CrPC § 54A · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 54A CrPC — [ Identification of person arrested [Inserted by Act 25 of 2005, Section 11 (w.e.f. 23.6.2006).]
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 54 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 54 in full