. 802-810, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.
CHAPTER I – INTRODUCTION AND RESEARCH FRAMEWORK
1.1 Introduction
Toolmark comparison is an important branch of forensic science that deals with the examination and comparison of marks left by tools when they come into contact with another surface during the commission of a crime[1]. Such marks may be found on doors, windows, locks, metal sheets, wooden frames, bones, or other objects. Toolmark evidence is frequently encountered in cases of burglary, house-breaking, robbery, homicide, vandalism, and offences involving forced entry[2].
[1] Richard Saferstein, Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science, 12th ed. (Pearson Education, 2018), p. 165.
[2] J.A. Siegel & P.J. Saukko (eds.), Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences, Vol. III (Elsevier, 2013), pp. 420–423.