CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
54A. Identification of person arrested
54. Identification of person arrested
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
[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.]
Legacy / repealed by BNSS India Code — CrPC 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
54. 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 Magistrate who shall take appropriate
steps to ensure that such person identifies the person arrested using methods that person is comfortable with
and the identification process shall be recorded by any audio-video electronic means.
Current law India Code — BNSS 2023