Forensic Chemistry & Toxicology · Free course
Forensic Chemistry: The Basics
What the chemistry division of an Indian forensic lab examines: NDPS drugs and the small vs commercial quantity concept, presumptive colour tests and confirmation by TLC, GC-MS and FTIR, sampling under the NDPS Rules 2022, fire debris, post-blast residues at an overview level, phenolphthalein trap cases, and how results are reported and used in court.
About 45 min · 10 questions
What you’ll cover
- What the chemistry division of a forensic lab does
- A short history: from Chemical Examiner to modern FSL
- Drugs under the NDPS Act: why the lab result matters
- Confirmation in principle: TLC, GC-MS and FTIR
- Sampling: getting a representative sample
- Fire debris and ignitable liquid residues
- Explosives and post-blast residues (non-operational overview)
- Trap cases: phenolphthalein in corruption investigations
- Other common chemistry casework in Indian labs
- Reporting, court and common errors
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