Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022

Consider the following statements with reference to the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022:

  1. It replaces the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920, and authorises police officers to take measurements of people convicted, arrested or facing trial in criminal cases.
  2. In March 2003, the Expert Committee on Reforms of the Criminal Justice System (Chair: Dr. Justice V. S. Malimath) recommended amending the 1920 Act to empower the Magistrate to authorise the collection of data such as blood samples for DNA, hair, saliva, and semen.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?

A
Only 1
B
1 and 2
C
Only 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2