Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue: 2

Criminal procedure (Identification) act, 2022: Key features and challenges

  • Author:
  • Shalender Kumar1, Sanjeev Buri2, Arun Sharma3, Rajendra Kulhari3, Karamveer4, Mohit Chauhan5,*
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Published Online: May 27, 2025
  • Page Number: 87 to 91

1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan

2Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan

3Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan

4PG Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan

5Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Mohit Chauhan (Assistant Professor) Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Connaught Place, New Delhi, E-mail: chauhandrmohit@gmail.com Contact: +919953300275

Online published on 27 May, 2025.

Abstract

Identification is a crucial step in criminal investigation to link a person in the commissioning of a crime. The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 has repealed the 102 year old colonial law, the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920. It specifies the manner of obtaining information from suspected individuals, along with the procedure of collecting, storing, sharing and disposal of records in this regard. This review strolls the readers through genesis of this repealment, salient features, the current challenges, and the way ahead regarding the scope and implications of this statute vis-à-vis the repealed Act. The interpretative deliberation of this statute as embarked upon in this paper is expected to add to a critical contextual appraisal on this topic of utmost medico-legal relevance.

Keywords

Crime, Convict, Identification, Measurements, Samples, Statute