NEW DELHI: Even as opposition parties have raised privacy and fundamental rights concerns over the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 that seeks to authorise law enforcement agencies to collect iris and retina scans and even biological samples, with some exceptions, from convicts and arrested persons, the law enforcement agencies are enthused with the move to finally replace a 100-year-old, antiquated law with a modern legislation that keeps pace with the technological advancements that have come to define criminal acts and their probe.
"There may be concerns but this doesn't take away the fact that the proposed legislation will give an impetus to the probe process. We were identifying prisoners with the help of a 100-year-old law despite the massive changes in the global scenario and technological advancements that have led criminals to act faster. The database will help the police and probe agencies keep pace and give them a technical advantage," ex-UP DGP OP Singh told TOI.
