The Criminal Procedure Identification Act, 2022 with Rules

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.

Exact Gazette text · pinpoint explanatory notes · zero superfluous commentary—your fastest route to clarity, authenticity and practical insight on India’s biometric-identification law.