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SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 24

SSC GD Constable (English) - 12 Jan 2023 - Shift 3 (Set 2) • General Awareness • Q24

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Who presented the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, on March 28 in Lok Sabha? 

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Correct answer: B

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The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Ajay Kumar Mishra

March 28, 2022, saw the introduction of the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill 2022 in the Lok Sabha by Shri Ajay Kumar, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

  • The Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920—a comparable law from the colonial era—is replaced by the Act.
  • For the purpose of identification and criminal inquiry, the new law permits investigators to gather specific identifiable information about convicted individuals as well as other people.