Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022

• The Home Affairs Ministry has notified the rules governing the implementation of the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022.

• The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 repeals the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920, whose scope was limited to collecting finger impressions, footprint impressions and photographs of the convicted persons and certain categories of arrested and non-convicted persons based on the order from the Magistrate.

• The new law enables police and central investigating agencies to collect, store, analyse physical and biological samples like retina and iris scans of arrested individuals.

• The rules do not mention the procedure for convicted persons.

• Measurements of individuals detained under preventive detention laws should not be taken unless they are associated with a serious offence or ordered by a court.