CrPc Amendment bill passed in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, Apr 7: Parliament Wednesday passed the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill that seeks to allow investigators to collect certain identifiable information of convicts and other persons for purposes of identification and investigation in criminal matters.

 

 

 

The Rajya Sabha passed the bill by a voice vote after Home Minister Amit Shah allayed concerns raised by the opposition which claimed that the draft law was draconian. Earlier, the bill was passed by the Lok Sabha. The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 replaces the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920.

 

 

 

Mr Shah said the bill has been brought in to ensure that police and investigators remain two steps ahead of criminals. He said the biometric data of political detainees will not be collected if they have been detained during participation in any agitation. “I want to assure you that this is not going to violate the privacy of anyone,” Shah said.

 

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He said that the data collected will remain completely secure and the government will make sure there are no loopholes in the bill that can lead to the violation of privacy and human rights. The bill will now go to the President of India, his approval of this bill will make it a law. Shah has also said that the rules of this will be brought in the house after sending it to the parliamentary committee which has members from almost all the parties in it.