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.
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.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Construction of references.Section 4 · Trial of offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and other laws.Section 5 · Saving.Section 6 · Classes of Criminal Courts.Section 7 · Territorial divisions.Section 8 · Court of Session.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 09 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2024-07-01. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.