LawgistThe Identification of Prisoners Act
2Definitions
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—
(a) "measurements" include finger impressions and foot-print impressions;
(b) "police officer" means an officer in-charge of a police-station, a police officer making an investigation under Chapter XIV of the 1Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), or any other police officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector; and
(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act
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1. See now Chapter XII of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).
All sections
- 1 Short title and extent
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Taking of measurements, etc., of convicted persons
- 4 Taking of measurements, etc., of non-convicted persons
- 5 Power of Magistrate to order a person to be measured or photographed
- 6 Resistance to the taking measurements, etc
- 7 Destruction of photographs and records of measurements, etc., on acquittal
- 8 Power to make rules
- 9 Bar of suits
