The Centre introduced a new bill called the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill 2022. This Bill will repeal the Identification of Prisoners Act which was established in_______.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. 1920
The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 approved by the Parliament of India in April 2022.It repeals the Identification of Prisoners Act of 1920, that allows police officers to collect certain identifiable information (fingerprints and footprints) of persons including convicts and arrested persons .Now the newly introduced Bill asks for collection of biometric data from convicted prisoners.
Under Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022.The Bill describes:
- the type of data that may be collected
- persons from whom such data may be collected
- the authority that may authorize such collection.
- It also provides for the data to be stored in a central database.
- This will help the investigating agencies to gather sufficient legally admissible evidence and establish the crime of the accused person.
- This will make the investigation of crime more efficient and expeditious and will also help in increasing the conviction rate.
- The act is important as it enables the use of modern technology for solving crimes which are necessary to serve justice to victims of crimes.