54A CRPC - Identification of person arrested

Section 54a of Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Identification of person arrested

1[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:]

2[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.]

STATE AMENDMENT
Uttar Pradesh
Insertion of new section 54-A.-After section 54 of the said Code, the following section shall be inserted, namely :-

"54-A. Test identification of the Accused.- When a person is arrested on a charge of committing an offence and his test identification by any witness is considered necessary by any court having jurisdiction, it shall be lawful for Executive Magistrate acting at the instance of such court, to hold test identification of the person arrested. "
[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 1 of 1984, s. 8]

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1. Ins. by Act 25 of 2005, s. 11 (w.e.f. 23-6-2006).
2. Ins. by Act 13 of 2013, s. 12 (w.e.f. 3-2-2013).