Updated On: 05 April, 2022 10:53 AM IST | New Delhi | ANI
The bill, which seeks to replace the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920, provides for legal sanction for taking appropriate body measurements of persons who are required to give such measurements to `make the investigation of crime more efficient and expeditious`

Amit Shah. File pic
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill that seeks to make the investigation of crime more expeditious and increase the conviction rate.
The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 was passed after a reply by Home Minister Amit Shah. Several opposition members demanded that the bill should be referred to a standing committee.