PHANEENDAR BN

Forensic Associate

M. Sc. (Forensic Science)

PHANEENDAR BN

Phaneendar BN has done an M.Sc. in Cyber Security, an LLB, an LLM (Torts and Crimes), a PG Diploma in Forensic Documents and Fingerprint Examination, and a PGDCLCF (PGDHRL) from the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. He is Chairman and Managing Trustee of Clue4Evidence Foundation, an NGO for Investigation and Legal Support. He is a Certified PDD Expert (TVC, South Africa) and is also certified by the American Institute of Applied Sciences (USA). He is trained in personal data protection. He has over 13 years of professional experience. He has examined over 5500 cases, including handwriting, signatures, ink, papers, rubber stamps, security documents, fingerprints, accidents, fire examinations, polygraph tests, and digital examinations of evidence. He has deposed in over 500 cases as a forensic expert and has cross-examined various cases as an advocate. He has been appointed as Court Commissioner in various cases by the Law Courts, resulting in several convictions in criminal cases and reports appreciated or upheld by various civil, criminal, consumer, MACT, and also high courts. He has presented various research papers at national and international conferences and won best paper awards. He has been invited to give lectures by several institutions and has been a speaker at many conferences and seminars. He has a membership in the International Association of Document Examiners, USA, the International Association for Identification (5th Indian to get this membership), the International Association for Identification, USA, etc. He is an advisor at the International Association of Scientists and Researchers and a resource person for academic institutions for designing various training and certification programs. He has been awarded the title of Dedicated Teacher’ by His Excellency Shri. Hansraj Bharadwaj, Governor, State of Karnataka.