This paper traces the use of DNA testing in paternity confirmation in India. Although the use of DNA fingerprinting has revolutionized crime investigations across the world, it has also opened a Pandora’s Box wherein men are increasingly using this technology for the genetic verification of their children in India. The easy and affordable availability of genetic testing in an unregulated free market has resulted in the increasing popularity of getting a DNA test done on children to verify a biological relationship with their fathers. Further, the courts have become sites of arbitrating the complexities related to the use of this technology in a deeply patriarchal society.

Keywords: DNA; Paternity; Feminism; Patriarchy; Technology.