Identification of person arrested.
What this section does
Where identification of an arrested person is necessary for investigation, the court having jurisdiction may, on the request of the officer in charge of a police station, direct the arrested person to submit to identification in such manner as the court deems fit. If the identifying person is mentally or physically disabled, the identification must be conducted under a Magistrate's supervision using methods comfortable to that person, and must be recorded by audio-video electronic means.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Court · Officer in charge of police station · Magistrate · Arrested person · Identifying person
Derived from CrPC s.54A.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 54, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 54 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.