Fingerprint evidence is undoubtedly the most reliable and accepted evidence till date in the court of law. An examination was done to investigate the best suited method to recover fingerprint from glass and steel surface. This prospective study was conducted in the Department of Forensic Science, SHUATS and carried out over a period of thesis work. In this work physical method like, Natural mehndi powder, Fuller’s earth powder and Dry ash powder was investigated. Donors intentionally placed fingerprint on the different non- porous surfaces like glass and steel surface. The result had shown that for the development of fingerprint steel was the best surface as it gave consistent result up to 60 days and the powder which gave best result on these surfaces was natural mehndi powder compared to dry ash and fuller’s earth powders. The study has shown that the method selected for the development of fingerprint on non-porous surface had an influence on the quality of fingerprint developed and the result shown by these powders are satisfactory.
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