Drawbacks of Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022

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The term “biological samples” is not defined properly, so it could lead to breaches of bodily samples related to DNA. Private details and medical histories could be unnecessarily stored. Due to high court criminal lawyers in bangalore the storage of the individual’s DNA, the family history will be known, which leads to information about the individual’s family.


Degradation of the biological samples
Biological samples are prone to contamination and degradation. The Act doesn’t clearly mention the contamination. In India, the samples are stored by the police, and they lack infrastructure for the storage of samples.

Excessive collection and storage of measurements
Due to excessive storage and collection of the data, which leads to the creation of extensive databases. It may increase the chances of identifying criminals. Still, due to a lack of people in forensic and other criminal departments, it leads to more excessive work rather than solving the issue.

Cost compliances
Not only for the creation of the DNA databank, but also for the collection process, which also requires a lot of funds. The process of digitization needs a lot of time and funds, which are limited in comparison to the budgets for similar databases in other jurisdictions.

Issues with the NCRB’s role
It is well known that NCRB outsources the day-to-day management to private contractors, which affects the reliability of the data and samples given. It could be easily available to others, which intrudes on their right to privacy.

Disposal or destruction of measurements
The process of destroying measurements is not mentioned. This may lead to confusion about when and how the measurements are to be disposed of, and doubts may arise about whether the measurements are disposed of or not.


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