Facial recognition is a task that humans perform routinely in their daily lives. Techniques used for facial recognition can be feature based (geometrical) or template based (photomet¬ric). Geometric methods rely on the shape and position of facial features, also known as nodal points, independently and generate the full picture of the face Expert witness utilising facial comparison techniques is regularly required to elucidate cases of disputed identity from the photographic evidences submitted to the court. The task is elusive because of image variation in terms of position, size, etc. The method used in this paper addresses some of the variance by extracting concise face descriptions in the form of image grids. Individual specific grid extraction is based on a novel approach, the bunch grid, which is constructed from a small set of lines connecting one landmark to another. The elastic grid method for the purpose of face recognition was earlier used by Wiskott et al.2 and Ming et al.3 Recognition is based on a straightfor-ward comparison of image grids. This technique helped in positive and fast identification of individuals and may hence be used in forensic investigations.