Criminal Procedure Identification Act, 2022 with Rules

This 2023 edition of The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 (No. 11 of 2022, dt. 18-4-2022, w.e.f. 4-8-2022) reproduces the new biometric-data statute verbatim and binds in the accompanying Criminal Procedure (Identification) Rules, 2022 (G.S.R. 708 E, dt. 19-9-2022, w.e.f. 19-9-2022).

Concise short comments follow pivotal sections—flagging the enlarged scope of “measurements,” 75-year data-retention mandate at NCRB, removal provisions for first-time petty offenders, and the digitised Standard Form for sample collection—while preserving full Bare-Act integrity for examinations and authoritative citation.

Core statutory coverage

• Expanded definition of “measurements”—fingerprint, palm-print, footprint, iris & retina scan, signature, handwriting and behavioural samples.

• Persons from whom data may be taken—convicts, detainees under any preventive-detention law, and arrestees for offences punishable with imprisonment; magistrate discretion for lesser offences.

• Procedure for collection & storage—authorised police or prison officer (rank ≥ Head Constable) to collect; secure digital upload to NCRB central database.

• Retention & destruction—75-year storage; deletion upon acquittal, discharge or release in petty cases.

• Use & sharing—matching for investigation, court evidence, or other law-enforcement purposes; audit-trail requirement under the 2022 Rules.

• Penalties for resistance—lawful force permissible; non-compliance treated as IPC Sec. 186 obstruction.

• Oversight & data security—encryption, access logs, and annual review by NCRB & State Crime Record Bureaux.

This edition is particularly suited for

• Police investigators, forensic officers & prison officials implementing new biometric-collection SOPs.

• Trial judges, prosecutors & defence counsel analysing evidentiary admissibility and privacy objections.

• AIBE candidates and law students studying criminal-procedure reforms and digital-evidence law.

• Policy researchers, privacy advocates & journalists monitoring surveillance safeguards and data-retention impact.

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