The question (15 marks)
Explain the scheme of the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act 2022, and discuss how the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 provides for the proof of handwriting, signatures and digital signatures. (15 marks)
Module IV, forensic evidence and identification records
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 4 · Forensic Evidence of Law of Evidence (Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023).
Authorities you will need
- Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act 2022, ss. 2, 3 and 4
- Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act 2022, ss. 5 to 7 and s. 10
- BSA 2023, ss. 65 and 66 (IEA ss. 67 and 67A)
- BSA 2023, ss. 39 and 41 (IEA ss. 45 and 47)
- BSA 2023, ss. 72 and 73 (IEA ss. 73 and 73A); BNSS 2023, s. 349
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