Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022: Expanding Police Powers vs. Right to Privacy
Criminal Procedure Act 2022 privacy concerns When the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022, came into force on April 18, 2022, it marked one of the most significant overhauls of India’s criminal identification laws in a century. The new law replaced the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920, and dramatically widened both the scope of data that…