(2) ***[Omitted].
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PART C -- RULES FOR THE GUIDANCE OF POLICE OFFICERS REGARDING THE SUBMISSION OF BLOOD-STAIN CASES TO THE SEROLOGIST, TO GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD
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[1. Serologist appointed to distinguish human blood from other blood.- For the whole of Pakistan the Government of Pakistan has appointed a Serologist at Islamabad to carry on the medico-legal work of distinguishing human blood from other blood. This officer has been designated as the `Serologist to Government of Pakistan'.]
2. Articles to be sent to Chemical Examiner and when.-- As it would not be possible for the *[Government] Serologist to cope with his work expeditiously if all articles suspected of having blood stains were sent direct to him, it has been decided to issue the following instructions for the guidance of Police officers in dealing with blood-stained articles:-
(a) Cases in which articles shall be sent to Chemical Examiner, Lahore.-- In cases in which the evidence of the blood-stained articles, is, relatively to the whole body of the evidence of small importance, the articles shall be sent direct to the Chemical Examiner at Lahore for examination.
(b) In cases where blood stained articles form important piece of evidence the Chemical Examiner will select articles to be sent to the Serologist.-- In cases in which the establishment of the fact that blood-stains are of human blood, as distinct from the general classification of "Mammalian", is material to the prosecution and has a really important bearing on the case, the blood-stained articles, shall be sent direct to the Chemical Examiner **[to Government], who will determine which of such articles he will forward to the *[Government] Serologist with the necessary sketches, etc. In sending articles for the serologist test, the Superintendent of Police shall specifically ask for examination to test the source of the blood. The *[Government] Serologist will, after examining the articles sent to him by the Chemical Examiner **[to Government], return them with a copy of his report direct to the Superintendent of Police concerned.
(c) In some cases only stained portion of the articles may be sent.-- In cases of articles of blood-stained clothing, etc., the stained portion only should be cut out and forwarded for determination of the source of the blood. In the case of weapons and other solid articles the entire articles should be sent.
(d) Medico-legal history of the case should be sent along-with the articles.-- All articles sent should be accompanied by a complete medico-legal history of the case.
(e) Articles to be sent direct only, under the order of Police Superintendent.-- No articles should be forwarded direct except under the express orders of the Superintendent of Police.
Note:- (1) As vegetable poisons cannot be detected in ashes it has accordingly been held useless to forward such poisons to the Chemical Examiner for detection,--vide Punjab Government letter No. 16781-Medl, dated 5th June, 1923.
(2) ***[Omitted].
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