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criminal procedure

HC seeks Centre’s reply on plea against Criminal Procedure Act

Senior advocate Amit Mahajan, appearing for the Union government, said the petition was not maintainable while arguing that the validity of a law cannot be challenged in vacuum in a PIL.
Updated on Apr 22, 2022 01:21 am IST

What you should know about bill that allows collection of prisoners' biometrics

Union home minister Amit Shah addressed all concerns raised on the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill in Lok Sabha
Updated on Apr 05, 2022 09:42 am IST

New methods, new concerns

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With technological advances — including biometric identification, footprint impressions, photographs, physical and biological samples and fingerprint analysis — agencies are vying for effective, reliable and accurate ways to ascertain a person’s identity to evolve a new, modern crime-control model (SHUTTERSTOCK)
Updated on Mar 31, 2022 07:29 am IST

Explainer: What the draft criminal procedure bill means

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A view of the Lok Sabha during the second part of Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Monday. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 30, 2022 09:05 am IST