AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (IDENTIFICATION) ACT 2022 WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE

AUTHOR – ANKIT YADAV, LLM GRADUATE FROM AMITY UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW

BEST CITATION – ANKIT YADAV, AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (IDENTIFICATION) ACT 2022 WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 4 (2) OF 2024, PG. 1559-1593, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

INTRODUCTION

The Identification of Prisoner’s Act, 1920, which permitted police officials to take measures of those who were convicted, detained, or were awaiting trial within criminal cases, was replaced by Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022, which was approved by Parliament within April 2022. The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act of 2022 allows police personnel legal authority to collect biological plus bodily samples from both suspects plus convicted criminals. police may gather information under Sections 53 plus 53A of CrPc (Code of Criminal Procedure) 1973.