Explained: What is the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill 2022

New Delhi, Mar 28: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will today table the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill 2022 in parliament. The Bill is aimed at authorising the police to take measurements of convicts and other persons for the purpose of identification and investigations in criminal matters apart from preserving records.

Once the new Bill is introduced, it would repeal the existing The Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920.

The Bill empowers the police to collect finger impressions, palm print impression, footprint impression, iris and retina scan, footprint impressions, physical, biological samples and their analysis, behavioural attributes including signatures, handwriting or any other examination.

The existing law allows the police only to take finger and footprint impression. As per the provisions of the new Bill any person convicted, arrested or detained under any preventive detention law will be required to provide the above mentioned measurements to the police or a prison official.

Other Bills for consideration:

Lok Sabha Legislative Business:

The Constitution (SC and ST) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022.

The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022.

Bill for consideration and passing

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022.

Rajya Sabha Legislative Business

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