CrPC 54A — Identification of person arrested

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Statutory text

[54A.  Identification of  person  arrested.—Where  a  person  is  arrested  on  a  charge  of  committing  an  offence
and his identification by any other person or persons is considered necessary for the purpose of investigation of such
offence,  the  Court,  having  jurisdiction  may,  on  the  request  of  the  officer  in  charge  of  a  police  station,  direct  the
person  so  arrested  to  subject  himself  to  identification  by  any  person  or  persons  in  such  manner  as  the  Court  may
deem fit:]

[Provided that, if the person identifying the person arrested is mentally or physically disabled, such process of
identification  shall  take  place  under  the  supervision  of  a  Judicial  Magistrate  who  shall  take  appropriate  steps  to
ensure that such person identifies the person arrested using methods that person is comfortable with:
Provided  further  that  if  the  person  identifying  the  person  arrested  is  mentally  or  physically  disabled,  the identification process shall be videographed.]

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