Gujarat High Court Criminal Manual (subordinate court practice), 1977
(1) All Judges and Magistrates shall, in the examination of complainants, witnesses and accused persons, record, in each deposition, statement or defence, the following particulars which are indispensably necessary for the further identification of the parties examined, viz., the name of the person examined, the name of his or her father, and, if a married woman, the name of her husband, his or her surname, age, his or her profession and the village and district in which he or she resides. (2) The particulars of the religion, caste of the person concerned should, however, not be mentioned, even if the person concerned wishes to make such a mention, unless such reference is necessary for the purposes of administering the oath, or for determining the law by which the person concerned is governed or for determining any of the issues or points involved in the proceeding.