FINGER PRINTS IN INDIA

2016

Central Finger Print Bureau

National Crime Records Bureau
Ministry of Home Affairs
FINGER PRINTS IN INDIA
2016

Central Finger Print Bureau

National Crime Records Bureau
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
Printed at Angkor Publishers Pvt. Ltd., B 66, Sector 6, Noida. Email: [email protected]
Dr. Ish Kumar, IPS National Crime Records Bureau
(Minister of Home Affairs)
Director Government of India
Tel. : 91-11-26782253 (Off.) NH-8, Mahipalpur, New Delhi-110037
Email : [email protected]

Foreword

12th June, 2018 (Dr. Ish Kumar)

New Delhi
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OFFICERS AND STAFF ASSOCIATED WITH

FINGER PRINTS IN INDIA-2016

CHIEF EDITOR & PATRON

Dr. Ish Kumar, IPS : DIRECTOR, NCRB

EDITORIAL BOARD

Shri Sanjay Mathur, IPS : Joint Director, NCRB

Shri A. Mohan Krishna : Dy. Director, NCRB

Shri S.P. Singh : Dy. Supdt. (F.P.),

CFPB, NCRB

ASSISTANCE

Shri Jatin Kumar Sharma : SI, CFPB, NCRB

Shri Bhogesh H Gangakhedkar : SI, CFPB, NCRB

Shri Narendra Kumar Pahade : SI, CFPB, NCRB

Shri Dhananjay Jadhav : SI, CFPB, NCRB

Ms. Abhilasha : SI, CFPB, NCRB

Shri Chandra Shekhar Vaish : SI, CFPB, NCRB

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DISCLAIMER

The information furnished in this report has been obtained from state/
U.T. police. All precautions have been taken to ensure that the data
is statistically consistent. CFPB/NCRB has only collected and compiled
the data and presented it in the form of this report (i.e. Finger Prints
in India-2016). CFPB/NCRB shall not be responsible for authenticity
of this information. However, any discrepancy observed in this report
may be brought to the notice of this Bureau.

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CONTENTS

Chapter/Annexure Title Page. No.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY viii-ix

METHODOLOGY x

Chapter-I ACTIVITIES OF CENTRAL FINGER PRINT BUREAU, 1-8

NEW DELHI AND KOLKATA
1.1 Cases solved by CFPB
1.2 Cases solved by CFPB Unit Kolkata
1.3 Other Activities of CFPB, New Delhi

Chapter-II ACTIVITIES OF STATE FINGER PRINT BUREAUX 9-24

Chapter-III TRANSACTION ACTIVITIES OF CFPB AND SFPBx 25-62

Chapter-IV ANALYSIS OF FP TRANSACTION ACTIVITIES 63-70

Chapter-V CAPACITY BUILDING 71-76

Annexures 77-114

Annexure-I Pioneers of Fingerprint Science 78-80

Annexure-II Laws Relating to Fingerprints in India 81-84

Annexure-III Recommendations of XVII All India Conference of

Directors of Finger Print Bureaux Held at PHQ Bhopal on
February 2-3, 2016 85

Annexure-IV Sanctioned and Posted Staff Strength in SFPBx 86-94

Annexure-V (a) Automated Fingerprint Identification System 95-96

(b)&(c) States with and without AFIS 97-98
(d) Availability of Live Scanner’s / FEDs in
State Finger Print Bureaux 99
(e) Availability of other scientific tools and
equipments in SFPBx 100-105

Annexure-VI AIBE Toppers from 1963 To 2016 106

Annexure-VII List of Important Books on Fingerprint Science 107

Annexure-VIII Addresses of State Finger Print Bureaux / Units 108-111

Annexure-IX Glossary 112-113

Annexure-X Abbreviations 114

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
‘Finger Prints in India-2016’ is the annual publication of Central Finger Print Bureau
(CFPB) under the aegis of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) which presents the
annual performance reports of the Central and State/UT Finger Print Bureaux (SFPBx),
including the activities, achievements, database status, trainings undertaken as well as other
useful information such as relevant laws, equipments, and authoritative books all at a glance
enabling the finger print experts, readers and the stake holders throughout the country to
equip themselves.

Chapter-I: ACTIVITIES OF CENTRAL FINGER PRINT BUREAU

In the year 2016, CFPB has been able to deliver the desired standards by assisting
in solving 07 cases received from INTERPOL, Nationalized Banks, Recruitment Agencies,
Insurance companies and various State/UT Finger Print Bureaux. The bureau has been able
to achieve a search slip trace percentage of 15.4 along with the examination of 121 document
cases. The bureau has also been mandated to organize an annual conference of Directors
of FPBx of all the States/UTs, 14th edition of which was organized at Bhopal, MP on 02-03
February, 2016 with a gathering of 94 delegates from across the nation. The bureau conducts
the All India Board Examination during 19-22 November, 2016 for accrediting the appearing
candidates as Finger Print Experts on being successful in the exam. In 2016, 97% of the 69
candidates cleared the exam and Ms. Ruchi Raghuvanshi from FPBx, Bhopal bagged the first
position. During the 60th AIPDM held on 19-24 December, 2016 at Mysuru, Karnataka, the
bureau organized the Finger Print competition in which a total of 114 candidates displayed
their excellence in the theoretical and practical aspects of the FP science.

Chapter-II: ACTIVITIES OF STATE FINGER PRINT BUREAUX

Main responsibility of fingerprint expert is to develop the chance prints left by criminals
at the crime scene and to match with the fingerprints of the existing criminals. During 2016,
FP Experts visited 54,349 crime scenes and developed chance prints in 19,450 cases leading
to 4,723 identifications. Further, FP experts also receive arrested persons fingerprint slips
for providing the previous criminal history by comparing with fingerprints. Expert opinion
was given on the questioned documents referred to the Fingerprint Bureau. Since the total
number is very large, each state has submitted few importance cases based on the sensitivity,
value of property lost/recovered, detection of series of cases etc for printing in this publication.
A number of cases were still large, some has been filtered by excluding similar types of cases.
This chapter consists of brief description of 72 cases.

Chapter-III: TRANSACTION ACTIVITIES OF CFPB AND SFPBx

State wise Statistics related to transactional activities such as number of FP slips received,
accepted and enrolled of convicted and arrested persons, number of crime scene visited,
number of chance prints developed and compared, number of document cases received and
opinion given are covered in this chapter. With respect to arrested persons, Maharashtra,
Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat are providing previous criminal history based on fingerprint
matching. Tamil Nadu tops the list with 484 cases of detection based on chance prints during
the year 2016 followed by 297 cases in Andhra Pradesh. With respect to document cases,
Uttar Pradesh is highest by giving opinion in 289 cases followed by Punjab in 233 cases.
Following table shows the all India Statistics of the fingerprint transactions in States/UTs
during 2016.

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Number of
Convict Arrestee Arrestee Scenes Document
Solved based on
slips slips slips of crime cases
chance prints
received received traced visited examined
Total 65,972 8,41,264 48,351 54,349 4,723 2,244

Chapter-IV: ANALYSIS OF FP TRANSACTION ACTIVITIES

This chapter consists of the analysis of various finger print related transaction activities
performed in States/UTs. Number of convicted Criminals during 2016 published in “Crime
in India(CII)” is compared with the number of Fingerprint slips received at State Fingerprint
Bureau which clearly indicates that FPBx have to initiate remedial measures by asking Police
Stations to furnish FP slips of all convicted criminals. Cases solved based on the chance
prints lifted from scene of crime is significant only in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala,
Karnataka, Telangana and in remaining States, the figure is very minimum. Maharashtra,
Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan are providing the previous criminal history
by matching arrested persons finger prints in significant number of cases. Large number of
questioned documents were examined in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh,
Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra.

Chapter-V: CAPACITY BUILDING

This chapter consists of the information pertaining to Capacity Building and various
training programs conducted during the calendar year. CFPB with assistance of NCRB
organizes a number training/refresher courses for police officers/staff of FPBx from India
as well as from foreign countries.

(A) Number of (B) Number of

Foreign Nationals Indian Nationals Own Staff Trained Other Officials
Trained at Cfpb Trained at Cfpb at Sfpbx Trained at Sfpbx

Total 88 79 71 34,798

ANNEXURES:
Useful information like Pioneers of fingerprint Science, laws related to fingerprints in
India, Recommendation of XVII All India FP conference, Staff posted in various finger print
Bureaux, history of Automation of fingerprints, availability of different type of equipment
in each State/UT, AIBE toppers, some good books on finger print science, Contact details
of State FBX are covered in Annexures.

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METHODOLOGY OF DATA COLLECTION AND

CONTENT FORMATION
The Bureau brings about out its annual report entitled ‘Finger Prints in India’, which is
a collection of statistical data on the performance and activities of State Finger Print Bureaux,
CFPB, and other allied matters related to the Bureaux.

A. DATA COLLECTION AND COMPILATION PROCESS

The process of publication of the annual report i.e. ‘Finger Print in India’ invariably consists
of the following steps-
i. At the end of every calendar year, the CFPB/NCRB sends out bilingual requisition letters
addressing all the Finger Print Bureaux of the country, along with the Annual statistical
Report hereinafter referred to as ASR forms.
ii. The ASR form is a standardized and detailed Form which includes information ranging from
the crime scene to the prison data. It contains many Sub fields such as
a. Total No. of ten-digit slips (convicted and arrested) throughout the year with the details
of the Authority ordering the Collection of Fingerprints.
b. Number of slips returned as defective / removed as duplicate.
c. Total number Chance prints developed, compared, identified and pending at the end of
the year
d. Number of Absconder & death reports received, traced and identified.
e. Availability and operational status of AFIS at the SFPBx, Number slips entered, deleted,
searched, Traced and the size of the database at the end of the Year are recorded.
f. Details of Fingerprint Training courses organized to the Officials with duration, syllabus
and feedback along with the Sanctioned & actual staff Strength, Buildings, Equipment’s
& the allotted funds of both SFPBx and DFPBx (If any).
g. Highlighting an important cases solved through Finger print Identification, along with
the details regarding the Bureau its main facts and Milestones & suggestions for future
developments.
iii. On receiving data, CFPB officials authenticate the data by comparing the statistics of the last
3 years and take note of any discrepancy therein and compile the data received from various
State FPBx which is further segregated into preplanned chapters.
iv. The draft copy is corrected/validated by CFPB officials followed by Deputy Director (C-III)
and Joint Director and on approval of Director, NCRB manuscript is sent for printing.

B. CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS IN CURRENT PUBLICATION (2016)

• Executive summary.
• Methodology of data collection and content formation.
• Cases of significant impact pertaining to the field of Fingerprint science have been added
from all over the country with the relevant photographs.
• An analysis of the databases of the Central Finger Print Bureau versus the leading databases of
various countries with factors such a population and conviction rate has been incorporated.
• The analytical representation of significant transactional details of the states has also been
included in the publication.
• Capacity Building has been included as a separate chapter.
• Important court verdicts of the honourable Supreme Court citing the importance of finger
print evidence in criminal justice system have also been included.
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ACTIVITIES OF CFPB

T
he CFPB is an apex body in the country which co-ordinates, guides, monitors and provides
technical support to the State Finger Print Bureaux, as well as investigating agencies and
international organizations like INTERPOL, in all matters related to the Finger Print
Science.
Central Finger Print Bureau (CFPB) maintains the records of 10-digit fingerprint slips
of persons convicted under various laws as per OM No. 115/POLICE (L)/ 55 (8) Intelligence
Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, Dated 19.02.1955, on the subject of
‘Establishment of C.F.P.B and instructions to be followed by State Bureaux and District Police
officers in sending F.P. record slips’. CFPB has the repository of 10, 81,197 digitized finger print
slips which tantamount to over 100 million (or one crore finger impressions). CFPB plays an
instrumental role in facilitating and responding to the search queries received form States/UTs
Bureaux as well as from INTERPOL, through Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Bureau
imparts training in various aspects of Finger print science to police and non-police personnel
coming from of States/UTs of India, as well as those from abroad as per Indian Technical and
Economic Cooperation (ITEC) and Special Commonwealth African Assistance Programme
(SCAAP) of Ministry of External Affairs. CFPB is also mandated to conduct annual All India Board
Examination (AIBE) for accreditation of the finger print experts of India. Another major event,
the All India Conference of Directors of Finger Print Bureaux of States/UTs, is structured and
conducted by CFPB (NCRB) to deliberate on recent trends in the field of finger print science
and other priority issues concerning finger print fraternity of the nation.

A. CFPB, New Delhi

The CFPB /NCRB, in the course of its day to day work, have earned many laurels to its
credit, Interpol requests, chance print identifications, F.P. Document cases and Identification
of Unidentified Dead Bodies (UDBs).Some of the important cases solved by CFPB experts
in the year 2016 are as follows:

1. INTERPOL CASES
Request for Search from New Zealand: CFPB Case Reference No. 235/12.02.2016 Interpol search
slip from New Zealand Police vide Case Reference No. A&SP/New Zealand/fingerprint/2016/454
Dt. 12-02-2016 send by Interpol Wing, CBI-NCB, India was traced against the F.P. slip bearing
PID No. 90474919 present in CFPB data base, of one Arvinder Pal Singh S/o Malkeet Singh R/o
H. No. 53, Professor Enclave, opposite Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab.

2. F.P. DOCUMENT CASES RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT & PSUs IN INDIA

i. Cases received from Punjab National Bank regarding impersonation by candidates through
their finger print impression on attendance sheets-2016.
Different documents bearing the thumb impressions affixed by the candidate during different
stages of examination were sent for fingerpint examination.In the year 2016,CFPB gave opinion
on 21 number of document cases received from Chief Manager,Punjab National Bank Human
Resources Management Division, HO: 7, Bhikaji Cama Place,New Delhi-110607 which were sent for
fingerprint examination and furnishing expert opinion thereon with respect to different candidates.
Each case was individually sent with its own set of enclosures for examination of finger prints.
Despite the prints were taken with stamp pad ink and that too by non-professionals depicting
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very low quality of fingerprints,the experts at CFPB,put in their best professional competence
and could give opinion on mismatched case of prints of 16 candidates out of 21 cases received
from bank.
ii. Document Case no. 42/2016, from Tripura
This civil matter case was received from Hon’ble Civil Judge (Jr. Division) in the office of
the District and Sessions Judge, Dharmanagar (North Tripura). The question by the forwarding
authority was that whether the finger impressions preserved in book no. 12 and 16 of the year
1969 at sl no. 5813 and 7931 are identical or not. The plaintiffs also produced another registered
sale deed bearing no. 1-7606 dated 29.11.1969, which was marked as exhibit 2.
The case was done on priority basis and report of the case was sent in a single day. The
prints were thoroughly examined and opinion was formed that all the prints belonged to the
single digit thus aiding the court in coming to conclusion regarding a very old case in which the
documents for examination dated back to the year 1969.
iii. Forgery in the recruitment of Examination of Constables -CFPB Document Case No.
72/2016
Document case number 72/2016 received from CAPF presents a case of impersonation in the
recruitment examination of constables. The referred case is one of the many suspected cases sent
by CAPF for examination of fingerprints for verification purposes. The Authorities taking note
of the gravity of the situation sought the help of Central Finger Print Bureau. The fingerprints
of suspected candidate taken during different stages of examination were sent for examination
& comparison. After intense probe it was discovered that indeed there was impersonation and
in the said case the questioned print affixed on the answer sheet of the written examination was
different from the specimen prints and prints affixed at different other stages of examination.
iv. Post Office Case No. 41/2016
This case was received from Superintendent of post office, Phulbani (O) Division, Phulbani-762001,
in which there was complaint of withdrawal from post office account of Smt. Raimati Digal. The
account holder claimed that she had never withdrawn the amount as shown in the passbook. In
examination of fingerprints, left thumb impressions on SB withdrawal voucher were compared
with specimen prints of the account holder. Despite very poor quality of fingerprints, experts
at CFPB could give the opinion that the two sets of impressions were not identical. Thus, CFPB
again came to the aid of post office authorities in determining fraudulent withdrawal.

3. IDENTIFICATION OF UNKNOWN DEAD BODIES

i. Identification of Unknown Dead Body found in Uttarakhand
An unknown Dead body vide G.No.15/13.30 PM No.111/15 from Uttarakhand was traced against
the Record Slip of Khalid@Bidda S/o Jamil Ahmed R/O Khalakheda P.S. Jhabrera, Haridwar,
Uttarakhand. The CFPB registration No. for the slip was UK/20/2016, and was given PID No.
904746644 for AFIS search.

4. CHANCE PRINT / SOC PRINT IDENTIFICATION

i. CFPB FACTS Case Sr. No. 01/16:
The finger print Experts of CFPB have successfully identified a culprit with the help of chance
Prints developed at scene of crime in Cr. No. 06/16 U/S 357,380 IPC P.S. Korutla, Karimnagar,
Telangana. The Five chance prints received were thoroughly scrutinized, scanned, meticulously
edited and processed in FACTS. The Culprit was successfully identified as Lavkush S/o Prabhu
Bhosle R/o Naigonwadi. The slip was allotted PID No. 90250951395 for search in FACTS.

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SOC Chance prints Two of Five developed with White Powder

B. CFPB UNIT, KOLKATA

The Kolkata unit of CFPB has also been continuously involved in examination of chance
prints and document cases as well as in capacity building by undertaking a number of training
courses. Some of such instances have been described below:
1. During the year 2016,a a number of document cases were received from various authorities
such as Banks, Railways, CBI, Courts, Coal mines provident fund etc. , in which the experts
at the Kolkata unit have duly given their opinion in the court of law.
2. The staff posted at CFPB unit, Kolkata imparted 18 week training (proficiency course in
Finger Print science) twice in the year 2016 w.e.f 04.04.2016 to 05.08.2016 and 29.08.2016
to 30.12.2016. The police officers from different states have attended and completed the
course successfully.
3. The Dy. S.P. (FP) posted at the Kolkata unit have been delivering lectures at CDTI, Kolkata
on topics related to FP science.

1. CASES SOLVED BY CFPB

i CFPB Kolkata case No. 40/2016
The case was received from principal, LICI, ZTC, Kolkata on 29.12.2016. Digital biometric
data of one candidate for the post of Assistant Administrative Officer (Generalist) in LICI-29 batch
was recorded during his online examination. Later on at the time of the interview, his biometric
data was verified by IBPS which remained matched. But in spite of more than 200 attempts by the
LICI authority at the time of his training, the biometric data did not match with the data recorded
earlier. The case was sento CFPB, Kolkata unit and after thoroughly examining, it was confirmed
that the biometric data taken at the time of online examination and interview was identical with the
biometric data taken at the time of his training. Expert opinion has been sent to LICI accordingly.

ii CFPB, Kolkata Case No. 06/2016

The case was received from Supdt. of Police, CBI, Bhubaneswar. The case was registered by
CBI on the basis of reliable source information to the effect that six (6) Officers/officials of Punjab
National bank and other three private persons by abusing their official power and position and
on the basis of forged documents opened several fake SB A/cs and misappropriated a sum of
Rs. 1,36,19,000/- loss to PNB. The case was sent to this unit with the total of 1634 questioned/
specimen finger prints of accused persons. During the course of examination it was found that
the questioned prints appeared on the 46 paid vouchers was given by using Leucoplast/band aid
in the core area. This office detected some partial ridges along the surface area of the prints in
question and on the basis of that5 it was proved that the specimen and questioned prints were
identical.

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OTHER ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS BY CFPB

1. XVII ALL INDIA CONFERENCE FOR DIRECTORS OF FINGER PRINT BUREAUX
HELD AT BHOPAL, MP (2nd & 3rd FEBRUARY, 2016)
The XVII All India Conference of Directors of Finger Prints Bureaux of States/UTs was
organized on 2nd & 3rd February 2016, by Madhya Pradesh Police in association with National
Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) under the Chairpersonship of Smt. Archana Ramasundaram, IPS,
Director General, NCRB, New Delhi.
A total of 94 delegates from Finger Print Bureaux of the States/UTs, CFSL-CBI, Forensic,
Police Science Universities, and other Government agencies including officers from Central Finger
Print Bureau /NCRB & Madhya Pradesh Police participated in the Conference.
Justice P.P. Naolekar, Lokayukta, Madhya Pradesh, the Chief Guest inaugurated the
Conference.

INAUGURAL SESSION
Welcome Address
DG, NCRB, heartily welcomed Hon’ble Justice P.P. Naolekar, Lokayukta, Madhya Pradesh
and thanked him for agreeing to inaugurate the XVII All India Conference of Directors of Finger
Print Bureaux of the country. She also welcomed Shri Surendra Sinh Director General of Police,
Madhya Pradesh and officers of Madhya Pradesh Police and the delegates from different FPBx
to this Conference.
Fingerprint evidence is generally considered to be highly reliable by investigators, jurists, and
commoners alike as it is fool-proof, user friendly and not to speak, most cost effective amongst all
the forensic tools. DG, NCRB informed the house about the newly instituted awards of excellence
to be given away to three prominent achievers across the fingerprint fraternity, and the AIBE
toppers also to be given cash prizes. She desired to make CFPB, which is nodal agency for all
fingerprint works in the country, as centre of excellence and national repository of Fingerprint
data.

Address by Chief Guest Justice P.P. Naolekar, Lokayukta, Madhya Pradesh

Inaugurating the conference, Chief guest honourable Justice P.P. Naolekar, Lokayukta,
Madhya Pradesh welcomed DGP, Madhya Pradesh, DG, NCRB and all delegates.
He said that important issues relating to Finger print Science, development of latent print
technology, detection of Crime and Criminal, usage of this science in identification of persons
and deterrence to crime will be discussed in the Conference to evolve solutions for matters of
common national importance.
Justice P.P. Naolekar, dealt in detail about the provision of relevant sections of ‘Identification
of Prisoners’ Act 1920” and the need of amendment in current scenario as police department
are facing new challenges in terms of technology and crimes. He said that FP Bureaux should
take priority on removing non-convict person from their database, post acquittal, as per spirit of
law.

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Chief Guest Justice P.P. Naolekar addressing the delegates on the day of opening of the conference

Valedictory address
Chief Guest, the Honorable Home Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shri Babulal Gaur expressed
with pleasure that XVII All Indian Conference of Directors of Finger Print Bureaux is a special
day and he considered finger print a very serious and important subject. He talked about Sankhs,
Chakras and Padmas and correlated the mythological knowledge to the modern finger print
science. The chief guest stressed that lot on F.P. Research and need for setting up of a University
for the purpose.

2. ALL INDIA BOARD FOR THE EXAMINATION OF F.P. EXPERTS (AIBE)-2016

Annual All India Board for Examination for Finger Print Experts (AIBE) was conducted at
New Delhi from 19th to 22nd November, 2016. All 69 (Sixty nine) candidates whose nominations
were received from the States/UTs were found to be eligible for appearing in AIBE-2016. A total of
02 (two) could not score minimum marks and failed in the examination. Ms. Ruchi Raghuvanshi,
FPBx, SCRB, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh secured first position in AIBE-2016. Second position went
to Sachin Subhash Wategaonkar, FPBx, CID, Pune, Maharashtra. Third position was grabbed by
Basavoju Vinay Kumar of FPBx, CID, Telangana.
The AIBE-2016 Board comprised of Sh. Biswajit Roy, Dy. Supdt. (Fingerprint) & I/c, CFPB,
Ex-officio Chairman, and two members, Shirr H. Sangchungnunga, Director, FPBx, Mizoram,
and Shri Rahul Sharma, Dy. Supdt. Police, FPBx, Himachal Pradesh. The All India Board for
the Examination of Finger Print Experts-2016.

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3. FINGER PRINT COMPETITION AT 60TH ALL INDIA POLICE DUTY MEET

(AIPDM) AT MYSURU, KARNATAKA FROM 19TH - 24TH DECEMBER, 2016
The 60th All India Police Meet-2016 was inaugurated on December 19, 2016, by Governor of
Karnataka Shri Vajubhai Vala (Chief guest) in the presence of Home Minister Shri G. Parameshwara,
Director General of Police Shri Om Prakash, IPS and other dignitaries and 1250 officers belonging
to different States, UTs, CISF, BSF, SSB, CRPF, NSG and RPF participated in the events. The
various events held at the annual meet included scientific aids to investigation, computer awareness,
police photography, videography, anti-sabotage check and police dog competition.
The Finger Print test in Scientific Aids to Investigation of Crime (Practical and viva-voce)
for 60th All India Police Duty Meet-2016 was held on 21st December 2016 at Karnataka Police
Academy (KSA), Mysuru, Karnataka. A total 114 (One hundred and fourteen only) candidates
appeared for the test. The F.P. Test was evaluated by the team of Judges from CFPB, NCRB.
Entire process of test, including practical and viva-voce was conducted in an orderly and
peaceful manner. The candidate bearing chest no. 51, 110 and 263 secured I, II, and III
positions respectively. The chest numbers were found to be of Ms. R.S. Mulla from Maharashtra,
Mr. K.S. Rajesh, Karnataka, Mr. K.S. Ananda, Karnataka respectively. After successful completion
of the events, DGP Shri Om Prakash, IPS distributed the medals to the winner of different events
on 23.12.2016. The Secretary (Security) MHA, Shri Radha Krishna Kini, IPS also attended the
event.

PHOTO GALLERY OF MAJOR CFPB EVENTS

Picture 1: 60th AIPDM, 2016: Team of Judges for fingerprint Competition, Judges with participants
at the venue in Mysuru, Karnataka

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Picture-2: Candidates appearing in AIBE-2016 Examination at CFPB, NCRB, New Delhi, November, 2016

Picture-3: The AIBE-2016 Board comprised of Sh. Biswajit Roy, Dy. Supdt. (Fingerprint) & I/c, CFPB,
Shri H. Sangchungnunga, Director, FPBx, Mizoram, and Shri Rahul Sharma, Dy. Supdt. Police, FPBx,
Himachal Pradesh

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Picture-4: Dr. Ish Kumar, IPS, Director, NCRB, Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Suryakant, and
Shri K. P. Singh, IPS, DGP, Haryana presenting Ms. Ruchi Raghuvanshi, FPBx, SCRB, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
with the trophy on her being the topper of AIBE-2016

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ACTIVITIES OF STATE FINGER PRINT

BUREAUX

S
ome of cases solved where chance prints clues found from the scene of crime or on
documents played a pivotal role in solving the crime and subsequent recovery of properties
are highlighted below:

ANDHRA PRADESH
1. P.S. V Town, District Nellore, Cr/FIR. No. 366/16 Dt. 04.09.2016 U/s 457,380 IPC
The Suspect slip of Teli Nuri S/o Hameed R/o Delhi was received from S.H.O. Kavali Rural
PS for comparison with the Un-identified Chance Prints. On Comparison, with the acquired Prints
of the suspects to the chance prints marked A, B & C related with Cr. No. 366/2016 , registered
at Town PS, Nellore, Nellore District, were said to identical with said suspect fingerprint Slip. Loss
of property in this case was Rs. 12,98,000/-. Based on the information given by the fingerprint
Expert the offender was arrested on 26.12.2016. This was only the clue which led to the detection
of the case and proving the accused in the court of law.

2. P.S. II Town CCS, Kakinada, District East Godavari, Cr/FIR. No. 52/2016, Dt.22.04.2016
U/s 457,380 IPC.
M. Arjuna Rao, ASI-FPBx visited the Scene of Crime on 22.04.2016 and developed three
chance prints. After examination/ comparison of chance prints on the local data base, the prints
were later sent to State FPBx FACTS Centre, Hyderabad through online. It has been processed
against SFPBx database by G. Ramamurthy Inspector-FPBx, Hyderabad and on verification the
chance prints were identified with Left Middle finger impression (LM) of Ex-Convict by the
name Tatha Prasad S/o Laxmipathi vide TIN: 136997. Based on the information given by the
fingerprint Expert the offender was arrested on 13.04.2016.

3. P.S. Pulivendula Urban, District Kadapa, Cr/FIR. No. 81/2016 Dated 29.05.2016 U/s
457, 390 IPC
Ten Digit fingerprint Slip of Yeddula Ramakrishna S/o Lingaiah r/o Appadala Street, Kadiri,
Anantapuram Dist who was arrested in Cr. No. 85/2016 U/s 45, 380 IPC of Madanapalli II Town
PS Chittoor received through online from fingerprint Unit, Chittoor. It was processed against the
Unsolved Scene of Crime Chance Prints data base of AP FPBx. On verification by N. Koteswara
Rao, Inspector, FPBx, CID, the unsolved chance print bearing TIN No. 71600993 concerned in
Cr. No. 81/2016 U/s 457,380 IPC of Pulivendula Urban PS of Kadapa District is found identical
with the Left Middle Finger Impression (LM) of Yeddula Ramakrishna S/o Lingaiah and based
on the information given by the fingerprint Expert the offender was arrested on 15.07.2016.

4. P.S. Vizianagaram II Town, District Vizianagaram, Cr/FIR. No. 150/16 Dt. 21.09.2016
U/s 457, 380 IPC
P. Bharath Kumar, ASI-FPBx, visited the Scene of crime on 21.09.2016 and developed three
chance prints. After examination/elimination of chance prints, the ASI forwarded one CHP from
FACTS work Station, Vizianagaram to State FPBx. FACTS Centre, Hyderabad through online
network. It has been processed against fingerprint data. Sri G. Ramamurthy, Inspector, FPBx.
Hyderabad, verified and identified the Chance print query with Left Index Finger impression
(LI) of the offender Bheerbal @ Bheerbalaram @ C. Ramesh Kumar @ Rammu S/o Sogaramji
@ Sugamji Vishnu vide PIN: 172543.Based on the information given by the fingerprint Expert
the offender was arrested on 28.10.2016.
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5. P.S. Peddapuram, District East Godavari, Cr/FIR. No. 174/16 Dt. 01.08.2016 U/s 457,
380 IPC
M. Arjuna Rao, ASI-FPBx visited the Scene of Crime on 01.08.2016 and developed two chance
prints. After examination/comparison of chance prints on the local database, the ASI forwarded
chance print from FACTS Work station, Kakinada to State FPBx FACTS Centre, Hyderabad
through online network. It has been processed against SFPBx database by D. Praveen Kumar, ASI-
FPBx, Hyderabad and on verification the chance prints were identified with Right Middle (RM)
finger impression of Ex. Convict Maddula Rajesh S/o Satyanarayana Vide PIN: 2161651. Based
on the information given by the fingerprint expert the offender was arrested on 18.09.2016.

ARUNACHAL PRADESH
1. P.S. SIC(VIG), Cr./Fir No. 01/10 U/s 120(B)1409/468/471 IPC R/W sec. 13(1) & 13(2)
Act, 1988.
The brief facts of the case are that a sum of Rs. 49,50,000/- was sanctioned for the year 2007-2008
under Hariyali Scheme against certain development works for Nari area of Arunachal Pradesh
and the public money was misappropriated by framing of incorrect documents. A total number
of 42 thumb impressions available on muster roll were received carefully examined manually as
well as with AFIS. After examination it is found that the public money was misappropriated by
few persons putting thumb impression single handedly and fraudulently. Accordingly, the opinion
into the case was submitted in the court.

2. P.S. Itanagar, Cr./Fir No. 76/2013 U/s 457/380/511 IPC.

One sealed packet of exhibits containing 11(eleven) no. of latent prints developed and lifted
by IO from the SOC and 4(four) nos. fingerprints slips of the suspected accused person were
received in the office of FPBx On 17/08/2013 for examination and comparison in connection with
Itanagar PS case no. 76/2013 U/s 457/380/511 IPC. After examining the Exhibits, It was found
that one of the chance print marked as exhibits ‘X’ matched with the Fingerprint slips of one of
the accuser’s right hand thumb impression of Shri Bamnag Thahng. Accordingly the case was
charge sheet in the court.

3. P.S. DRJ, Cr./Fir No. 81/10 U/s 408/420/468/34 IPC.

Casual Labors Pay bill containing finger prints seized from the BDO Office Daporijo during
investigation by the IO & marked pay bills as EX-I and Finger prints collected from the suspected
person during investigation marked as Ex- II(A) & II(B) were received at the Finger print Bureau
PTC Banderdewa for examination and comparison. A total 1795 Nos. of fingerprints were found
out of which a total of 1747 nos. of fingerprints found to be blurred, fainted, and indistinct or
partial/fragmentary which do not contain sufficient number of ridge characteristics and not fit for
examination and comparison. After carefully examination of the Exhibits, It was found that only
47 nos. questioned fingerprints and one specimen print matched with each-other and found to
be identical. Accordingly the case was charge sheet in the court.

ASSAM
1. P.S. Jorhat, FIR No. 447/16, U/s 447, 436 IPC
On 03.03.2016 night the Chenimary Sankardev Academy Examination Strong room was set
on fire and H.S.L.C examination answer sheets were badly damaged. The scene of crime was
fully disturbed by public, and inadvertently by fire brigade in performing their duty to douse the
fire. But finger print expert from the Bureau detected and developed some chance prints on a
broken A.C. sheet recovered from the Strong room ceiling. The chance print led to identify the
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2. P.S. Bharalumukh, District Guwahati, FIR No. 05/16 Dated 04.01.2016, U/s 120(B)/302/34
IPC
On 04.01.2016 receiving the complaint, on the same day finger print expert visited the
scene of crime and developed chance prints on knife and painted wooden door surface using
Grey powder. The chance prints were compared with the specimen finger print slips of suspected
criminals and led to identify the criminal.

BIHAR
1. P.S. Kotwali. , District Patna, Dated 05.11.2016
On the night of 5-6 Nov, 2016 some criminals entered the house of Saurabh Kumar located
in Kotwali PS of Patna District. Criminals murdered mother & father of Saurabh Kumar and
decamped with jewelleries & other costly articles. Finger print experts team visited the S.O.C.
collected six chance prints out of which one chance print developed on the almirah tallied with
Left Thumb impression of suspect Jitendra Yadav. Thus fingerprint helped prove the identity of
the criminal.

CHANDIGARH
1. P.S. 36. , District Chandigarh, Cr. /Fir No. 326/2014 Dated 15.11.2014 U/s 302,381,120-B,
419, 411, 34 IPC
In this case, a 71-yr-old woman, Neelam Saini was found brutally murdered at her residence.
Her neighbor Harwant Singh (complainant in this case), resident of house informed the police
about the gory incident. Several teams of Chandigarh Police reached the scene of crime and
conducted inspection in search of the vital clues. A Special Investigation Team was constituted
under the supervision of Crime Branch to solve the murder. During the trial, with the assistance
of lifted finger print by Mobile Forensic Team of Chandigarh Police, accused Ram Sunder and
Devinder Kumar Yadav were held guilty for having committed the above said offences under
Section 120-B, 302, 419, 381 IPC, and Culprits were awarded rigorous imprisonment for life and
to pay fine Rs. 10,000/- by the Hon’ble Court of Sh. Harish Anand, Additional Session Judge,
District Court, Chandigarh on 30.08.2016.

2. P.S. 36., District Chandigarh, Cr. /Fir No. 123 Dated 25.05.2009 U/s 364, 302, 201, 34
IPC
In this case, accused Lalit Kumar, Pardeep and Anil Kumar brutally murdered Amar Lal @ Bunty
and Davinder Singh both taxi drivers on 16.05.2009, so that they could rob money Rs. 8000/- and
car of deceased Davinder Singh and disposed off the dead body of deceased i.e. Amar Lal and
Davinder Singh in the ditches of Morni Hills, Pinjore and Shambhu Barrier on Rajpura Road,
Zirakpur, Punjab, respectively. During the course of investigation, SI Inder pal Singh, I/C MFT
lifted finger print from the spot and sent to the same to the Director Finger Print, Phillaur,
Punjab for analysis. During the course of investigation and with the help of lifted finger prints,
developed finger prints on beer bottle and prepared the chart, the same proved essential and all
the above mentioned accused convicted in this case. All the accused sentenced life imprisonment
and to pay fine of Rs. 5000/- each in default of payment of fine and further undergo rigorous
imprisonment for one year for the offence under Section 364 of Indian Penal Code.

3. P.S. Industrial Area, Chandigarh. , District Chandigarh, Cr. /Fir No. 350 Dated
01.11.2014 U/s 302 IPC
The brief facts of this case is as so, Inspector/SHO along with other police official was on patrolling
duty in Industrial Area, Chandigarh, where they received a wireless message stating that dead
body of a young boy lying in a pool of Blood in front of plot of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited.
Investigation commenced and spot was video-graphed, photographed by Forensic Expert Team.
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on two strips, which were later handed over to the Inspector and the same were taken into police
possession after sealing the documents. One Witness Mahboob Hassan brought accused Ajay
Kumar Dass and Manik Roy, to police and got recorded his statement that accused made extra
judicial confession before him, on the basis of which accused Ajay Kumar Dass and Manik Roy
were arrested and specimen prints were acquired. Specimen prints were sent for examination to
Finger Print Bureau, Phillaur, for comparison with chance prints. During the trial, accused Ajay
Kumar Dass and Manik Roy found guilty and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and
to pay fine Rs. 25,000/- each under section 302 read with section 34 of Indian Penal Code.

DELHI
1. P.S. South Rohini, District Outer, Delhi FIR No.697/14 Dated 29.08.2014 U/s
420/467/468/471/34IPC
On the complaint of Rajesh Sethi S/o Sh. P.C. Sethi R/o H. No. 23, Modern Apartment, Sector
15, Rohini, Delhi, a case was registered against Naresh Kumar S/o Sh. P.C. Sharma R/o H. No.
35, Pocket-7, Sector-23, Rohini, who forged the documents and sold them to the complainant.
During the course of investigation, Naresh Kumar is found abandoned. Documents bearings
Questioned prints marked Q1 to Q26 were received for Comparison. On search the questioned
prints marked Q25 & Q26 (TIN 0817432LP00000028 @ 29) are found Identical with left thumb
impression of Naresh Kumar S/o Prakash Chand R/o H. No. 35, Pocket-7. Sector-23, Rohini,
Delhi, who was arrested in case FIR No. 762/04 Dated 29/11/2004 U/s 419/420/468/471/120-B
IPC, PS Mehrauli (PIN0000000TP50062269). In this way experts of FPBx not only help the local
police in telling the whereabouts of culprit in a cheating case, but also provided them scientific
& infallible evidence against the culprit.

2. Case RC No. 219 2015-E-0013 Central Bureau of Investigation, EOW-I, Delhi

On the written complaint of Shri Deep Chand Lohani, Chief Manager, Central Bank of
India, Ghonda Branch, Delhi a case of Cheating of Rs. 550 Lakhs from two branches of Central
Bank of India i.e. Ghonda Branch & Patparganj Branch on the basis of fake financial statements
and property documents was registered in EOW-I of CBI, Delhi. To find out the originator of
documents seized by CBI this case was received in FPBx, Delhi for search of 189 finger/thumb
impressions on the documents. As the case was important, lengthy & time bound therefore a
team comprising Inspector A.P. Verma (I/C Case Work), Insp. N.K. Sharma & SI Sudhir Bhalla
was constituted for examination/search of Questioned prints. On preliminary examination it is
found that out of 189, most of the prints are inter-se-identical therefore only one of the best print
marked Q179 (TIN 0861300LP000000014) was searched on the record of the Bureau which is
found identical with right thumb impression of Suresh S/o Bhagwat Prasad R/o 407/A-2, Nand
Nagari, Delhi (PIN 0816305TP00000189) who was arrested in case FIR No. 28 Dated26/04/11
U/s 411/468/471 IPC, PS Special Cell. On further manual comparison, it is found that out of 189
prints, 175 prints are identical with different fingers of above said person. In this way experts
of FPBx Delhi not only help the C.B.I. in solving a blind cheating case but also provided them
scientific clinching evidences against the originator of fake documents.

3. P.S. Bawana, District Outer FIR No. 645 Dated26.09.2015 U/s 302/201/34IPC
During the investigation of case specimen finger/palm impressions of three (3) suspected
persons were received for comparison with the chance prints and this case was given to Insp.
K.N. Singh for comparison and expert’s opinion thereon. On comparison, the chance print
marked Q7 is found identical with Left thumb of Sumit Dabas S/o Dharambir Singh R/o H. No.
149, VPO-Chand Khanjhawala, Delhi. In this way experts of FPBx not only help the local police
in solving a murder case but also provided them scientific & infallible evidence against the culprit.
In this case, identity the criminal was fixed by Inspector K.N. Singh and confirmed by Inspector
A.P. Verma (Sr. F.P. Expert & I/c Case Work Station).

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4. P.S. Govind Puri, District South East, FIR No. 266/16 date23.03.2016U/s 302 IPC
During the investigation of case, specimen finger impressions of one suspected person was
received for comparison with the chance prints and this case was given to Inspector Gyanendra
Singh for comparison and expert’s opinion thereon. On comparison out of three, one chance print
marked Q1 was found identical with Right Thumb Impression (RTI) of Pawan Kumar S/o Shri
Ramesh Chand R/o 1188, Gali No. 13, Govind Puri, New Delhi. In this way experts of FPBx not
only help the local police in solving a murder case but also provided them scientific & infallible
evidence against the culprit. In this case, identity of the criminal was fixed by Inspector Gyanendra
Kumar and confirmed by Inspector A.P. Verma (Sr. F.P. Expert & I/c Case Work Section).

5. P.S. Dwarka South, District South West, FIR No. 208/16 date 05.04.2016 U/s
302/397/34
During the course of investigation, specimen finger impressions of three accused persons were
received for comparison with the chance prints, and this case was given to SI Sudhir Bhalla for
comparison and expert’s opinion thereon. On comparison out of ten, one chance print marked Q4
is found identical with Left Index Finger impression of Sonu @ Gunda S/o Mukesh R/o RZ F-5,
New Roshan Pura, Najafgarh, Delhi, another chance marked Q7 was found to be identical with
Left little finger impression of Rohit Yadav S/o Naresh Kumar Yadav R/o RZ-136, New Roshan
Pura, Najafgarh, Delhi and two chance prints marked Q8 & Q9 are found identical with Right
Middle and Right Ring finger impressions of Rahul @ Ganja S/o Mukesh R/o RZ-14, X-Block,
New Roshan Pura, Najafgarh, Delhi. In this way experts of FPBx not only help the local police in
solving a burglary case but also provided them scientific& infallible evidence against the culprit.
In this case, identity of the criminal was fixed by SI Sudhir Bhalla and confirmed by Insp. A.P.
Verma (Sr. F.P. Expert & I/c Case Work Section)

GOA
1. P.S. Margao town , District South, Goa, FIR No. 314/14 date 27.6.2017 U/s 454,457,380
IPC
On the complaint of Shri Shaikh Jinha r/o Nagmodem, Navelim theft case was registered at
Margao Town Police Station. Loss of property was of gold ornaments all worth Rs. 3, 43, 000/-.
The Finger Print Expert inspected the scene and developed 01 chance print on jewellery box. No
suspects in this case were found by Margao Police Station. When the finger impression slip received
in Colva Ps in Cr.No.06/16 of the suspect namely M Rio Antonio Baptista , it was submitted for
matching in the FACTS System, it revealed that the Right Ring finger impression on the slip
found identical with the chance print developed from the scene of crime in Cr.No.314/14 U/s
454,457,380 IPC.

2. P.S. Old Goa, UD (Un-identified Dead Body) No. 64/16 174 Cr. P.C.
On 03/10/2016, received Finger Impression slips of unidentified dead body in Un-identified
Dead Body No. 64/16 U/s 174 Cr. PC from Old Goa Police Station and the same found identical with
the arrested person namely Uday S/o Shankar Thakur, age 33 yrs, r/o Honavar Mudkuni Karwar,
Karnataka who was earlier arrested by Panaji Police Station U/s 41 Cr.P.C. on 06.05.2005.

3. P.S. Margo Town, UD (Un-identified Dead Body) No. 111/16 U/s 174 CrPC
On 23/09/2016 received Finger Impression slip of unknown dead body from Margo Town
PS UD No. 111/16 U/s 174 Cr. PC and upon comparison in the FACTS system, the same found
identical with the arrested person namely Naushad Shaikh S/o Babani @ age 35 yrs, r/o Kaihdad,
Indiniyur, Melapuram, Malpona, Kerala who was involved in Margo Town PS on 08.12.2014 U/s
41 CRPC and again by Vasco Railway PS on 18.07.2010 U/s 41 Cr. PC.

4. P.S. Margo Town. UD (Un-identified Dead Body) No. 118/16 U/s 174 CrPC
On 14.10.2016 received Finger Impression slip of unknown dead body from Margo Town P.S.
UD No. 118/16 U/s 174 Cr.PC and upon comparison in the FACTS system, the same found
identical with the arrested person namely Shankar S/o Parshuram Indulkar 30 yrs, r/o Kankavli,

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Ratnagir, Maharashtra who was earlier arrested by Margo Town Police Station on 03.10.2006
U/s 41 Cr. PC.

5. P.S. Margo Town. UD (Un-identified Dead Body) No. 116/16 U/s 174 CrPC
On 04.11.2016 received Finger Impression slip of unknown dead body from Margo Town
P.S. UD No. 116/16 U/s 174 Cr. PC and upon comparison in the FACTS system, the same found
identical with the arrested person namely Sushil s/o Maley Kujur Age 32 yrs, r/o Sundgad, Orissa
who was earlier arrested by Margo Town Police Station on 06.12.2014 U/s 41 Cr.PC.

GUJARAT
1. P.S. Infrocity, District Gandhinagar, Cr. No. 69/2016 Dated 14.10.2016 U/s 302,
397,450,201IPC
On receiving the complaint, the concerned fingerprint expert visited the scene of crime,
detected& developed five chance prints on steel handle and wooden cupboard, by using grey and
black powder respectively. The chance prints were compared with those of suspects, leading to
the Identification of the culprit Manjibhai Muklabhai Bhuriya. One chance print out of 05 was
found to be identical with RTI of the above person.

2. P.S. Shahpur, District Ahmedabad, Cr. No. 12/2016 Dated 06.02.2016 U/s 307, 294
(B), 114 IPC
On receiving the complaint, the concerned fingerprint expert visited the scene of crime,
detected & developed three chance prints on a sword, by using grey powder. The three chance
prints were compared with those of suspects, leading to the Identification of the culprit one
Ashifkhan Mominkhan Pathan. One chance print out of 03 was found to be identical with left
little of the above person.

3. P.S. Ranip District Ahmedabad, Cr. No. 17/2016 Dated 19.05.2016 U/s 457, 380IPC
On receiving the complaint, the concerned fingerprint experts from Ahmedabad unit visited
the scene of crime & developed the three chance prints on steel drawer and porcelain article by
using grey & black powder respectively. On comparison, all the three chance prints developed on
the crime articles found at the scene of crime, to be identical with RT, RM & RL impressions of
one Shersinh Surajsinh Dabhi. The crime involved property worth Rs.16, 50,400/-. Finger prints
played a crucial role in solving the crime.

HARYANA
1. P.S. Ambala Cantt. District Ambala, Cr. /Fir No. 94 Dated 12/03/2012 U/s 148/149/302/120B
IPC
A boy named Kawal (Student) was injured with knife & was hospitalized. He was declared dead at
the hospital end. At SOC Two knives found on the spot which were examined and some chance
prints located and marked “A” “B” “C” “D” “E”& “F” and it was forwarded to FPBx. Father of
the deceased listed out some of the suspects, Simranjeet @ lada, Malvi, Rana pradhan, kaka,
Sahil khan, Sarvjeet Singh & Vikky. IO forwarded the specimen prints of suspects to fingerprint
expert at FPBx. During comparison of chance prints marked “A” found identical with right ring
finger print of Vicky S/o Tilak taj. Case traced by the efforts of F.P. experts and accused Vicky &
other boys convicted life imprisonment with the penalty of Rs. 26000/- to each.

2. P.S. Indri, District Karnal, Cr. /Fir No. 759 Dated 15/08/2010 U/s 302/34 IPC & 3/5
SC/ST Act
A person named Ajay @ Ravinder was found Murdered. F.P Experts have visited the spot and
located some chance prints & some bloody sole prints. During investigation suspected person
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In the bureau, F.P. Experts Examined/compared the bloody chance prints/Sole print marked A
with the sample of sole prints of said arrested person and found that CHP marked A is identical
with right sole print of Ajay Kumar S/o Sham Singh marked I on his sample paper. Thus the case
found traced by the efforts of F.P Experts and played a crucial role to trace out the case. Accused
Ajay Kumar S/o Sham Singh was convicted for life imprisonment with penalty of Rs.5000/- by the
court of Sh. Ravi Kumar Sandhi CJM Karnal on Dated 21/10/2011.

3. P.S. Assandh, District Karnal, Cr. /Fir No. 219 Dated 17/04/2017 U/s 302,364A, 120B,
IPC
A case has been registered, as a kidnap of a boy named Aaryan, who went missing while he
was playing in front of his house. Father of the kidnapped boy started to receive a ransom call,
registered a complaint later. Police traced out Munish through his Mobile Location and arrested
Munish. He confessed that he has kidnapped boy, covered his mouth with a Sticky Tape and
hands & legs tied and placed boy at his Shop. On reaching the scene police recovered the dead
body of Aaryan. F.P Expert locate the CHP & Sample print of Munish and compared which found
identical Rt middle and Rt ring F.P of Munish S/o Jagdish.

HIMACHAL PRADESH
1. P.S. Dhalli, District Shimla, DD Report No. 174/2016 Dated 28.08.2016 U/s 174
CrPC
F.P. expert Ranveer Chand from FPBx visited the scene of crime and developed 11-chance
prints on Empty bottles of wine, glass tumblers, another bottle of wine, using appropriate powder.
On comparison of developed chance prints, five were found to be identical with LI of one Jagdish
Sharma, LT & LM of one Arvind Thakur, RM of Lokesh Bansal, and LT of deceased Karandeep.
It was a case of blind murder, which was solved only of the crucial finger print evidence. As on
31.12.2016, the case is under trial. The involved in solving the crime consisted of Dy. S.P. /FPBx
Shri Rahul Sharma, ASI Kashmir Singh, and ASI Sanjeev Kumar. As on 31.12.2016, the case was
under trial.

JAMMU & KASHMIR

1. P.S. Miran Sahib. , District Jammu, Cr. /Fir No. 40/2017 Dated 01.11.2014 U/s 302/34
RPC 3/25 A Act
The instant case pertains to the murder of one Karajit Singh by accused Bhopinder Singh
and Pardeep Singh. Experts visited the scene of crime on the day when incident was happened
and had taken chance prints, collected samples of simple clay, blood stained clay etc.

JHARKHAND
1. P.S. Dhurwa (Tupuduna O.P) PS, Case No. 45/16 Dated 05.02.2016 U/s 302, 34 IPC.
A student by name Vinay Kumar Mahto of Sapphire International School, Ranchi & was
staying at school hostel . He had a friendly relationship with a girl, Hifza Arif whose mother was
teacher in the same school. Girls Brother was against this Friendship. Raged by this issue Girls
Brother, invited Vinay to Staff Quarter and try to solve it with a talk, which started with a quarrel
and ended with a death of Vinay. Observing this Girls Mother threw body of vinay to ground
floor, in order to simulate it as a accident/Suicidal death.
Case was registered and the scene of crime was established by the police after a lot of
investigation. fingerprint expert Sri Santosh Sudhakar along with S.I. Sri S.K. Chaturvedi and
photo constables Navin Kumar Das & Dilip Kumar Mahto visited SOC. Thorough examination of
S.O.C. was done. One blood smudged print was found on the wall of the bathroom. This blood
smudged print was found to be identical with specimen right thumb of the girl, Hifza Arif. The
blood print found at the scene of crime assisted in solving the case.

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2. P.S. Gonda, Case / FIR No. 38/15 Dated 17.12.15 302, 120B IPC
A man was brutally murdered in his house. F.P. expert Sri Santosh Sudhakar along with
Photo Constable Navin Kumar Lal Das visited the scene of crime. On thorough examination of
the crime scene, three chance prints were found and developed.
One of the chance prints matched with the right thumb of suspect Reyaz @ Bhola Pawariya. In
this case also finger prints played crucial role in identification of culprit and solving of a murder
case.

3. P.S. Gumla, Case / FIR No. 172/15 Dated 30.04.2015 U/s 302, 201, 34 IPC
A renowned Doctor was abducted by some criminals and was kept in an isolated place. Later
he was murdered and the criminals left him at that place. Police later found his dead body where
it was abandoned.
F.P. expert Sri Santosh Sudhakar alongwith Photo Constable Sri Navin Kumar Lal Das &
Dilip Kumar Mahto visited the scene of crime. On thorough examination of the crime scene, one
chance prints was found and developed on plastic bottle of soft drink “Slice”. That chance print
matched the suspect’s right index of Mahavir Oraon.

4. P.S. Sahebgunj Town, Case / FIR No. 111/13 Dated 10.05.2013 U/s 420, 409 IPC
A case of forgery against lady named Lukhi Devi was registered by police which occurred
in State Bank of India. She claimed that she had not withdrawn any money amounting roughly
about Rs. 70,000/- through different twenty five withdrawal forms. The documents related with
case was sent to FPBx and thorough examination and comparison of in prints on withdrawal
forms and specimen of the lady Lukhi Devi, it was found that the prints situated on withdrawal
forms matched with the specimen L.T.I. of Lukhi Devi. Her claim was found to be wrong.

KARNATAKA
1. P.S. Shrirampura, District Bengaluru City, FIR No. 159/15 Dated 09.03.2016 U/s 454,
457, 380 IPC.
The case was reported on 17.08.2015 and solved on 09.03.2016 on the basis of chance print
developed at the crime scene. Gold jewellery-01 Kg, and 02-lakhs cash with a total value-of 27
lakh was looted from the residence of Shri Krupashankar, Okalipuram,2nd cross, 46/7, 1st main
road, Shrirampur Bengaluru. Shri P. R. Shivakumar HC & fingerprintE had visited the crime
scene and developed some chance prints and the said chance prints developed at the scene of
crime was found identical the offender by name Shankar S/o Daduram, 55 yrs, Abugod (D),
Rajasthan(S).

2. P.S. Amruthalli, District Bengaluru City, FIR No. 56/2016 Dated 20.04.2016 U/s 381
IPC
The case was reported on 20.04.2016 and solved 20.04.2016 on the basis of chance print
developed at the crime scene 1.6 Kg Gold ornaments and 7 kg silver worth Rs. 10,70,000/ lakh
cash , a total value 55 lakhs were looted from the residence of Shri Suresh Lathur, 4, 8th Cross,
C-sector, Amruthanagara, Bengaluru. Finger Print Expert had visited the crime scene and
developed some chance prints, and the said chance prints developed at the scene of crime was
found identical the offender by name Dhan Bahadur S/o Ram Bahadur, Nepal. This case is solved
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3. P.S. Vijaynagara, District Bengaluru City, Cr. No. 325/15 Dated 04.06.2016 U/s 457,
380 IPC
The case was reported on 07.11.15 and solved 16.01.2016 on the basis of chance print
developed at the crime scene 1 Kg 600 gram gold ornament and 35 lakh cash total value-83 lakh
was looted from the residence of Shri Nag S/o Manjunatha 37 year, No 215, 16th Main Road, M
C Layout Vijaynagara, Bengaluru.Sri Renukesh PC & fingerprintE had visited the crime scene
and developed some chance prints and the said chance prints developed at the scene of crime
was found identical the offender by name Ranavbir Singh Khaliya S/o Mohabathiya Sajjan Rao,
Circle Metro Bridge Basavanagudi.

4. P.S. CK Acchukattu, District Bengaluru City, Cr. No. 165/16 Dated 01.07.2016 U/s
454, 457, 380 IPC
The case was reported on 29.06.16 and solved 01.07.2016 on the basis of chance print
developed at the crime scene 582 gram gold ornament and 2.20 lakhs cash total 16 lakhs was
looted from the residence of Smt. Yashodha Baaie, 11 5th Main 5th Cross 4, 7th Block Banashenkari.
Sri MS Parashuramarao PI & fingerprintE had visited the crime scene and developed some
chance prints and the said chance prints developed at the scene of crime was found identical the
offender by name Lakshmana S/o Motappa, 4 Chikka Dasarahalli, Sarjapur (Hobbli), Anekallu
(taluk), Bangalore rural (Dist).

5. P.S. JP Nagara, District Bengaluru City, Cr. No. 485/16 Dated 11.09.2016 U/s 454,
302, 149 IPC
The case was reported on 11.09.16 and solved within 24 hours on the basis of chance print
developed at the Scene of crime of Murder. Finger Print Expert had visited the crime scene and
developed a chance print and the said chance print developed at the scene of crime was found
identical with that of the offender by the name Shiva Kumar @ Bellary S/o Kempayya 30 yrs
Hanumanahalli Gate, Horohalli, Kanakapura.

KERALA
1. P.S. Valiathura, District Thriuvananthapuram, Cr. No. 1887/16 U/s 454,380,461 IPC
The incident involved property loss of Rs. 43000/- and gold of 40 sovereign, Laptop and a
Tab. The scene of crime was visited by an expert from Finger Print Bureau, Thiruvananthapuram
City on 05.12.2016. A total of nineteen chance prints were developed using white powder on
Almirah. On comparison, nine chance prints were found to be identical with different digits of
the offender one Ullas Kumar. The entire property was recovered. (Figures 1 and 2).

2. P.S. Thodupuzha, Idukki, Cr. No. 704/2016 U/s 457, 380, 461 IPC
The incident involved property loss of gold worth Rs. 1.5 Lakh, cash Rs. 40,000/- , and total
worth of Rs. 1.9 Lakh. The scene of crime was visited by an expert from Finger Print Bureau Idukki.
The FPBx team visited the scene of crime, and developed chance prints, and the identification
of the offender, was made through AFIS. The entire property was recovered from the culprit.

3. P.S. Harbour, Kochi City, Cr. No. 256/2016 U/s 302 IPC
The scene of crime of Murder was visited on 8th& 9th March, 2016 by Finger Print Expert
Mr, Saji. S, and a total of 07 chance prints were developed, on white swift car. One chance print
was identified with that of one Anwar S/o Ashraf. Finger Prints was crucial evidence, which played
a major role in solving the heinous crime of murder.

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Figure 1: Chance Prints Developed and labelled at SOC by FPBx Experts of Cr. No. 1887/16

Figure 2: Chance Prints Developed and labelled at SOC by FPBx Experts of Cr. No. 1887/16
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MADHYA PRADESH
1. P.S. Banmore, District Morena, Cr. No. 232/16 U/s 302 IPC
Ms Majesh Parmar F.P. Expert Morena visited the scene of crime related with crime no. 232/16
U/s 302, IPC of PS Kotwali, District Morena. This was the case of murder in which 05 persons
were murdered in a house. Fingerprint Expert found chance prints on steel glass (tumbler) at the
scene of crime. One chance print was found to be identical with Right Middle finger of suspect
Nitesh Kumar Dixit @ Ankur S/o Rajesh Kumar Dixit. Thus finger Print helped the investigating
agency to solve the case by providing a vital clue about the culprit. The chance print found on
the steel glass, was developed with Grey Powder.

2. P.S. Aishbagh, Distt. Bhopal, Cr. No. 181/15 Dated 21.02.2016 U/s 302 IPC
A fingerprint Expert from Bhopal inspected the scene of crime related with crime no. 181/15
U/s 302 IPC of PS Aishbagh, Distt. Bhopal. In this case wife & daughter of small vendor were
brutally murdered by an unknown person/s. The murders were done by a sharp object. Finger
Print Expert found one chance print on the piggy bank (saving box), which was developed by
Grey Powder. The chance print was found to be identical with Left Ring finger of Harish Rajak
S/o Motilal Rajak. Thus finger print helped the investigating agency to solve this heinous crime
by providing a vital clue about the culprit. Honourable session court found Harish Rajak guilty
for the offence and sentenced double life imprisonment and fine of 2000-2000.

3. P.S. Station Road, District Morena, Cr. No. 396/16 dt. 29.09.2016 U/s 302, 25, 27 Arms
Act
A senior expert from Morena inspected the scene of crime related with crime no. 396/16
regd. U/s 302 IPC & 25,27Arms Act under PS Station Road. In this case, an unknown person/s
murdered wife of a farmer, and her dead body was found out in the farm. The expert examined
various articles on scene of crime and one chance print was found on steel lota (spherical water
container), was developed using grey powder. The chance print was found identical with Right
Middle finger impression of one Kalli Gurjar S/o Ramesh Gurjar. Thus fingerprint helped the
investigation agency by providing the clue of criminal.

MAHARASHTRA
1. P.S. Khed, District Ratnagiri, Cr. NO. 14/2016 Dated01/01/2016, U/s 302 IPC
Concerned fingerprint expert visited the scene of crime on 30.01.2016 and developed 01(one)
chance print on suspicious article. On comparison the chance print developed at the scene of
crime was found to be identical with Right Ring Finger Print of the accused person Jitendra
Amarchand Tak.

2. P.S. Kalvan District Nashik, Cr. No. 92/2015 U/s 302 IPC
On receiving the complaint, the concerned fingerprint expert visited the scene of crime on
21.10.2016 and developed 03 (three) chance prints on suspicious article, which were Beer Can,
vehicle door. Two chance prints was found to be identical with left thumb & right middle finger
print impression of the accused Tanaji Balu Dhatrak.

3. P.S. Gangapur, District Aurangabad, Cr. No. 241/2015 date June 2016 U/s 454, 380
IPC
On receiving the complaint, the concerned fingerprint expert visited the scene of crime on
06.06.2016 & developed the 03 (three) chance prints on suspicious articles which were locker
of steel cupboard, steel handle of door and mirror of steel cupboard. On comparison, one of
the chance prints was found to be identical with LTI of the accused person, one Erfan @ Peter
Chandkha Path an. The case involved property loss in tune of Rs. 2,11,600/-, property worth

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Rs.1,01,472 is recovered, after identifying the culprit. Thus finger prints played a key role in
identifying the criminal and solving of the crime.

MANIPUR
1. P.S. Patsoi, District Imphal West, FIR/Cr. NO. 120(12)/2015 PSI PS, U/s 380/447/448/34
IPC
On the strength of requisition from Patsoi Police Station, Manipur , two Finger print
experts along with a photographer of Finger Print Bureau, Manipur inspected the crime scene.
On examination of the crime scene F.P. experts successfully developed a chance print on a steel
Almirah, light green in colour by using black powder. The police had already supplied specimen
finger prints of a suspect who was arrested in c/w the above case. The case was examined by Shri
S. Milan Singh, Inspector / F.P. expert and opined that the chance print developed from the steel
Almirah was found to be identical with the left middle finger of the suspect namely Haorokcham
Jamson (21) S/o H. Deven Singh of Awang Khunou village, Manipur. Thus, the finger print helped
the investigation agency to solve the crime by providing vital clue of the culprit.

2. P.S. Lamphel, District Imphal West, FIR/Cr. NO. 41/2016, U/s 302/120B/380 IPC
In a sensitive murder case of a MPS-Police Officer, team of finger print experts of F.P.B.,
Manipur visited a crime scene on 03.03.2016 with a requisition from the Sub-Divisional Police
Officer, Lamphel. At the crime scene the Finger Print Experts conducted search of the probable
articles which might have been touched/handled by the criminals. During crime scene inspection
Shri L. Chandrakumar Singh, Dy. SP (fingerprint) successfully developed a latent print from a
whisky bottle and photographed the developed print. Police have recorded finger prints for a
good number of suspects for comparison. The case was examined by Shri L. Chandrakumar Singh
Dy.SP(fingerprint) and opined that, the Chance Print found from the crime scene was found
identical with the Right Ring finger of a woman suspect namely Sanahem Golmei (34) yrs. w/o
Laishram Bijoy Singh of Phubala Makha Leikai, Bishnupur District, Manipur. Thus, finger Prints
helped to solve the crime and presently, as on 31.05.201the case is pending in the court.

MIZORAM
1. P.S. Kulikawn, Dist Aizawl CR. No. 85/2016 Dated12.07.2016 U/s 457, 380 IPC
On 12.07.2016 a burglary case was launched at Kulikawn Police Station that an unknown
culprit gained unauthorized entry into the Sateek High School’s Computer Room. The unauthorized
entry was forcibly made through the ventilation above the window and stole 7 nos. of computer
Motherboards, 8 nos. of RAMs, and 7 nos. of Monitors. As per requisition from the police, a
team of Forensic experts visited the spot. After a thorough search and examination, 23 nos. of
chance prints were developed on some object / surface from the scene of crime. The chance print
developed and lifted by the finger print experts was successfully identified with the suspected
specimen Left Middle finger impression and Left Ring finger impression of TC Lallawmkima
S/o TC Lalhmingliana, Zotlang Aizawl providing scientific and infallible evidence against the
culprit.

ODISHA
1. P.S.Sonepur, District Subarnapur, FIR/Case No.58 Dated25.03.2016 u/s457, 380 IPC
On 24.03.2016 evening some unknown culprits entered into the shop M/s Sumit Mobile
Shop located at Sonepur Bus Stand by making a hole in the back side and took away old / new
mobile phones, one computer and cash of about Rs.50,000/-. A total of 04 chance prints were
developed at the scene of Crime out of which, one print was identified as a port of Right Palm
print of the suspect Jagan Behera. Chance print developed at the scene of crime played a vital
role in identifying the criminal and solving of crime.

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2. P.S.Podia, District Malkangiri, FIR/Case No. 20.02.2016 U/s 20 (B), 449, 419/302/364/34
IPC
On 19.02.2016 night three unknown persons wearing Jungle Patch Dresses committed murder
of Beka Mangalu of Singaniguda, P.S. Padia, Dist Malkangiri by sharp cutting weapons like Iron
Axe and Sickle. A total of 08 chance prints were developed by fingerprint Experts out of which04-
chance prints were identified, as Middle and Lower Phalange right Ring, Lower Phalange Right
Middle and Right Little Finger Prints of Suspect Ura Wanjami.

PUDUCHERRY
1. P.S. Rediarpalayam, District Puducherry, Cr/FIR. No. 62/16 Dated 30.05.2016 u/
s380IPC
On 30.05.2016, a case was registered at Rediarpalayam PS, with Cr. No. 62/16 U/s 380
IPC. Some unknown culprit(s) had entered into an office through breaking open the window
and committed theft of one Dell laptop and Swiping machine. On visiting the SOC and Dusting
various suspected surfaces, one chance print was developed with black powder by finger print
expert R. Arimadhivendhan from the scene of crime. On comparing chance prints with the
inmate’s prints, inmate’s prints were ruled out. Later it was searched at Bureau fingerprint Data
base, none of the records matched with the chance print. List of Suspects were interrogated and
their fingerprint were Acquired. On comparison the CHP developed at the scene of crime was
found to be identical with that of one the suspect namely Premdas (23/16) S/o Kalidass, R/o No.
74, Second cross street, J J Nagar Moolakulam, Puducherry. The chance print was marked as A1
and was found to be identical with left Middle Finger of above said accused.

PUNJAB
1. Complaint Case Enquiry by Vigilance Bureau Punjab
A complaint was received by Vigilance Department that said Depot Holder has not been disbursing
the Ration fairly to the villagers, and would put his own thumb impressions on Ration Distribution
register. This case was forwarded to FPBx, Phillaur, Punjab. On receiving the case, Experts have
examined more than 1530 thumb impressions on the Ration Distribution Register and found
that more than 80 of the thumb impressions were identical, and were of the accused Jaswinder
Pal. Case was closed and returned to Vigilance Bureau, Punjab.

SIKKIM
1. P.S. Ravangla, District South Sikkim, Cr. /Fir No. 06/2015 Dated 07/03/2015 U/s
457/380/34 IPC
The Scene of Crime was located at Ravanghla Bazaar, i.e. cosmetic/mobile shop owned by
Bhimla Devi, South-Sikkim. Twenty-three Nos. of mobile handsets, recharge vouchers, cosmetics
cream, perfume, one reliance dongle, shampoo (Sunsilk), packets of real juice and one digital
camera were stolen from the shop. The exit and entry point were thoroughly examined after
which four nos. chance prints were developed and further lifted in front of two independent
witnesses. The lifted chance finger print marked as exhibit-D was Identical with Right Middle
finger of suspect juvenile (name withheld). SI/Tensung Bhutia (Finger print expert) posted at
CID PS; Gangtok proved the report prepared by him which opined that the lifted chance print
marked as exhibit-D is Identical with the Right Middle Finger of suspect (name withheld).

2. P.S. Sadar, District East Sikkim, Cr. /Fir No. 310(12)2015 Dated 02/12/2015 U/s 454/380
IPC-1860
The Scene of Crime was located at Arithang, Gangtok i.e. rented room of Sonam Choden
Sherpar/o Kupup, JN Road, East- Sikkim. Ransacked Room was minutely examined and all
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Necklace-21/2 Tolas (ii) Gold bracelet worth Rs-42000/- (iii) Gold pendent worth Rs.14000/- (iv)
Gold ring worth Rs.16000/- (v) coins, cash around Rs.2000/-, Hard drive and power bank were
Missing from the room. The latent finger print was developed on the Godrej (locker) by using
black powder which was further lifted from the place of occurrence and Exhibit marked as ‘X’ in
front two independent witnesses. The print was compared with the print of suspects forwarded
by I.O of the cases. SI/Karma Gyasto Bhutia (Finger print expert) posted at CID PS; Gangtok
proved the report prepared by him which opined that the lifted chance print marked as exhibit-
‘X’ is Identical with the Left Thumb print of Juvenile (name withheld) exhibit marked ‘X’.

TAMILNADU
1. P.S. Pallipalayam District Namakkal, Cr. No.12/16 Dated 15.01.2016 U/s 457 & 380
IPC.
Four chance prints were developed from the scene of crime. On comparison of suspect slips
received from the police station on 15.01.2016, two chance prints were found to be identical with
RI and RM of the accused Lakshmanan S/o Nagappan, R/o 02 Market St. Ammapet, Salem, TN.
Entire property, i.e. 15 Sov. Gold and Silver utensil of 14 Kg., Laptop, Camera T/w Rs 5, 35,000
was recovered, from the accused.

2. P.S. Vellore South Crime, District Vellore, Cr. No.189/16 U/s 457,380 IPC
Two chance prints were developed from the Scene of Crime and the case was identified on
the spot itself with an accused namely Vicky @ Vigneshvaran S/o Partheeban, Kaviayan Nagar,
Athipatti, Aruppukottai. The two chance prints at the scene of crime were developed on the
Steel Almirah with the help of white powder. Entire property wroth Rs. 64,000/- were recovered,
Accused was identified on the basis Fingerprints .

3. P.S. G1. Vepery District Chennai City Unit-I, Cr. No.723/16 Dated 11.08.2017 U/s 454,
380 IPC
The culprits gained entry into the house and committed theft of 35 Gold jewels. The fingerprint
Experts from Chennai City F.P. Unit visited the SOC on 11.08.2016 and developed 01 chance
print on steel Almirah / Bureau. On comparison, with the specimen prints of the accused, one
chance print matched with Babu @ Dori Babu S/o Ramesh. Entire property was recovered from
the culprit.

TELANGANA
1. P.S. Kataram District Karimnagar, Cr./Fir No. 33/2016 Dated 15.12.2015 U/s 457,380
IPC.
Fingerprint Expert along with his team visited the SOC after receiving a message from SHO.
Entry, Exit & surrounding of SOC were searched. Door handles, suspected /disturbed Articles,
and other areas of SOC were dusted with Universal Powder. One Chance print was developed
on article, which was photographed & lifted. Inmate’s fingerprints were collected as a routine
procedure. On submitting chance prints at district fingerprint database in FACTS, it got traced
with Right Middle Finger impression of accused Jinks Nagaraju S/o Bhoomaiah. The case also
been linked to 18 other property related offences.

2. P.S. Koratla, District Karimnagar, Cr. /Fir No. 87/16 Dated 01.04.2016 U/s 454,
380IPC
A Finger Print Expert from Karimnagar visited the Scene of Crime on 01.04.2016 and
developed three chance prints on the Almirah. One chance print was sent via FACTS work
Station at Nalgonda to State FPBx / FACTS Centre, Hyderabad through online network. FPBx
verified and identified the query CHP with LT finger impression of the offender Syed Hameed
S/o Mahaboob vide TIN 1874934. The case involved property worth Rs. 2,28,000/-.

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3. P.S. Kukatpally, District Cyberabad City, Cr./Fir No. 159/16 Dated 22.03.2016 U/s 454,
380 IPC
Finger Print Expert from Cyberabad visited the Scene of Crime on 22.03.2016 and developed
three chance prints on Almirah. After examination / elimination of chance prints one CHP was
sent via FACTS work station, Cyberabad city to State FPBx, FACTS centre, Hyderabad through
online network. It was processed against fingerprint data and was found to be identical with RT
finger impression of the offender Bharath Kumar Motilal Kumavath S/o Mothilal Manaji Kumavath
vide TIN 92306314.

4. P.S. Suryapet Town, District Nalgonda, Cr./Fir No. 131/2016 Dated 25.05.16 U/s 454,
380IPC
Finger Print Expert from Nalgonda visited the Scene of Crime on 25.05.2016 and developed
one chance prints on the rear mirror of car. After examination/elimination of chance prints,
one chance print was sent via FACTS work Station, Nalgonda to State FPBx / FACTS Centre,
Hyderabad through online network. FPBx verified and identified the query CHP with LT finger
impression of the offender Karri Sathish @ Sattibabu S/o Appal Reddy vide tin 1956292. The
case involved property worth Rs. 18, 50,000/-.

5. P.S. Panjagutta, District Hyderabad City, Cr./Fir No. 720/16 Dated 17.10.2016 U/s 457,
380 IPC
A Finger Print Expert from Hyderabad visited the Scene of Crime on 17.10.2016 and
developed one chance prints on Glass piece. After examination / elimination of chance prints one
CHP was sent via FACTS work station, Hyderabad city to State FPBx, FACTS centre, Hyderabad
through online network. It was processed against fingerprint data and was found to be identical
with RT finger impression of the offender Mangali Jambi Nagaraju (vide TIN 132176.)

UTTAR PRADESH
1. P.S. Akbarabad District Aliganj, UP. Fir No. 199/2016, Dated 31.07.2016 U/s 392, 411
IPC
A case was filed under above details in the PS Akbarabad District: Aliganj, UP. The chance
prints lifted from the scene of crime were received at the State Finger Print Bureau, UP, Lucknow.
The chance prints were matched with the specimen finger impressions of the suspects, in the
case. Thus, positively proving the presence of the suspects at the scene of crime.

2. FIR No. 123/2016 Dated 10.05.2016 U/s 420, 468 IPC, PS Fatehganj, District Bareilly,
UP, Dated 31.07.2016, FPBx-115-16-BRY
The 2IC of BSF District Bareilly filed a case under above details against Deepak Kumar
and Arjun Singh applicants for selection/induction in BSF using false/fabricated documents. The
fingerprints recorded in original forms taken at the time of filling application, were compared
with the specimens of the duo taken at the time of selection, and found different. The finger
prints played crucial role in identifying the forgery and solving the case of impersonation

3. FIR No. 624/2016, U/s 147, 148, 149, 307, 326, 120B, 420, 34 IPCCLA Act, 7/25/27
(1) (2) Ordinance Act, PS Murad Nagar District Ghaziabad, UP, FPBx-146-16-GZB
A case was filed under above details in the PS Murad Nagar District Ghaziabad; UP. The
chance prints lifted from the scene of crime were received at the State Finger Print Bureau, UP,
Lucknow. The chance prints were found identical with two suspects with the specimen finger
impressions of the suspects, in the case. Thus, positively proving the presence of the suspects at
the scene of crime.

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WEST BENGAL
1. P.S. Haldia District Purba Medinipur Cr./FIR No. 12/16 Dated 28.01.2016U/s 395, 397
and 25/27 Arms Act Adding Section 412 IPC.
Some unknown miscreants entered in the Jewelry shop and looted away valuable articles at
gun point and committed dacoity, including Cash, Camera, Mobile, 900gm gold 1.5 Kg silver.
The crime scene was visited by experts from F.P. Bureau of West Bengal on 28.01.2016 and 05
chance prints were developed on steel box and wall mirror using lightening grey and graphite
powder, out of which 01 chance prints was found to be identical with those of culprits. As on
31.012.2016, the case was sub-judice.

2. P.S. English Bazaar, District Malda, West Bengal, Cr/FIR No. 605/16 Dated 22.07.2016
U/s 396.
Some unknown miscreants entered into the house of deceased and looted valuable jewelry
after brutally killing the owner, his wife and the house maid. Fingerprint Expert from FPBX, West
Bengal visited the scene of crime on 22.07.2016, and developed 06 chance prints on iron Rod
and wooden rack using lightening grey powder. Out of 06 chance prints developed at the SOC,
01 was found to be identical with that of the culprit. As on 31.12.2016, the case was sub-judice.

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FINGER PRINT TRANSACTION ACTIVITIES

OF CFPB AND SFPBx

Central Finger Print Bureau

The work done by CFPB during the last three years from2014 to 2016 is given in brief in the
following chart. The figures are based on the receipt of Finger Print Slips (Record) and Finger
Print Slips (Search) from the Finger Print Bureaux of various States/Union Territories as also
from the police stations. CFPB had 10, 81,197 Ten Digit Finger Print Record slips of convicted
and arrested persons as on 31.12.2016, in FACTS (AFIS) database. An overall of 36,018 Finger
Print slips for record, and 48,172 Finger Print slips for search were received at CFPB during the
year 2016.

Table-1.1: Transaction activities of CFPB in the last three years

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

No. of Finger Print Slips (R) updated in FACTS Database 36,680 34,490 63,557

No. of Personal Identification (PID) slips (S) searched in FACTS Database 22,440 20,643 6,043

No. of search slips traced 3,955 3,346 931

Trace Percentage 17.60 16.20 15.40

No. of chance prints cases received from States 77 283 379

No. of chance prints traced NIL NIL 01

No. of document cases received 40 55 121

No. of prints examined (document cases) 3,960 15,118 6,982

In addition to the above, 151Search References were also received from Interpol Division of
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), New Delhi 1620 slips for record were also sent to CFPB
by the Interpol Division in the calendar year 2016.

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ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS

Full-fledged Finger Print Bureau does not exist in the UT. Only a small unit of Finger Print
Cell is functioning under SP (CID), since 2003 housed at Forensic Science Laboratory Building
Complex, Port Blair. Presently, the Fingerprint cell of A&N Islands is not equipped with AFIS.

Transaction Activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau in the year 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record - - 64

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record - - 64

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 30 65 64

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search - - 103

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search - - 103

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched - - 0

No. of search slips traced 81 85 0

Trace Percentage - - 0

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 78 59 53

No. of Chance prints developed 106 58 0

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently - - 0

No. of cases identified during the year - - 0

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 0 0 0

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 0 0 0

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 0 0 0

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ANDHRA PRADESH
The State Finger Print Bureau was established at Hyderabad on 06.02.1959. Subsequently, 18
District Finger Print Units were established in all the districts/city HQ under the modernization
of Police Forces in a phased manner between the periods from 1971 to 2010. AFIS / FACTS
were installed on July, 1999 at Main FPBX and at all districts in 2000. Present version of FACTS
at AP FPBX is 5.0.The existing AP State has bifurcated into two separate states with 18 Police
districts to residual AP and 12 Police districts to Telangana State. The FPBX functions under the
administrative control of the ADGP, CID, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and under the technical
control of the Director, Finger Print Bureau, CID, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. The Bureau had
1,26,742 number of ten-digit Finger Print slips of convicted persons in its records at the end of
31.12.2016.

Transaction Activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 1,147 1,181 723

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 1,147 1,181 723

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 1,147 1,181 723

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 19,517 9,952 11,869

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 19,517 9,784 11,769

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 19,517 9,784 11,769

No. of search slips traced 10,367 1,169 1,146

Trace Percentage 53.00 11.94 9.73

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 3,412 3,293 3,220

No. of Chance prints developed 6,491 9,474 8,520

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 6,491 7,047 8,520

No. of cases identified during the year 337 339 297

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 157 189 172

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 150 182 194

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 39 135 149

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3. ARUNACHAL PRADESH
In the year 1990, a Finger print cell was started for the purpose of attending the basic
Fingerprint activities in the State. Later the State Finger Print Bureau, Arunachal Pradesh was
notified on 13th December 2007. It is functioning from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL)
building, Police Training Centre Campus, Banderdewa, under the administrative control of the
Director, Forensic Science Laboratory, Banderdewa. The Bureau had 37 number of ten-digit
Finger Print slips of convicted persons in its records as on 31.12.2016. AFIS software 2nd version
of M/s Secure Mantra Ltd. has been installed in the Bureau on 01.05.2009.

Transaction Activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record Nil 01 Nil

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record Nil 01 Nil

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded Nil 01 Nil

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 62 61 77

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 62 61 77

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 62 61 77

No. of search slips traced Nil Nil Nil

Trace Percentage Nil Nil Nil

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 01 02 02

No. of Chance prints developed 04 Nil 01

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 04 Nil 02

No. of cases identified during the year 01 Nil Nil

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received Nil Nil Nil

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished Nil Nil Nil

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court Nil Nil Nil

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ASSAM
The Finger Print Bureau, CID, Assam, was established in the year 1912 at Shillong and later
shifted to Guwahati w.e.f. 1st January 1979.The Director FPBX, Assam is an officer of the rank of
Deputy Superintendent of Police. The Bureau works under the general control of the Additional
Director General of Police, CID, Assam. The Bureau had 35,414 ten-digit Fingerprint slips of
convicted persons in its records as on 31.12.2016.
The project FACTS 5.0 was installed on 13.04.2005 at the C.D, Assam Head Quarters. The
Central system is installed in the FPBX, Guwahati and six FACTS finder system were in six different
districts for the smooth functioning of the project. Presently AFIS/ FACTS is not functional.

Transaction Activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 184 71 222

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 184 71 222

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 184 71 222

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 2,236 1,535 2347

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 2,236 1,535 2347

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched Nil Nil Nil

No. of search slips traced Nil Nil Nil

Trace Percentage Nil Nil Nil

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 103 96 120

No. of Chance prints developed 150 195 384

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 20 70 150

No. of cases identified during the year 02 03 02

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 29 13 16

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 30 13 16

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 04 5 03

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BIHAR
The Finger Print Bureau, Bihar was established at Ranchi in 1912 after separation from Kolkata.
In 1915, the Bureau was shifted to Patna from where it is functioning till date. The State Bureau
is headed by a Director and is under the overall control of Criminal Investigation Department
(CID). It has no branches or district unit/s. The Bureau had 66,922 ten-digit Fingerprint slips of
convicted persons in its records as on 31.12.2016. It also maintains slips received from Interpol.
AFIS not yet procured.

Transaction Activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 355 66 173

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 183 18 156

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 183 18 156

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search Nil Nil Nil

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search Nil Nil Nil

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched Nil Nil Nil

No. of search slips traced Nil Nil Nil

Trace Percentage Nil Nil Nil

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 186 145 117

No. of Chance prints developed 1,353 835 333

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 161 171 26

No. of cases identified during the year 01 02 01

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 46 39 58

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 30 62 29

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 5 07 15

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Finger Prints in India-2016

CHHATTISGARH
The Bureau was established at Raipur in the year 2001 after the formation of Chhattisgarh
as a separate State. The Bureau is headed by a Director of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of
Police and functions under the overall supervision of CID, Chhattisgarh. The Bureau had 35,029
number of ten-digit Fingerprint slips of convicted persons in its records as on 31.12.2016.
The AFIS Version 2.1 of M/s Secure Mantra was installed in the Bureau, Police Headquarters
at Raipur on 16.08.2005.

Transaction Activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 1,600 2,013 2,040

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 1,522 1,898 1,930

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 1,522 1,898 1,930

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 634 459 309

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 625 454 298

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 625 454 298

No. of search slips traced 09 11 01

Trace Percentage 1.44 2.42 0.34

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 272 275 216

No. of Chance prints developed 72 154 77

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 51 77 23

No. of cases identified during the year 07 08 03

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 21 31 25

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 21 31 25

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 19 21 16

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DELHI
The Finger Print Bureau of Delhi was established in the year 1987 and is headed by a Director
in the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police under the control of DCP, Crime and Railways.
To attend the scenes of crime, it has got nine district mobile teams. The Bureau had 1,00,543
number of ten-digit Finger Print slips of convicted persons in its records as on 31.12.2016. FACTS-
4.0 was installed on 28.2.2000. Since 2010, Automated Finger & Palm print Identification System
(AFIS) Ver. 2.0 of M/s IBIOS Ltd. is installed in the Bureau.

Transaction Activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 4,862 3920 3,793

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 4,862 3920 3,793

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 4,862 3920 3,793

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 22,837 23730 23,921

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 22837 23726 23,921

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 22,837 23726 23,921

No. of search slips traced 6,814 6928 6,789

Trace Percentage 29.83 29.2 28.38

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 16,974 18098 16,929

No. of Chance prints developed 5,125 5040 4,434

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 4,674 4465 5,262

No. of cases identified during the year 45 38 40

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 95 91 122

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 102 88 106

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 90 70 66

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GOA
The Finger Print Bureau was established at Porvorim on 18.12.2001. It is headed by an
officer of the rank of Deputy Director. The Bureau has been shifted from Porvorim to Verna
in South Goa w.e.f. 04.04.2011. The Bureau had 2,935numbers of ten-digit Finger Print slips
of convicted persons in its records as on 31.12.2016. FACTS 4.0 was installed in February 2002
and was not functioning from 2006 to April 2013.Tthe present version of AFIS in Goa, FACTS
version 7.0 was installed on 26.04.2013.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 40 27 18

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 39 23 18

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 39 23 18

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 2,437 2,502 636

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 2,321 2,217 597

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 2,321 2,217 597

No. of search slips traced 276 327 112

Trace Percentage 11.89 14.74 18.76

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 346 230 275

No. of Chance prints developed 127 57 201

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 127 57 201

No. of cases identified during the year 02 03 09

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received Nil 03 02

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished Nil 03 02

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 03 02 01

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GUJARAT
The Finger Print Bureau of the Gujarat State was established at Ahmedabad in 1960. The
Finger Print Bureau was functioning under the Additional D.G.P., SCRB till July 2002. Government
of Gujarat put the Bureau under the administrative control of the Directorate of Forensic Science
(DFS) w.e.f. 01.08.2002.
The Bureau had 1,60,115 numbers of ten-digit Finger Print slips of convicted persons in its
records as on 31.12.2016.
FACTS 5.0was installed in April, 2004.Since 2010 FACTS 7.0 is operational. All the 25 districts
of the State are having AFIS unit and have ability for on line connectivity with the central system
at the Headquarters e. Directorate of Forensic Sciences (DFS), Gandhinagar.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 9,180 3,755 7,573

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 8,046 4,469 8,304

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 6,128 4,469 4,854

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 2,78,435 3,08,196 2,22,706

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 2,56,557 2,94,971 2,09,853

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 3,09,600 2,39,159 56,955

No. of search slips traced 68,291 71,852 5,655

Trace Percentage 22.05 30.04 9.93

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 2,956 2,734 2,428

No. of Chance prints developed 1,549 1,346 1,349

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 1,549 1,346 1,349

No. of cases identified during the year 22 34 10

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 53 68 74

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 70 71 85

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 04 09 03

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Finger Prints in India-2016

HARYANA
The Haryana FPBX started its independent functioning w.e.f October 01, 1974 with its HQ
at Rohtak. The HQ of the FPBx was shifted to Madhuban on 14.11.76. The Bureau is headed by
a Director of the rank of DSP. It is functioning under the administrative control of the ADGP,
SCRB, Haryana. The Bureau had 1,41,483 no. of 10 Digit Fingerprint slips of its records as on
31.12.2016. FACTS 4.0 was installed in March 26, 2002. Present AFIS(TRISHUL) installed at
SFPBx, Haryana.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 5,089 5,753 3201

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 4,885 5,634 3041

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 4,885 5,634 3041

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 31,767 26,933 22,974

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 31,767 26,933 22,974

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 31,767 26,933 22,974

No. of search slips traced 1,994 105 3,714

Trace Percentage 6.28 2.56 16.16

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 3,353 3,508 3,153

No. of Chance prints developed 724 801 716

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 02 11 Nil

No. of cases identified during the year 02 06 09

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 91 141 94

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 54 92 180

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 66 57 63

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HIMACHAL PRADESH
The Finger Print Bureau of Himachal Pradesh was established on 26.06.2006 under the
CID Wing of the Himachal Pradesh Police Department. The provisions of Finger Print Bureau
Manual of Punjab State (revised and updated edition 1995) are applicable to the Finger Print
Bureau, Himachal Pradesh. The Superintendent of Police and Deputy Superintendent of Police,
CID (Crime Branch) are the ex-officio Director and Assistant Director of the FPBx, Himachal
Pradesh respectively. To make the Bureau operational, the Finger Print records pertaining to the
State of Himachal Pradesh were brought from FPBxPhillaur to FPBx, H.P. at Shimla in March,
2009. Gradually the Bureau is becoming operational in all the fields of Finger print works. The
10-digit Fingerprint record slips of convicts of the Bureau stood at 6,197 as on 31.12.2016. AFIS
not yet procured.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 282 291 278

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 282 287 273

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 282 287 273

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 1,370 1,320 1,190

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 1,015 986 1,005

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 1,015 986 1,005

No. of search slips traced 14 15 42

Trace Percentage 1.3 1.52 4.17

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 56 33 27

No. of Chance prints developed 129 78 22

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 129 78 74

No. of cases identified during the year 33 04 02

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 51 44 49

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 51 44 47

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 08 07 12

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JAMMU & KASHMIR

The proposal of establishment of full-fledged State Finger Print Bureau is under the
consideration of the Govt. of J&K. Presently Finger Print section is functioning at the SCRB, PHQ
Complex Gulshan Ground, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu. The recording part is carried out by the SCRB,
Jammu whereas attending the SOC is being done by FSL, J&K. The section is monitored by one
SI assisted by Head constables under the supervision of Superintendent of Police, SCRB.
FACTS 3.0 were installed at the Crime Head Quarters on 26.05.1998. However, FACTS laid
Non- functional for many years. New AFIS Secure Mantra 5.0.04 has been procured in October,
2012.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 799 61 187

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 1,548 61 187

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 1,548 122 Nil

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search Nil Nil Nil

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search Nil Nil Nil

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched Nil Nil Nil

No. of search slips traced Nil Nil Nil

Trace Percentage Nil Nil Nil

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 559 676 341

No. of Chance prints developed Nil NF* NF*

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 540 396 170

No. of cases identified during the year 7 12 06

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 12 16 10

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 13 16 09

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 7 07 04

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JHARKHAND
After the formation of the Jharkhand State by bifurcation of Bihar, the FPBx, Jharkhand
started working at Ranchi w.e.f. July 10, 2006. The Bureau is functioning under the administrative
control of CID Ranchi, Jharkhand and is headed by the senior most expert viz. State Examiner
of Finger Prints (Class-II, Gazetted). The Bureau had 1622 numbers of 10-digit Fingerprint slips
of convicted persons in its records until 31.12.2016.
AFIS not yet procured.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 370 430 314

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 370 430 314

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 370 430 314

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 729 50 25

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 729 50 25

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched* 729 50 25

No. of search slips traced Nil 04 Nil

Trace Percentage Nil 8.00 00

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 82 24 82

No. of Chance prints developed 115 73 178

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 35 20 28

No. of cases identified during the year 01 01 03

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 08 04 05

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 04 08 03

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 01 02 02

*A significant fall in the number of Fingerprint slips accepted and searched has been observed.
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KARNATAKA
FPBx Karnataka is one of the oldest Bureaux of the country officially established prior to the
State’s re-organization in 1956. The FPBx is headed by an officer of the rank of the SP. Since 2005,
the State Finger Print Bureau is functioning from its own modern and fully equipped complex in
Madivala, Bengaluru in 2013. The Bureau had28,325 numbers of ten-digit finger print slips of
convicted persons in its records as on 31.12.2016. The Karnataka Finger Print Bureau, Bengaluru
acquired software for AFIS System ‘Net.AFIS’, from M/s Zygox Software (P) Ltd in 2002 for the
State Finger Print Bureau, Bangalore and 30 other Fingerprint units in the State. From March
2001 to April 2002, M/s. Zygox Software (P) Ltd., Bangalore installed the AFIS software on trial
basis with a data of about 68,000 Fingerprint Record slips of convicted persons..

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 288 202 168

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 273 198 161

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 273 198 161

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 31,465 65,097 25,546

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 31,236 64,212 24,876

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 31,236 64,212 24,876

No. of search slips traced 2,527 45,224 12,370

Trace Percentage 8.10 70.42 49.72

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 3,167 3,159 2,996

No. of Chance prints developed 2,925 3,096 2,749

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 2,925 3,096 2,749

No. of cases identified during the year 151 186 208

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 108 112 95

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 131 167 92

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 75 59 37

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KERALA
The Kerala State Finger Print Bureau started functioning at Thiruvananthapuram on
01.11.1956.With the expending number of criminal activities, the structure and function of the
Bureau spread its branches all over Kerala with 19 Districts units, one crime branch unit and one
Tester Inspector as Senior Instructor (Finger Prints) at Kerala Police Academy, Thrissur District.
The Bureau comes under the control of Inspector General of Police, State Crime Records Bureau
- Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. The Bureau is headed by a Director of the rank of Superintendent
of Police. The Bureau had 1,06,657 nos. of ten-digit Fingerprint slips of convicted persons in its
records as on 31.12.2016. FACTS 4.0 of M/s CMC was installed in 1999, which became outdated.
New AFIS software AFIS-3 of M/s Secure Mantra Technologies Ltd. has been procured and
installed in the Bureau in 2011.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 336 221 193

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 291 202 172

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 260 153 172

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 4,133 2,899 3,048

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 3,193 2,247 2,347

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 3,193 2,247 2,347

No. of search slips traced 302 257 288

Trace Percentage 9.46 11.44 12.27

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 3,172 3,161 3,350

No. of Chance prints developed 10,000 8,397 10,471

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 6,475 6,419 6,188

No. of cases identified during the year 228 212 211

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 93 86 119

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 86 75 106

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 26 09 17

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MADHYA PRADESH
The Finger Print Bureau, Madhya Pradesh, established in the year 1956 at Bhopal under the
administrative control of Additional Director General of Police, State Crime Records Bureau. A
Director of the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police heads the Bureau. The Bureau had
1,79,040ten-digit finger print slips of convicted persons in its records as on 31.12.2016. The
Bureau conducts Fingerprint proficiency certificate courses for officers and men of the police
force to create awareness among them about the utility of Fingerprints in investigation and the
need for taking proper and legible impressions for maintenance and search in the Bureau. It
occasionally holds exhibitions for bringing awareness among public to preserve the scene of crime
without disturbing it till the arrival of police/Fingerprint expert.
FACTS 3.0 of M/s CMC were installed in 2004. 51 Districts have RQWs.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 8,473 9,707 9,283

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 8,299 970 11,143

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 7,015 7,511 7,227

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 20,889 1,17,293 1,94,540

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 18,723 1,0,8987 1,74,717

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 16,522 75,625 1,13,694

No. of search slips traced 891 2,279 2,687

Trace Percentage 5.39 3.01 2.36

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 1,837 1,979 2,001

No. of Chance prints developed 1,180 1,173 883

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 693 530 334

No. of cases identified during the year 21 28 41

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 173 439 123

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 173 439 123

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 08 05 Nil

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MAHARASHTRA
The first Finger Print Bureau of Maharashtra was established at Mumbai in June 1898. The
Director F.P.B. is of the rank of Superintendent of Police (F.P). The Finger Print Bureau is working
under the control of the Additional Director General of Police, C.D., Pune. At present there are
four FPBx functioning in the State of Maharashtra at Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur and Aurangabad.
At present there are 41 Remote Query Work Stations installed and operating at District places
and range of Commissioner’s office. The Bureau had 3,14,007no. of ten-digit Fingerprint slips
of convicted persons in its records ason31.12.2016.
A FACT 5.0 was installed in July 2001 at FPBx, Mumbai and FACTS 5 at FPBx, Pune in
June 2004. However, the FACTS is not working since 02.06.2012.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 12,016 11,095 12,242

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 12,016 11,219 12,242

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 12,016 11,219 12,242

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 2,22,268 1,98,242 2,03,130

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 1,91,267 1,79,928 1,85,106

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 2,08,627 1,69,893 1,79,774

No. of search slips traced 7,668 7,589 7,359

Trace Percentage 3.68 4.47 4.09

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 7,262 7,417 6,728

No. of Chance prints developed 5,241 5,644 5,206

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently Nil NF* NF*

No. of cases identified during the year 78 92 84

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 118 91 116

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 123 98 166

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 21 27 18

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MANIPUR
The Finger Print Bureau, Manipur was established at Imphal on 9th May 1991. The Bureau
is headed by an ex-officio Director of the rank of Superintendent of Police. It had 224 nos. often-
digit Fingerprint slips of convicted persons in its records as on 31.12.2016.
AFIS not yet installed.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record Nil 24 03

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record Nil 24 03

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded Nil 24 03

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 1470 1,181 876

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 1470 1,181 876

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched * 1470 1,181 876

No. of search slips traced 137 157 131

Trace Percentage 9.32 13.29 14.95

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 06 10 14

No. of Chance prints developed 08 08 10

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently Nil 02 08

No. of cases identified during the year Nil Nil 02

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received Nil Nil Nil

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished Nil Nil Nil

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court Nil Nil Nil

*Decrease in the number of Fingerprint slips received and searched.

** Major rise in the number of trainees noted in 2016.
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MEGHALAYA
Meghalaya was earlier part of the undivided Assam State and the Finger Print Bureau was
located at Shillong. The State of Assam was divided into four States (Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram
and Nagaland) but the FPBx remained common for all the states at Shillong. The Finger Print
Bureau of the Meghalaya State was then set up at Shillong in January 1979 as a Single Digit
Bureau, Later it became a full-fledged Ten digit State Finger Print Bureau on 16.07.1980. The
Bureau is functioning under the direct control of the Director, State Crime Records Bureau who
is an officer of the rank of Superintendent of Police. The Bureau had 4,353 nos. of ten-digit
Fingerprint slips of convicted persons in its records as on 31.12.2016. A FACTS 4.0 was installed
on 19.12.2002, and is presently not working.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record Nil 01 16

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record Nil 01 16

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded Nil 01 16

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 520 502 520

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 498 460 517

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 498 460 517

No. of search slips traced 25 25 16

Trace Percentage 5.02 5.43 3.09

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 31 45 99

No. of Chance prints developed 130 190 303

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 130 178 303

No. of cases identified during the year 02 02 Nil

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received Nil 01 Nil

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished Nil 01 Nil

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court Nil Nil Nil

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MIZORAM
The State F.P. Bureau is functioning from the year 2002 and is headed by a Director of
the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. It is under the administrative control of the Joint
Director, Forensic Science Laboratory. The Bureau has3,274 nos. of ten-digit Fingerprint slips
of convicted persons in its records as on 31.12.2016.As the Bureau is under the FSL, it is termed
as Finger Print Division, which is one of the 07 divisions of FSL, Mizoram. As mentioned above
it was established in the year 2000, since its inception 5500 slips are on record in AFIS. AFIS
version 2.1 of M/s Secure Mantra Technologies Pvt. Ltd. was installed on 15.03.2007.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 240 219 125

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 415 200 125

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 415 200 125

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 350 239 161

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 250 239 141

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 250 209 141

No. of search slips traced 25 25 15

Trace Percentage 10.0 11.0 9.3

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 121 110 124

No. of Chance prints developed 500 1,378 1492

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 321 8 486

No. of cases identified during the year 02 08 14

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received Nil Nil Nil

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished Nil Nil Nil

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court Nil Nil Nil

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NAGALAND
The Finger Print Division is functioning under the control of Forensic Science Laboratory,
Nagaland. It is functioning from Dimapur with a Deputy Superintendent of Police as its head.
It had a record of 324 nos. of ten digit Fingerprint slips of convicted persons as on 31.12.2016.
ZYGOX PC AFIS was installed on 04.08.2003. Present AFIS is NCRC 3.06(NG).

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 03 18 09

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 03 18 09

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 03 18 09

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search * 982 712 340

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 681 632 310

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 176 408 947

No. of search slips traced 01 Nil 01

Trace Percentage 0.56 0.0 0.10

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 15 14 15

No. of Chance prints developed 30 56 57

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 11 12 13

No. of cases identified during the year Nil Nil 01

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received Nil Nil Nil

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished Nil Nil Nil

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court Nil Nil Nil

* Consistent fall in the number of Fingerprint slips being received for search over the years.

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ODISHA
With the formation of a separate State of Odisha, the Finger Print Bureau, Odisha was
created on 01.04.1936 at Bhubaneswar. The Director FPBx, Odisha is an officer of the rank of
Deputy Superintendent of Police. The Bureau functions under the State Crime Records Bureau.
To handle the scene of crime jobs there are 15 district units.
The Bureau had 51,387 nos. often-digit finger print slips of convicted persons in its records
as on 31.12.2016. AFIS Software version 1.2 of M/s Secure Mantra was installed on 04.04.2008.
AFIS is also available at District Police Head Quarters and at CID Cuttack. Present AFIS version
is Secure Mantra 3.0

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 205 194 211

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 198 189 204

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 198 189 204

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 11,377 11,895 11,971

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 9,623 10,748 11,792

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 9,209 1,508 3,644

No. of search slips traced 1,189 200 635

Trace Percentage 12.91 13.26 17.45

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 1,506 1,450 1,450

No. of Chance prints developed 895 839 906

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 742 678 486

No. of cases identified during the year 93 262 46

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 11 12 18

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 08 11 07

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 04 04 05

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PUDUCHERRY
The Bureau is headed by an officer of the rank of Inspector. The controlling authority
of the bureau is the Superintendent of Police (CRB). The Bureau had 25,174 nos. of ten-digit
Fingerprint slips of convicted persons in its records as on 31.12.2016. FACTS 4.0 was installed in
2005. It was repaired in 2010. However FACTS did not work during 2011. Present AFIS installed
is Secure Mantra, ver. 5.0.4.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record * 179 222 41

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 150 192 41

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 150 192 41

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search ** 469 442 186

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 451 427 179

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 451 427 179

No. of search slips traced 61 36 13

Trace Percentage 14.0 8.50 7.3

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 50 47 53

No. of Chance prints developed 64 70 77

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 64 70 77

No. of cases identified during the year 05 06 09

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 04 02 01

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 04 02 Nil

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court Nil Nil Nil

* A drop in the number of Fingerprint slips received for record over the years.
** A drop in the number of Fingerprint slips received and accepted for search.

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PUNJAB
Finger Print Bureau, Phillaur (Punjab) was established in September 1897. Since its inception,
this Bureau had been catering to the needs of investigating agencies of North West India including
Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. The Bureau functions under the
administrative control of the ADGP, Computerisation and Wireless and is headed by a Director
of the rank of DSP. The Bureau had 5,77,703 number of ten-digit finger print slips of convicted
persons in its records as on 31.12.2016. Around fifteen thousand new convicts are added to its
records every year. It is disposing twenty to twenty five thousands search references every year.
It also receives finger print slips from Chandigarh Finger Print unit for maintenance of its files
and further utilisation in search work. The Bureau has a large collection of Single Digit records
too, maintained separately at district level by the Finger Print Experts posted in the Single Digit
Bureaux. FACTS 4.0 was installed in October 2003 and was not functional until 2015.Present
version of AFIS in Punjab Bureau is Secure Mantra, which is functional and database size as on
31.12.2016 is 1,90,680.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 15,947 16,547 16,946

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 13,721 14,107 13,906

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 13,721 14,107 13,906

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 23,978 27,561 25,699

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 19,649 25,052 22,439

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 19,649 25,052 22,439

No. of search slips traced 1,272 919 905

Trace Percentage 6.47 3.7 4.3

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 1,872 1,962 2,240

No. of Chance prints developed 816 746 761

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 816 746 761

No. of cases identified during the year 22 22 14

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 226 86 232

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 83 72 233

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 84 131 116

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RAJASTHAN
The Finger Print Bureau in Rajasthan was established in 1902, with headquarters at Mount
Abu. In the year 1931 the office was shifted to Ajmer and placed under the control of Inspector
General of Police, Ajmer. The Bureau at present is situated at the capital city of Jaipur. It is
headed by a Director of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police and functions under the
control of State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB). The Bureau had 79,359nos.often-digit finger
print slips of convicted persons in its records as on 31.12.2016. AFIS enterprise edition 2.0 of M/s
Secure Mantra Technologies Ltd. was first installed in March 2007 and later on it was upgraded
to Secure Mantra 2.1 edition in March 2008.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 848 5,881 1,057

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 592 5,663 829

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 592 434 Nil

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 20,851 56,898 27,039

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 20,253 54,279 24,624

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 20,253 54,279 24,624

No. of search slips traced 17 5,427 06

Trace Percentage 0.08 10.00 0.02

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 233 223 153

No. of Chance prints developed 194 166 113

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 194 166 121

No. of cases identified during the year 03 06 01

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 252 224 230

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 363 279 206

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 32 26 04

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SIKKIM
The Finger print Bureau was established in Sikkim, Gangtok in the year 1987. The Bureau
was notified as full-fledged bureau vide notification Dated 24.07.1987; but the bureau remained
inactive till 2005, due to non-enforcement of Identification of Prisoners Act 1920. The IPA-1920
was enforced in the State in December, 2004 only. The Bureau had 77nos.often-digit finger print
slips of convicted persons in its records as on 31.12.2016. However, finger print experts have
been regularly visiting scenes of crime in all four districts, and furnishing Experts opinion. A
FACT 7.0 was installed in State Bureau on 25.02.2014 & is not working since 23.08.2016.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 11 29 24

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 11 29 24

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 11 29 24

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search Nil 01 Nil

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search Nil 01 Nil

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched Nil 01 Nil

No. of search slips traced Nil Nil Nil

Trace Percentage Nil Nil Nil

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 41 42 18

No. of Chance prints developed 33 40 25

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 33 40 12

No. of cases identified during the year 7 02 04

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 2 Nil 1

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 2 Nil 1

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 2 Nil Nil

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TAMIL NADU
Tamil Nadu State Finger Print Bureau (TNFPBx) is the oldest institution in the country of
its kind. Finger Print Bureau was moved from Madras to Vellore in April 1942, and was shifted
back to Madras on 01.05.1973.The Finger Print Bureau, Tamil Nadu is headed by a Director, of
the rank of Superintendent of Police and is functioning under the State Crime Records Bureau.
There are 36 single digit Fingerprint units in Districts and Commissionerates. There are also
two special Finger Print Units in V&AC, Chennai and CCIW, Chennai besides the TNFPBx
headquarters at Chennai The Bureau had 1,67,153 nos. of ten-digit Fingerprint slips of convicted
persons in its records as on 31.12.2016. FACTS 4.0 was first installed in the Bureau at Chennai
on 19.01.1998. It was subsequently upgraded to FACTS 5.0 w.e.f. 06.11.2008, and is not working
since 29.05.2016.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 1,933 3,248 2,546

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 1,927 3,248 2,936

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 1,927 1,136 40

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 13,888 9,135 10,292

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 13,888 9,135 10,292

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 13,888 9,135 1,592

No. of search slips traced 852 681 132

Trace Percentage 6.13 7.45 8.92

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 5,657 5,965 4,933

No. of Chance prints developed 11,088 11,252 9,733

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 11,088 11,252 6,527

No. of cases identified during the year 714 728 484

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 473 456 167

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 457 338 177

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 42 48 81

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TELANGANA
After division of Andhra Pradesh into two States, Telangana State Finger Print Bureau
started its functioning from 02nd June, 2014. The Bureau had 55,156 nos. often-digit Fingerprint
slips of convicted persons in its records as on 31.12.2016. FACTS 5.0 is functional at SFPBx,
Telangana.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record * 745 696 249

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 745 1,224 304

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 745 1,224 304

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search * 6,055 8,945 8,468

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 6,055 8,945 7,783

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 6,055 8,945 7,823

No. of search slips traced 1,490 2,480 770

Trace Percentage 24.60 36.00 10.00

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 2,460 2,570 2,674

No. of Chance prints developed 5,246 5,334 5,673

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently Nil NF* Nil

No. of cases identified during the year ** 1,565 166 195

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 93 91 102

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 90 87 96

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 04 09 21

* Increase in the number of Fingerprint slips received for search whereas decrease in the number
of slips received for record in the bureau.
** A small rise in the number of cases identified from the previous year.
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TRIPURA
The Finger Print Cell is located at Agartala. It is functioning under the Criminal Investigation
Department, Tripura. Superintendent of Police (CID) heads the Finger Print Cell. It had 239
nos. Often digit record slips of convicted and arrested persons in its records as on 31.12.2016.
AFIS of M/S Secure Mantra Technologies Ltd. was installed at the Fingerprint (Cell), CID,
Agartalaw.e.f. 17.08.2010 and it was upgraded to Version 2.1 w.e.f. 08.04.2011.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record Nil Nil Nil

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record Nil Nil Nil

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded Nil Nil Nil

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 9 11 02

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 9 11 02

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 9 11 02

No. of search slips traced Nil Nil Nil

Trace Percentage Nil Nil Nil

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited 32 24 17

No. of Chance prints developed 38 03 11

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 38 03 11

No. of cases identified during the year Nil Nil Nil

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received Nil Nil Nil

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished Nil Nil 01

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court Nil Nil Nil

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UTTARAKHAND
The State is yet to have a permanent Finger Print Bureau of its own. Formation of Finger
Print Bureau is under process. The State Crime Records Bureau on a temporary a temporary
basis is looking after the work of the Finger Print Bureau. As on 31.12.2016, the Bureau had
2,026 ten-digit finger print slips.
AFIS Sonda-8S of M/s Sonda Ltd was installed w.e.f. 15.04.2008. AFIS is functional;

Transaction Activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 168 246 159

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 133 237 159

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 133 237 159

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 99 181 211

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 87 110 177

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 87 110 132

No. of search slips traced 01 Nil Nil

Trace Percentage 0.87 0.00 0.00

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited Nil Nil* Nil*

No. of Chance prints developed Nil Nil* 31

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 27 89 12

No. of cases identified during the year 06 Nil Nil

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 01 01 09

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 01 01 09

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court Nil Nil Nil

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UTTAR PRADESH
The Finger Print System was introduced in place of Anthropometric System in Uttar
Pradesh in 1899 leading to the establishment of the present State Finger Print Bureau. The State
Finger Print Bureau is located at Lucknow and is headed by a Director of the rank of Deputy
Superintendent of Police. It has 10 field units in various districts to attend to the scene of crime
cases. The Bureau is under the administrative control of the State Crime Records Bureau. The
Bureau had 4,58,853 nos. Often-digit Fingerprint slips of convicted persons in its records as on
31.12.2016. AFIS not yet procured.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016

A. RECORD SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 4,378 3,972 4,277

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 2,384 1,992 1,956

No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 2,379 1,992 1,956

B. SEARCH SLIPS

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 730 1,130 1266

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 730 1,130 1266

No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 730 1,130 1266

No. of search slips traced 03 01 02

Trace Percentage 4.00 0.08 0.15

C. SCENE OF CRIME

No. of Scene of Crime visited Nil Nil Nil

No. of Chance prints developed Nil Nil Nil

No. of Chance prints compared subsequently Nil Nil Nil

No. of cases identified during the year Nil Nil Nil

D. DOCUMENT CASES

No. of document cases received 178 462 153

No. of document cases examined & opinion furnished 214 288 289

No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 07 04 Nil

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WEST BENGAL
The State of West Bengal holds the distinction of having the first official Finger Print Bureau
in the world. It was established on 12th June, 1897. The Bureau is headed by a Director and it
functions from BhabaniBhawan, Alipore, Kolkata under the administrative control of CID, West
Bengal. The Bureau had 42,889nos. Oft en-digit Fingerprint slips of convicted persons in its
records as on 31.12.2016.
FACTS 5.0 is installed in FPBx west Bengal. NF: Information not furnished by State Bureau.
(As information received over telephone on 16.05.2017, from the Director, SFPBx, WB, the AFIS
is extremely slow, thus no updation is happening.

Transaction activities
The work done by the Finger Print Bureau during the years 2014 to 2016 is as follows:
OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014 2015 2016
A. RECORD SLIPS
No. of Fingerprint slips (R) received for record 209 258 290
No. of Fingerprint slips (R) accepted for record 109 200 250
No. of Fingerprint slips (R) recorded 109 200 250
B. SEARCH SLIPS
No. of Fingerprint slips (S) received for search 1,058 1,277 1,397
No. of Fingerprint slips (S) accepted for search 558 700 975
No. of Fingerprint slips (S) searched 263 577 282
No. of search slips traced Nil Nil Nil
Trace Percentage 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. SCENE OF CRIME
No. of Scene of Crime visited 253 236 203
No. of Chance prints developed NF 356 348
No. of Chance prints compared subsequently 61 104 280
No. of cases identified during the year 109 165 11
D. DOCUMENT CASES
No. of document cases received 43 54 48
No. of document cases examined 366 46 48
No. of cases in which Fingerprint Experts deposed before court 12 13 19

CHANDIGARH
The UT, Chandigarh has no independent Finger Print Bureau. The record of Fingerprints
of UT, Chandigarh is maintained separately by Finger Print Bureau, Phillaur, District Jalandhar,
Punjab. The annual report of FPBx, Phillaur also includes the work of Union Territory of
Chandigarh.

DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI

There is no Finger Print Bureau established in the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar
Haveli.

DAMAN & DIU

At present no Finger Print Bureau has been established or functioning in the Union Territory
of Daman & Diu.

LAKSHADWEEP
The Union Territory of Lakshadweep has no Finger Print Bureau, Unit or cell.
AFIS too is not available.
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT ON PERFORMANCE OF

STATE FINGER PRINT BUREAUX
10-DIGIT FINGER PRINT RECORD SLIPS: Ten digit finger print slips of criminals convicted for certain
specified offences are prepared with name, parentage, address and details of convictions recorded on them,
to be maintained as permanent record in the Finger Print Bureaux. These slips are classified and recorded in
such a manner that a duplicate slip if available in record can be retrieved.
10-DIGIT FINGER PRINT RECORD SLIPS-2016

Number of Finger Print Record Slips

On Record Pending Received Returned Accepted Recorded Removed Eliminated Pending On Record
at the at the for record as during during the as during the for at the end
Sl. State/UT
beginning beginning during the defective the year / year duplicate year record at of the year
No
of the year of the year year Available during the end (3)+(8)-
for record the year of the (9)+(10)
year

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)

1 A & N Islands 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64

2 Andhra Pradesh 126019 0 723 0 723 723 0 0 0 126742

Arunachal
3 37 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
Pradesh

4 Assam 35192 0 222 0 222 222 0 0 0 35414

5 Bihar 66766 0 173 17 156 156 0 0 0 66922

6 Chandigarh * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 Chhattisgarh 33099 0 2040 110 1930 1930 0 0 0 35029

Dadra & Nagar *

8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haveli

9 Daman & Diu * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 Delhi 102786 0 3793 0 3793 3793 6036 0 0 100543

11 Goa 2917 0 18 18 18 18 0 0 0 2935

12 Gujarat 155261 2557 7573 1826 8304 4854 0 0 3450 160115

13 Haryana 138442 0 3201 160 3041 3041 0 0 0 141483

14 Himachal Pradesh 5926 0 278 5 273 273 02 0 0 6197

15 Jammu & Kashmir 8728 0 187 0 187 0 0 0 187 8915

16 Jharkhand 1308 0 314 0 314 314 0 0 0 1622

17 Karnataka 28164 0 168 7 161 161 0 0 0 28325

18 Kerala 106485 49 193 70 172 172 44 0 0 106657

19 Lakshadweep* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

20 Madhya Pradesh 171813 2802 9283 942 11143 7227 0 0 3916 179040

21 Maharashtra 302687 0 12242 0 12242 12242 0 922 0 314007

22 Manipur 221 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 224

23 Meghalaya 4337 0 16 0 16 16 0 0 0 4353

24 Mizoram 3155 0 125 0 125 125 6 0 0 3274

25 Nagaland 315 0 19 0 19 19 0 0 0 324

26 Odisha 51183 0 211 7 204 204 0 0 0 51387

27 Puducherry 25133 0 41 0 41 41 0 0 0 25174

28 Punjab 616874 0 16546 3040 13906 13906 1077 52000 0 577703

29 Rajasthan 78530 0 1057 228 829 0 0 0 0 79359

30 Sikkim 53 0 24 0 24 24 0 0 0 77

31 Tamil Nadu 167113 401 2546 11 2936 40 0 0 2896 167153

32 Telangana 54969 58 249 3 304 304 117 0 58 55156

33 Tripura 239 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 239

34 Uttrakhand 1867 0 159 0 159 159 0 0 0 2026

35 Uttar Pradesh 461115 0 4277 2321 1956 1956 0 4218 0 458853

36 West Bengal 42639 0 290 40 250 250 0 0 0 42889

TOTAL 2793437 5867 65972 8805 63451 52173 7282 57140 10507 2782238

*No Bureau/Unit/Cell

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10-DIGIT FINGER PRINT SEARCH SLIPS: The recorded slips are useful in establishing the identity and
proving the previous final history of persons arrested during the investigation of crime by a reference of
these slips on record, known as search. Proof of previous conviction is necessary for enhanced punishment on
subsequent convictions u/s 75 IPC. Criminals absconding after committing crimes or are wanted for specific
offences are often traced with the help of their finger print slips during the process of search. These Finger
print search slips are also of immense help in establishing the identity of dead bodies, thus developing leads
and establishing motives; and are usually the first step in leading to the solution of a crime.
10-DIGIT FINGER PRINT SEARCH SLIPS- 2016

No. of F.P. Search slips

Pending at the Received Returned Accepted Available Searched Traced Trace Pending at the
Sl. No. State/UT beginning of during as for search for search during during Percentage end of the year
the year the year defective during the during the the year the year (%)(10) / (8) (7) - (8)
year(4) year(3) + (6) × 100
- (5)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)

1 A & N Islands 0 103 0 103 103 0 0 0.00 0

2 Andhra Pradesh 0 11860 91 11769 11769 11769 1146 9.73 0

3 Arunachal Pradesh 0 77 0 77 77 77 0 0.00 0

4 Assam 0 2349 2 2347 2347 0 0 0.00 2347

5 Bihar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

6 Chandigarh* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

7 Chhattisgarh 0 30 11 298 298 0 1 0.34 0

Dadra & Nagar

8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Haveli*

9 Daman & Diu* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

10 Delhi 0 23921 0 23921 23921 23921 6789 28.38 0

11 Goa 0 636 39 597 597 597 112 18.76 0

12 Gujarat 238336 222706 12858 209853 448189 56955 5655 9.93 391234

13 Haryana 0 22974 0 22974 22974 22974 3714 16.16 0

14 Himachal Pradesh 0 1190 185 1005 1005 1005 42 5.00 0

15 Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

16 Jharkhand 0 25 0 25 25 25 0 0.00 0

17 Karnataka 0 25546 670 24876 24876 24876 12370 49.72 0

18 Kerala 0 3048 701 2347 2247 2347 288 12.27 0

19 Lakshadweep* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

20 Madhya Pradesh 38529 194540 19823 174717 213246 113694 2687 2.36 99552

21 Maharashtra 21325 213130 18024 185106 206431 179774 7359 4.09 26657

22 Manipur 0 1181 0 1181 1181 1181 157 13.29 0

23 Meghalaya 0 876 0 876 876 0 131 14.95 876

24 Mizoram 0 161 20 141 141 141 15 9.30 0

25 Nagaland 1117 340 30 310 1427 947 01 0.10 480

26 Odisha 12632 11971 179 11792 24424 3644 635 17.45 20780

27 Puducherry 0 186 7 179 179 427 13 7.30 0

28 Punjab 0 25699 3260 22439 22439 22439 905 4.30 0

29 Rajasthan 0 56898 2619 54279 54279 54279 5427 10.00 0

30 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

31 Tamil Nadu 0 10292 0 10292 1592 1592 132 8.29 8700

32 Telangana 0 8468 685 7783 7783 7783 770 10.00 0

33 Tripura 0 211 34 177 177 132 0 0.00 45

34 Uttrakhand 0 181 71 110 110 110 0 0.00 0

35 Uttar Pradesh 0 1266 0 1266 1266 1266 2 0.15 0

36 West Bengal 0 1399 418 975 4196 282 0 0.00 4889

TOTAL 311939 841264 59727 771815 1079561 532237 48351 9.08 555560

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SCENE OF CRIME: One of the most important contributions sciences has made in the investigation of crime
and administration of justice is the development of chance prints left behind by criminals at the scenes of
crime and their identification. Despite all precautions, these prints are invariably left behind by criminals
at the scene of crimes, or on crime articles. As these prints come directly from the body of a person, their
development and identification help to establish his physical presence at the scene of crime. They, thus serve
as a valuable connecting link between the crime and the criminal. A fragment of a print found at the scene of
crime or on a crime article as long as it is inconsistent with the innocence is considered sufficient to convict
a person for murder and sentence him to death.
SCENE OF CRIME CASES – 2016

No. of cases No. of Scene of Crime cases No. of chance prints No. of chance prints No. of No. of cases
pending At the identical with cases pending At
Sl. beginning of identified the end of the
State/UT
No. the year during year
Visited during Developed Developed Compared Suspects Inmates
the year chance prints 2016

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)

1 A & N Islands 0 53 24 118 0 0 0 0 04

2 Andhra Pradesh 0 3220 2431 8520 8520 376 3041 297 0

3 Arunachal Pradesh 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0

4 Assam 328 120 96 384 150 2 0 88 360

5 Bihar 1 117 45 333 26 1 0 1 2

6 Chandigarh* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 Chhattisgarh 0 216 77 173 23 3 0 3 0

Dadra & Nagar Haveli* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8

9 Daman & Diu* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Delhi 359 16929 1515 4434 5262 86 62 40 280

10

11 Goa 0 275 116 201 201 9 5 9 0

12 Gujarat 683 2734 667 1349 1349 18 0 10 616

13 Haryana 79 3153 421 716 0 9 0 316 0

14 Himachal Pradesh 0 27 22 74 74 01 01 22 0

15 Jammu & Kashmir 6 341 0 170 396 20 0 0 2

16 Jharkhand 0 82 68 178 28 3 0 3 1

17 Karnataka 0 2996 1507 2749 2749 37 961 208 0

18 Kerala 760 3350 2020 10471 6188 209 1934 2034 825

19 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

20 Madhya Pradesh 0 2001 536 883 334 41 0 0 0

21 Maharashtra 4547 6728 2792 5206 0 122 210 209 4419

22 Manipur 0 14 10 10 8 2 0 2 0

23 Meghalaya 0 99 75 303 303 0 0 1 0

24 Mizoram 11 124 156 1492 486 13 1 14 3

25 Nagaland 0 15 5 57 13 1 0 1 0

26 Odisha 122 1450 184 906 486 17 59 184 313

27 Puducherry 155 53 26 77 77 23 15 9 173

28 Punjab 2 2240 160 761 761 50 0 14 1

29 Rajasthan 0 153 39 113 121 2 0 1 10

30 Sikkim 0 18 6 25 12 2 0 4 2

31 Tamil Nadu 2084 4933 3638 9733 6527 254 4444 848 1954

32 Telangana 0 2674 2663 5673 0 9 1611 195 0

33 Tripura 0 17 17 11 4 0 0 0 6

34 Uttarakhand 0 12 12 31 12 0 0 12 0

35 Uttar Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

36 West Bengal 378 203 121 348 280 24 0 198 383

Total 9345 54349 19450 55501 34390 1334 12344 4723 9354

*No Bureau/Unit/Cell
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Document Case: Any disputed document involving Finger prints to establish the identity of the persons
involved is referred as a Document Case in Finger Print Science.
DOCUMENT CASES – 2016

No. of Cases No. of cases No. of cases and No. of prints No. of cases in which No. of cases
pending at the of disputed examined and opinion furnished Finger Print Experts pending for
Sl. beginning of documents thereon deposed before court examination
State/UT
No. the year received for at the end of the
examination year
No. of cases No. of Prints

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

1 A & N Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 Andhra Pradesh 39 172 194 4747 149 17

3 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 Assam 0 16 16 172 3 0

5 Bihar 34 58 29 533 15 63

6 Chandigarh* 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 Chhattisgarh 0 25 25 384 16 0

8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli* 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 Daman & Diu* 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 Delhi 12 122 106 2408 66 28

11 Goa 0 2 2 20 1 0

12 Gujarat 26 74 85 1864 03 15

13 Haryana 86 94 180 8289 63 0

14 Himachal Pradesh 0 49 45 240 12 4

15 Jammu & Kashmir 0 16 16 148 7 0

16 Jharkhand 8 5 3 115 2 10

17 Karnataka 12 119 106 358 17 25

18 Kerala 6 86 75 458 9 17

19 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0

20 Madhya Pradesh 0 123 123 3915 0 0

21 Maharashtra 84 116 166 1143 18 34

22 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 0

23 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0 0

24 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0 0

25 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0

26 Odisha 4 18 15 365 05 07

27 Puducherry 0 1 1 4 0 0

28 Punjab 1 232 233 244 116 0

29 Rajasthan 137 230 206 11866 4 161

30 Sikkim 0 1 1 1 0 0

31 Tamil Nadu 22 167 177 719 81 12

32 Telangana 6 102 96 2113 21 12

33 Tripura 1 1 1 0 0 1

34 Uttrakhand 0 9 9 21 0 0

35 Uttar Pradesh 195 153 288 6362 0 60

36 West Bengal 374 48 36 227 19 286

TOTAL 1047 2039 2234 46716 627 752

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10-DIGIT FINGER PRINT RECORD SLIPS RECEIVED AND DESPATCHED BY

STATE FPBx TO CFPB IN 2016
Received during the Accepted during the Slips sent from SFPB Percentage of Slips sent
Sl. No. State/UT
year year to CFPB (5)/4*100

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

1 A & N Islands 0 0 0 0.00

2 Andhra Pradesh 723 723 700 96.81

3 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0

4 Assam 222 222 69 31.08

5 Bihar 173 156 84 53.84

6 Chandigarh* 0 0 0 0.00

7 Chhattisgarh 2040 1930 1930 100.00

8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli* 0 0 0 0.00

9 Daman & Diu* 0 0 0 0.00

10 Delhi 3793 3793 3793 100.00

11 Goa 18 18 18 100.00

12 Gujarat 7573 5747 188 3.72

13 Haryana 3201 3041 3007 98.88

14 Himachal Pradesh 278 273 202 73.99

15 Jammu & Kashmir 187 187 0 0.00

16 Jharkhand 314 314 0 0.00

17 Karnataka 168 161 143 88.81

18 Kerala 193 172 123 71.51

19 Lakshadweep* 0 0 0 0.00

20 Madhya Pradesh 9283 8341 5664 67.90

21 Maharashtra 12242 12242 2774 22.65

22 Manipur 3 3 3 100.00

23 Meghalaya 16 16 16 100.00

24 Mizoram 125 125 242 193.60

25 Nagaland 9 9 0 100.00

26 Odisha 211 204 202 99.01

27 Puducherry 41 41 41 100.00

28 Punjab 16946 13906 13828 99.43

29 Rajasthan 1057 829 518 62.48

30 Sikkim 24 24 24 100.00

31 Tamil Nadu 2546 2936 0 0.00

32 Telangana 249 246 826 335.77

33 Tripura 0 0 0 0.00

34 Uttrakhand 159 159 159 100.00

35 Uttar Pradesh 4277 2321 1956 84.27

36 West Bengal 290 250 56 22.40

TOTAL 66361 58389 36566 62.62

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ANALYSIS OF FP TRANSACTION
ACTIVITIES

ANALYSIS OF FP TRANSACTION ACTIVITIES

Fingerprint science has evolved to be an indispensable part of not only the criminal justice
system, but also the governance in counties around the world. Worldwide scientific peer groups
are working along in order to utilize the science of fingerprints in as many ways as possible. This
chapter deals with the analysis of cumulative factors such as conviction rate, population of the
states, reasons of discrepancies in the data provided and an inter se comparison of data procured
from the state finger print bureaux along with the depiction of major activities such as record
slips, search slips, document cases and chance prints at a glance.
The Following table provides Comparative statement of number of record slips received
during the year 2016, the persons convicted in the year under IPC and SLL crimes and the
population of the States:
Persons Convicted
India/ State/Union No. of Record
Territory Total Slips
IPC SLL
(IPC+SLL)
Andhra Pradesh 19330 29451 49381 723

Arunachal Pradesh 128 9 137 1

Assam 3068 153 3221 222

Bihar 10561 2043 12604 173

Chhattisgarh 25952 43699 69651 2040

Goa 344 48 392 18

Gujarat 26582 10811 134693 7573

Haryana 15472 22345 37817 3201

Himachal Pradesh 2724 1456 4180 278

Jammu & Kashmir 5453 907 6360 187

Jharkhand 4515 1196 5711 314

Karnataka 44577 32060 76637 168

Kerala 160606 319033 479639 193

Madhya Pradesh 105448 124729 230177 9283

Maharashtra 48318 44370 92688 12242

Manipur 86 171 257 3

Meghalaya 1156 136 1292 16

Mizoram 1831 185 2016 125

Nagaland 537 374 911 19

Contd

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Persons Convicted
India/ State/Union No. of Record
Territory Total Slips
IPC SLL
(IPC+SLL)
Odisha 7582 4924 12506 211

Punjab 11919 15539 27458 16546

Rajasthan 57728 73467 131195 1057

Sikkim 109 72 181 24

Tamil Nadu 97039 249422 346461 2546

Telangana 21792 4796 26588 249

Tripura 792 128 920 0

Uttar Pradesh 97578 172707 270285 4277

Uttarakhand 2515 5612 8127 159

West Bengal 4900 2266 7166 290

 Total State’s 779242 1259409 2038651   62138

Union Territory:    

A.& N Islands 262 1679 1941 0

Chandigarh 1140 1514 2654 0

D.& N Haveli 35 00 35 0

Daman & Diu 9 00 9 0

Delhi 12839 3077 15916 3793

Lakshadweep 52 41 93 0

Puducherry 1037 486 1523 41

Total UT’s 15374 6797 22171 3834

Total (All India) 794616 1266206 2060822 65972

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Graph No.1. NUMBER OF FP RECORD (CONVICTION) SLIPS RECORDED IN

THE YEAR 2016 (STATE WISE)

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Graph No. 2. NUMBER OF FP SEARCH (ARRESTEE) SLIPS RECORDED IN THE

YEAR 2016 (STATE WISE)

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Graph No. 3. NUMBER OF DOCUMENT CASES EXAMINED IN THE YEAR

2016 (STATE WISE)

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Graph No. 4. NUMBER OF NUMBER OF CHANCE PRINTS COMPARED IN THE

YEAR 2016 (STATE WISE)

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As depicted in Graph No. 1

The disparity between the number of the persons convicted and the number of FP (conviction)
slips recorded / available in CFPB which amounts to a total difference of 19, 94,850 which might
raise questions as to how efficient our criminal justice system is. However, before we reach to any
conclusion about the said gap between number of the persons convicted and the number of FP
(conviction) slips recorded, we need to understand the mandate of CFPB as provided in CFPB
Work Manual (approved by MHA, Govt. of India) the that governs the authority for storing /
keeping slips of convicted persons. as per CFPB Mandate approved as per the Manual.
As per OM (which is a part of the CFPB Manual) No. 115/POLICE (L)/ 55 (8) Intelligence
Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, Dated 19.02.1955, on the subject of
‘Establishment of C.F.P.B and instructions to be followed by State Bureaux and District Police
officers in sending F.P. record slips’, mentions about the G.O. No. 37/223/55-piii Dated 5.12.55,
which incorporates the procedure to be adopted for taking finger impressions of all persons
convicted of any offence mentioned in the schedule of offences as mentioned in Annexure II.
The schedule of offences describes various acts and provisions such as “All persons convicted
of offences under chapter XII to XVII IPC which are punishable with rigorous imprisonment
for a term of one year or more”, which empower the central and state finger print bureaux to
maintain FP record slips of convicted individuals.
However, the statistics for the number of persons convicted has been taken from another
publication of NCRB i.e. “Crime in India”, which incorporates a different criteria for calculating
the total number of convicted persons in a calendar year. All the offences mentioned in the IPC
and SLL vary greatly in the quantum of punishment. Moreover, it depends upon the court of
law in awarding the punishment which may fall in a variable range. And the point to be noted
here is that all the offences mentioned in the Laws of the Land do not necessarily constitute a
punishment of a year or more. Some may be punishable with an imprisonment from a number of
weeks to months whereas some may constitute of only a sum to be paid as fine. Therefore, as per
the OM mentioned above, not all convicted persons are liable to get their ten digit fingerprints
recorded, which is the utmost cause of the huge gap as mentioned in Para 1, between the number
of the persons convicted and the number of FP (conviction) slips recorded, as mentioned in table
on page no. 79-80.

As depicted in Graph No. 2

Some of the states depict the number of slips recorded as Zero. This is due to the fact that
some of the states/UTs such as A & N Islands, Bihar, Chandigarh, D & N Haveli, Daman & Diu
and Lakshadweep do not have AFIS system yet. The other states such as Assam, Chhattisgarh, J
& K, Meghalaya and Sikkim do posses AFIS, but are presently non functional as reported by the
respective state/UT’s in the ASR forms forwarded to the CFPB.
The Following inferences could be drawn from the analysis of the above graph:
1. The NCT of Delhi has searched a mere figure of 23921 slips despite of being a highly
populated state.
2. Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have the highest number of search slips. However, due
to being highly populated states, even such numbers do not form a good percentage.
3. Majority of the states are lagging behind with a total difference of 42,99,278 in terms of the
ten digit slips searched in the year 2016 as compared to the crime incidences as reported
in the publication ‘Crime in India-2016’.

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As depicted in Graph No. 3

1. The north eastern states have not received any document case in the year 2016.
2. The number of document cases received in larger states like Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Tamil
Nadu, Maharashtra, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh as compared to other states with a smaller
geographical area and population.

As depicted in Graph No. 4

1. South Indian states such as Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamilnadu have excelled in the
category of comparison of chance prints which depicts the significance these states give to
the fingerprint evidence.
2. Delhi has also compared a large number of chance prints as compared to other states with
a higher population.

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CAPACITY BUILDING

TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN FINGERPRINT SCIENCE AT CFPB/

NCRB, NEW DELHI
One of the objectives of NCRB is to provide training in IT and Finger Print Science for
capacity building in Police Forces in the country.
Each year this branch conducts various training programmes for Indian & Foreign Police
Officers. Training on subjects Cyber Crime Investigation & Digital Forensics, CCTNS, TOT in
Fingerprint Science, Advanced Fingerprint Science, Network & e-Security, Colored Portrait Building
System, Operators Course for Statistical Software Crime in India & ADSI, Operator Course for
Prison Statistics India etc. is conducted. NCRB also conducts the courses on “Training of Trainers”
for development of training resource persons in Police Programmes conducted in NCRB are
attended by officers of all ranks including senior officers from States / Union Territories as well
as from Central Police Organizations/Central Armed Police Forces. Besides training of Indian
Police Officers, NCRB also conducts courses for Foreign Police officers under Indian Technical
and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) and Special Commonwealth African Assistance Programme
(SCAAP) of Ministry of External Affairs.

Trainings for Indian Nationals in Finger Print Science conducted at New Delhi-
2016
S. Title of the Duration in Period Eligibility No. of
No. Training Weeks Participants

Fingerprint Experts from

TOT on 09-13 May,
1 01 FPBx and CFPB 20
Fingerprint Science 2016
(1 Course)

Fingerprint Experts from

Advanced 13-17 June,
2 01 FPBx and CFPB 20
Fingerprint Science 2016
(1 Course)

Fingerprint Experts from

Refresher Course 5-16 Sept.,
3 02 FPBx and CFPB 24
on AIBE 2016
(1 Course)

Total 64

Trainings for Indian Nationals in Finger Print Science conducted at Kolkata-2016

CFPB Kolkata unit has been providing training for law enforcement individual as well
as officials from various trades who tend to deal with Fingerprints in one way or the
other.
S. Title of the Duration In Period Eligibility No. of
No. Training Weeks Participants

Finger print 04.04.2016- Finger Print Experts from

1 18 Weeks 10
Proficiency Course 06.08.2016 various State Bureaux

Finger print 29.08.2016- Finger Print Experts from

2 18 Weeks 05
Proficiency Course 31.12.2016 various State Bureaux

Total 15

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Trainings for Foreign Nationals in Finger Print Science conducted in the year 2016:
S. Title of the Duration in Period Eligibility No. of
No. Training Weeks Participants

1 Advanced Courses only for Foreign Police

Fingerprint 04.01.2016 Officers sponsored under the ITEC,
Science and IT 12 to SCAAP and TCS of Colombo Plan 29
25.03.2016 Schemes of the Ministry of External
Affairs, Government of India

2 Advanced 04.07.2016
Fingerprint 08 to -do- 26
Science 26.08.2016

3 Advanced 03.10.2016
Fingerprint 08 to -do- 33
Science 25.11.2016

Total 88

Few State/UT Finger Print Bureaux also provide trainings in courses pertaining to Fingerprint
and Allied sciences as per their discretion. The following table depicts the number of State/UT
FPB Staff trained in FP science:

S No. States 2014 2015 2016

1 Andhra Pradesh 46 NF* NF*

2 Chhattisgarh 01 02 Nil

3 Delhi Nil 19 38

4 Goa 09 07 06

5 Himachal Pradesh 02 Nil Nil

6 Karnataka 05 04 06

7 Kerala 28 96 10

8 Madhya Pradesh Nil 31 07

9 Maharashtra Nil Nil 01

10 Telangana 25 Nil Nil

11 Uttrakhand 12 Nil 03

12 West Bengal 12 Nil Nil

Total No. of Trainings provided 140 159 71

The following table depicts the number of outside staff trained at the State/UT FPBx:
S No. States 2014 2015 2016
1 Andhra Pradesh 3,373 3,267 4,090

2 Arunachal Pradesh Nil 103 102

3 Assam 96 08 78

4 Bihar Nil 650 280

5 Chhattisgarh 1,144 1,141 624

6 Delhi 86 16 302

Contd.

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S No. States 2014 2015 2016

7 Goa 125 139 43

8 Gujarat 900 160 944

9 Haryana 24 41 437

10 Himachal Pradesh NF* 90 86

11 Jharkhand 38 149 693

12 Karnataka 261 285 1417

13 Kerala 1,601 457 140

14 Madhya Pradesh 3,784 6,361 4,903

15 Maharashtra 2,163 1,568 10,741

16 Manipur 25 07 1024

17 Meghalaya Nil 01 Nil

18 Mizoram 35 35 162

19 Nagaland 249 110 188

20 Odisha 1,433 1,125 1,691

21 Puducherry 59 261 Nil

22 Punjab Nil NF* 28

23 Sikkim Nil 75 541

24 Tamil Nadu Nil Nil 4,448

25 Telangana 2,138 3,326 1,577

26 Uttrakhand 78 64 140

27 Uttar Pradesh 129 69 69

28 West Bengal 15 127 50

Total 17756 19635 34798

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Picture-5: 07th TOT on Finger Print Science, 09/5/2016 to 13/5/2016, NCRB, New Delhi

Picture-6: 1st Refresher Course on “All India Board Examination for Finger Print Experts”, 05.09.2016 TO
16.09.2016

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Picture-7: 20th Advanced Fingerprint Science & IT Course for Foreign Police Personnel, 04.01.2016 to 25.03.2016,
NCRB New Delhi

Picture-8: Foreign trainee police officers learning Fingerprint detection and development skills at NCRB

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Picture-9: Advanced Finger Print Science & IT, (4th July 2016 to 26th August 2016), NCRB, New Delhi

Picture-10: 6th Course on Advanced Fingerprint Science, 03.10.2016 to 25.11.2016, NCRB, New Delhi

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 ANNEXURES
.

Annexure-I Pioneers of Fingerprint Science

Annexure-II Laws Relating to Fingerprints in India

Recommendations of XVII All India Conference of Directors

Annexure-III of Finger Print Bureaux held at PHQ Bhopal on February
2-3, 2016

Annexure-IV Sanctioned And Posted Staff Strength in SFPBx

Annexure-V (a) Automated Fingerprint Identification System

(b) & (c) States with and without AFIS

Availability of Live Scanner’s / FEDs in State Finger Print

(d)
Bureaux

Availability of other Scientific Tools and Equipments in

(e)
SFPBx

Annexure-VI AIBE Toppers from 1963 to 2016

Annexure-VII List of Important Books on Fingerprint Science

Annexure -VIII Addresses of State Finger Print Bureaux / Units

Annexure-IX Glossary

Annexure-X Abbreviations

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Annexure-I

PIONEERS OF FINGERPRINT SCIENCE

There are records of Fingerprints being taken many centuries ago, Ancient artifacts with carvings
similar to friction ridge skin have been discovered in many places throughout the world. The
ancient Babylonians pressed the tips of their fingertips into clay to record business transactions.
Thumbprints begin to be used on clay seals in China to “sign” documents. A petroglyph located on
a cliff face in Nova Scotia depicts a hand with exaggerated ridges and finger whorls, presumably
left by the Mi’kmaq people.
With the advancement in the field of Identification/ investigation, many of the scientist/
Investigators worked, whose contributions are listed below,

Dr. NEHEMIAH GREW (1641-1712)

• English Plant Morphologist, Considered as “Father of Plant
Anatomy”.
• Studied and described the ridges, furrows, and pore structure of
friction skin.
• Published very accurate drawings of the Fingerprint patterns and
areas of the palms.
• Did not address uniqueness or permanence of the ridges.

MARCELLO MALPHIGHI (1628-1694)

• First to see the capillaries and was a founder of histology, embryology,
plant anatomy, and comparative anatomy.
• Used a microscope for the first time to examine friction skin and
made observations as to its structure.
• Malpighian layer of skin names after him, for his research
contributions.
• Did not address uniqueness or permanence of friction ridges

Dr. J.C.A. MAYER (1747-1801)

• Authored a book human anatomy and anatomical illustrations. The
book is one of the earliest recordings supporting the uniqueness
of fingerprints. 
• The book included drawings of friction skin and this still valid
statement:
• “Although the arrangements of skin ridges are never duplicated in
two persons, nevertheless the similarities are closer among some
individuals. In others the differences are marked, yet in spite of
their peculiarities of arrangement all have certain likeness.” This
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Dr. JOHANNES E. PURKINJE (1787–1869)

• At Breslau he created the world’s first Independent Physiology
department and first official Physiology laboratory. 
• He discovered the Purkinje effect, Purkinje cells, and Purkinje
fibers.
• He was the first to give regular classification of Fingerprint
patterns into nine categories as

 A:Transverse curves,  F: Spiral,

 B:Central longitudinal stria,  G: Ellipse or elliptical

whorl,
 C: Oblique stria,
 H:Circle or circular whorl,
 D: Oblique sinus, and

 E: Almond  I: Double whorl

WILLIAM JAMES HERSCHEL (1833-1917)

• He experimented with the idea of using a handprint as a
signature by having a man named Rajyadhar Konai put a stamp
of his right hand on the back of a contract. The contract was
received and accepted as valid.
• He instituted taking fingerprints of both Pensioners and criminals
so that it is not carried out by imposters.
• He was the first person to use Handprints/ Fingerprints
officially.
• He published an account of his work entitled ‘The Origin of Fingerprinting’.

HENRY FAULDS (1843–1930)

• British surgeon and Superintendent of Tsukiji Hospital in
Tokyo.
• Wrote an article that discussed fingerprints as a means of
identification.
• He published a paper on the subject titled ‘On the Skin-Furrows
of the Hand’, in the scientific journal ‘Nature’ & was first scientific
literature to suggest the basic concepts of the fingerprint system
of identification.
• In an article, Faulds proposed using friction ridge individualization
at crime scenes and gave two practical examples.
• Recommended printer’s Ink for recording of fingerprints.

SIR FRANCIS GALTON (1822-1911)

• Was an English explorer and anthropologist best known for his
research in Eugenics and Human Intelligence. 
• Established that friction ridge skin was unique and persistent.
• Defined & Named each Peculiar characteristics /Minutiae/ Ridge
Characteristics.
• Wrote book on “Fingerprints” in 1892 & “Decipherment of Blurred
Fingerprints”.
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IVÁN ( JUAN) VUCETICH (1858-1925)

• His classification system and individualization of prisoners
through the use of fingerprints were the first practical uses of
the fingerprint science by law enforcement personnel.
• He made the first positive identification of a criminal in a case
where Francisca Rojas had killed her two children and then cut
her throat, trying to put the blame on the outside attacker. A
bloody print identified her as the killer.

SIR EDWARD RICHARD HENRY (1850-1931)

• Inspector General of Police for the Lower Provinces in Bengal.
• Considered as Father of Modern Fingerprint Science.
• With the help of Indian Police Officers Khan Bahadur Azizul Haque,
and Rai Bahadur Hem Chandra Bose, the Henry classification
system was developed.
• Went before an inquiry committee to convince them to change to
fingerprinting criminals instead of using the Bertillon Method.
• Established the Metropolitan Police Fingerprint Bureau, Britain’s
first.
• Published a book “The Classification and Use of Fingerprints.”

AZIZUL HAQUE (1872 – 1935)

• Officer-in-charge of the Anthropometric Bureau in Calcutta
• Helped in devising the classification formula on a mathematical
basis.
• Was awarded the title “Khan Bahadur”
• Was awarded Hon. of Rupees 5000/-

HEM CHANDRA BOSE

• An officer of the Anthropometric Bureau in Calcutta
• Created a system for single digit impression
• Created a telegraphic code for communicating classification.
• Was awarded the title “Rai Bahadur”
• Wrote a book called “Fingerprint Companion”

EDMOND LOCARD (1877-1966)

• Formulated the basic principle of forensic science: “Every contact
leaves a trace”
• Developed the science of Poroscopy.
• Established the first rules of the minimum number of minutiae
necessary for identification. He said that if 12 specific points
were identical between two fingerprints, it would be sufficient for
positive identification.

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Annexure-II

LAWS RELATING TO FINGERPRINTS IN INDIA

In an endeavor for the betterment of the publication a new chapter laws relating to Finger
prints has been added from this year, the chapter contains all relevant legal information pertaining
to Finger Print Science in India.

Section 45 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, as amended by Act V of 1899, defines:
Any other person whose finger prints are ordered to be maintained by the Govt. of India
from time to time, subject to the provisions of the Identification of prisoners Act (act XXXIII of
1920).
“When the Court has to form an opinion upon a point of foreign law, or of science or art,
or as to identity of handwriting or finger impressions, the opinions upon that point of persons
especially skilled in such foreign law, science or art, or in questions as to identify of handwriting
or finger impressions are relevant facts. Such persons are called Experts”.

Section 293 of Cr. P.C. states as follows:

1. Any document purporting to be a report under the hand of a Government scientific expert to
whom this section applies, upon any matter or thing duly submitted to him for examination or
analysis and report in the course of any proceeding under this code may be used as evidence
in any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this code.
2. The Court may, if it thinks fit, summon and examine any such expert as to the subject-matter
of his report.
3. Where any such expert is summoned by a Court, and he is unable to attend personally, he
may, unless the court has expressly directed him to appear personally, depute any responsible
officer working with him to attend the court, if such officer is conversant with the facts of the
case and can satisfactorily depose in court on his behalf.
4. This section applies to the following Government Scientific Experts, namely:-
a) Any Chemical Examiner or Assistant Chemical Examiner to Government.
b) The Chief Inspector of Explosives.
c) The Director of the Finger Print Bureau.
d) The Director, Haffkine Institute, Bombay.
e) The Director of a Central Forensic Science Laboratory or a State / UT Forensic Science
Laboratory.
e) The Serologist to the Government.

To ascertain, whether a finger print is that of a person by whom it purports to have been
made, the court may direct any person present in the court to record his finger prints for the
purpose of enabling the court to compare the finger prints alleged to have been made by such
person. When given by recognized finger print experts, evidence as to the identification of persons
by means of finger prints left at the scene of crime, is a fact. Summon from court is received
whenever, court requires the services of experts either to prove the identity of the accused person
or to give evidence in case in which experts opinion has already been furnished by the Bureau.

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LAWS RELATING TO PREPARATION OF

RECORD AND SEARCH SLIPS

Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920

Section 3: Related to Convicted Persons:
a) Every person who has been convicted of any offence punishable with
rigorous imprisonment for a term of one year or upwards or of any offence
which would render him liable to enhanced punishment on a subsequent
conviction and
b) Every person ordered to give security of his good behavior under Section
118 CRPC shall if so required allow his measurements and photographs
to be taken by a police officer in the prescribed manner.
Section 4: Empowers police officers for taking fingerprints of non-convicted arrested persons
in connection with an offence punishable with RI for one year or more.
Section 5: Empowers a magistrate of first class to order a person to give his fingerprint
for the purpose of any investigation or proceedings.
Section 6: i) Empowers the use of necessary means to secure the fingerprints of any
person who resists or refuses taking of fingerprints.
ii) Resistance or refusal is deemed to be an offence u/s 186 IPC.
Section 7: Deals with destruction of finger print slips on acquittal or on discharge or on
release without trial.

Schedule of Offences for Taking Finger Impressions as per Cfpb Manual:

As per OM No. 115/POLICE (L)/ 55 (8) Intelligence Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs,
Government of India, Dated 19.02.1955, on the subject of ‘Establishment of C.F.P.B and instructions
to be followed by State Bureaux and District Police officers in sending F.P. record slips’, mentions
about the G.O. No. 37/223/55-piii Dated 5.12.55, which incorporates the procedure to be adopted
for taking finger impressions of all persons convicted of any offence mentioned in the schedule
of offences.
Finger print slips of the following persons will be recorded at the Central Finger Print
Bureau:
1. All persons convicted of offences under chapter XII to XVII IPC which are punishable with
rigorous imprisonment for a term of one year or more.
2. All persons convicted of any offence under Chapter VI IPC or of sabotage and subversive
activities against State.
3. All persons convicted of offences under section 170, 302, and 304 (murder for gain), 328,
338, 465 to 477A, 489A to 489D I.P.C.
4. All persons convicted under the Arms, Opium and State Excise acts who are suspected to be
smugglers in Arms, Opium by dangerous drugs as defined in the Dangerous Drugs Act (Act
II of 1930) or entailing enhanced punishment on reconviction .
5. All persons convicted of smuggling gold, currency and valuable articles under Foreign exchange
Regulation Act VII of 1947.
6. All persons ordered to execute bonds under sections 109 and 110 Cr.P.C (for offence against
property only).
7. All traffickers in women and children who are convicted under section 363 to 373 I.P.C.

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8. All persons convicted under section 5 of Act LXXIV of 1950 for unlawful possession of
telegraph wires.
9. All persons convicted under section 3 of Ordnance XIX of 1944 for unlawful possessions of
Railway Stores.
10. All professional criminals and persons of dangerous character externed from any area under
any state Act.
11. All foreigners externed under Foreigners Act XXXI of 1946.
12. All approvers in gang dacoity and criminal conspiracy cases.
13. All persons suspected of being professional itinerant criminals and persons of notoriously
criminal reputation who habitually absent themselves from their homes and are believed to
travel to other states for the purpose of committing crime and who have been arrested by
police and whose finger prints have been taken, even if they are acquitted provided that in
case of acquittal permission for record for finger prints is obtained from the court under
section 7 of Act XXXIII of 1920.
14. All persons convicted for attempt or abetment (sec 511 or 109/114 IPC) and criminal conspiracy
(sec 120B IPC) for offences mentioned in this schedule.
15. All Indian nationals convicted outside India of any offence for which finger prints have been
received at the State Bureau from those countries.
16. All International criminals and absconders whose finger prints are sent to the State Bureau
from countries outside India.
17. All persons convicted under explosive Substances Act (Act VI of 1908).
18. All persons convicted under the official Secrets Act (Act XIX of 1923).
19. All persons convicted under sec 101, 126 and 128 of the Indian Railways Act (Act IX of
1890).
20. Any other person whose finger prints are ordered to be maintained by the Govt. of India
from time to time, subject to the provisions of the Identification of prisoners Act (act XXXIII
of 1920).

Note: The taking of finger prints of persons who are local men and convicted of offences of trivial
nature will be subject to the discretion of the Supdt. of Police of the district concerned.

Important Court Verdicts on Finger Print Evidence

1. Supreme Court Ruling Of 1961 : [State of Bombay Vs. Kathikalu Oghad AIR 1961 SC
1808]
A thumb impression of an accused taken by the police in course of investigation which was later
on produced at the trial did not amount to testimonial compulsion under Article 20(3) and was
not on that account inadmissible. It held that the application of finger prints in the identification
of persons does not violate the fundamental rights under Article 20(3) of the constitution.
It was further held that to be a witness in its wider sense means giving an oral or written statement
but does not amount to exposing a part of the body for the purpose of identification.
2. Supreme Court Ruling Of 1972 : [AIR 1972 SC 975]
“The comparison and identification of finger prints has developed into a science and the
results derived there from have reached a stage of exactitude. As long as the report shows that the
opinion was based on observations which led to a conclusion, such opinion can be accepted.”
“Unless there is a doubt as to the correctness of the opinion, the report of the examiner
may be accepted without examination of the expert.”

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3. Supreme Court Ruling Of 1978: [Mohanlal Vs. Ajit Singh AIR July 1978 SC 1183]
The hon’ble Supreme Court ruled that an opinion based on 8 identical ridge characteristics
was fully justified and conformed to the views expressed in scientific books on the subject.
“Nothing substantial has been urged to challenge the opinion of the director of the fingerprint
Bureau and all that has been argued is that as there were only 8 points of similarity, there was not
enough basis for the expert’s opinion about the identity of finger prints . Reference in this has
been made to B.L.Saxena’s ‘Identification of handwriting, disputed documents, finger prints, foot
prints and detection of forgeries’ 1968 edition page 247, Walter R. Scott’s ‘Finger print mechanics’
page 62 and M.K.Mehta’s ‘The identification of thumb impression and the cross examination of
finger print experts’ second edition page 28. We have gone through these books but they do not
really support the argument of the learned counsel for the respondent. While referring to the
old practice of looking for a minimum of 12 identical characteristic details, Saxena has admitted
that the modern view is that 6 points of similarity are sufficient to establish the identity of finger
prints. Walter Scott has stated that as a matter of practice most experts who work with finger
prints constantly satisfy themselves as to the identity with 8 or even 6 points.”

The larger surface of the fully rolled impression not only allows accurate classification but it also gives more points for
comparison. (For representative purpose only)

4. Supreme Court Ruling of 1979 : [Jaspal Singh Vs.State of Punjab AIR 1979 SC 1708]
“The science of Finger print identification is an exact science and does not admit of any
mistake or doubt.”

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Annexure-III

RECOMMENDATIONS OF XVII ALL INDIA CONFERENCE OF

DIRECTORS OF FINGER PRINT BUREAUX HELD AT PHQ
BHOPAL ON FEBRUARY 2-3, 2016

1. The Identification of Prisoner’s Act 1920 should be reviewed / amended in view of use of
other biometric attributes and digital tools for capturing and recording them. The issue may
be taken up with MHA.
2. Qualified Trainers in F.P. Science should be empanelled on an All India basis by the CFPB/
NCRB to act as faculty and impart training at various institutes. This list should be periodically
updated and uploaded on the NCRB website for ease of use and transparency.
3. It was also proposed to that F.P. Training Courses sponsored by CFPB / NCRB should be
started at Regional Police / Forensic Training Centres / Institutes i.e. one each in North (CDTS,
Chandigarh), South (NPA Hyderabad), East (NEPA, Meghalaya), and West (GFSU, Gandhi
Nagar). This would help in decentralizing the training and also in enhanced participation.
4. The conference recommended that the CFPB / NCRB would explore the possibility of
providing exposure to Finger print experts of the country on the latest fingerprint techniques
prevalent in advanced countries in coordination with Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of
India, MHA and BPR&D.
5. The conference suggested setting-up of three working groups on (a) Strategic Planning
and Administrative matters including uniform staff pattern and deployment of F.P. Staff,
comprising of Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Manipur, Maharashtra, Kerala
and Tamil Nadu. The group will look into possibility of technical / special allowance to the
fingerprint Personnel, filling up vacancies in the F.P. Bureaux on priority, and a mandatory
AIBE accreditation / certification for all fingerprint personnel of India. (b) Working group on
Training comprising of MP, Punjab, Delhi, Punjabi University Patiala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh in coordination with NCRB. This group would undertake
activities like standardization of the curriculum, condensing the syllabus and duration of
Finger Print proficiency training course conducted by CFPB / NCRB, online training, testing
and certification etc. (c) Working group on Technology and Technical Matters comprising of
Telangana, Karnataka, MP, Gujarat, Punjab, Tamil Nadu & Himachal Pradesh. The working
group will deliberate on issues related to the latest techniques, development of modern F.P.
Laboratories, standardized list of F.P. equipment, exchanging of fingerprint data between
States/UTs, provision of IT hardware, and connectivity should be made for jails, courts, health
centers and protection homes etc. for enrolment of finger prints, Integration of AFIS and
CCTNS in consultation with industry / stakeholders.
6. The conference unanimously recommended that CFPB unit at Kolkata should be relocated
to New Delhi in the new premise at Mahipalpur, New Delhi, and all the training modules
should be consolidated in the upcoming new infrastructure of NCRB at New Delhi.
7. The conference also recommended Standard format for giving F.P. opinion needs to be re-
worked to incorporate the antecedents of the experts / officers who give evidence before the
court of law. Himachal Pradesh was requested to prepare this format.
8. The conference was unanimous for recommending mandatory AIBE accreditation / certification
for all fingerprint personnel of the country. There will be no change whatsoever in eligibility
conditions to appear in All India board for the examination of Finger Print Experts. The
issue may be taken up with MHA to issue an advisory.
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Annexure-IV

SANCTIONED AND POSTED STAFF STRENGTH IN

PROMINENT STATE FPBX AS ON 31.12.2016

This annexure gives overview of staff position in prominent state finger print bureaux
functioning in the country.

1. ANDHRA PRADESH
Sl .No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Director/S.P. 1 1 0

2. DSP, FPBx 1 0 1

3. Inspector 19 19 0

4. Sub-Inspector 30 0 30

5. Assistant Sub-Inspector 46 26 20

6. Sub-Inspector- Photography 1 0 1

7. Constable (Electrician) 1 0 1

8. Typists 1 0 1

9. Others (Record Asstt.) 1 0 1

Total 101 46 55

2. ANDAMAN & NICOBAR

Sl .No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Sub-Inspector N/A 01 00

2. Constable N/A 03 00

Total -- 04

3. ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Sl .No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Inspector N/A 01 00

2. Sub Inspector N/A 01 00

3. Constable N/A 01 00

Total -- 03 00

4. ASSAM
Sl .No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Dy. S.P 01 01 00

2. Inspector 01 02 00

3. Sub Inspector 14 06 08

4. Asst. Sub Inspector 02 01 01

5. Constable 05 03 2

Total 23 13 11

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5. BIHAR

Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. S.P./ Director 1 1 0

2. Dy.S.P./ Deputy Dir. 13 6 7

3. Sub-Inspector 4 3 1

4. Assistant Sub-Inspector 0 4 0

5. Constable 4 4 0

6. Others 1 2 0

Total 23 20 8

6. CHHATTISGARH*
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Dy. S.P 1 1 0

2. Inspector 10 9 1

3. Sub-Inspector 10 2 8

Total 21 12 9

* Details as per ASR of 2014, updated information not sent in ASR-2016

7. DELHI
Sl .No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Dy. S.P/ Dy. Director 01 01 0

2. Inspector 02 10 00

3. Sub-Inspector 15 31 00
4. Assistant Sub-Inspector 53 20 33

5. Head Constable 01 05 00

6. Constable Nil 06 0

7. Others Nil 01 0

Total 72 74 33

8. GUJARAT
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Director-I 1 0 1

2. Director Group- II 5 3 2

3. Senior Expert 18 5 13

4. Junior Expert 42 0 42

5. Searcher 37 22 15

Total 103 30 73

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9. GOA
Sl .No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Dy. S.P/ Dy. Director 01 00 01

2. First Expert 02 00 02

3. Second Expert 02 01 01

4. Searcher 02 02 00

4. Photographer 01 00 01

5. Head Constable 00 03 00

6. Constable 00 09 00

Total 72 74 04

10. HIMACHAL PRADESH

Sl .No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. S.P / Director 01 01 00

2. Dy. S.P/ Dy. Director 01 01 00

3. Inspector 01 00 01

4. Sub-Inspector 01 00 01

5. Assistant Sub-Inspector 01 02 00

6. Head Constable 02 02 00

7. Constable 02 02 00

8. Others – 02 00

Total 09 10 02

11. HARYANA
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. ADGP 1 1 0

2. I.G.P. 2 1 1

3. SP 1 1 0

4. Addl. SP / Addl Director 0 0 0

5. Dy.S.P. 3 2 1

6. Inspector 5 2 3

7. Sub-Inspector 32 20 12

8. Assistant Sub-Inspector 8 0 8

9. Head Constable 3 5 0

10. Constables 36 11 25

11. Peon 4 1 3

12. Others 25 15 10

Total 120 59 61

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12. JAMMU & KASHMIR

Sl .No. Post Sanctioned Posted Vacancy
Strength Strength

1. Sub-Inspector N/A 01 00

2. Constable N/A 02 00

Total -- 03 00

13. JHARKHAND
Sl .No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. State Examiner of Fingerprint 07 03 04

2. Sub Inspector N/A 01 00

3. Assistant Sub-Inspector N/A 01 00

4. Constable N/A 02 00

5. Drafty 01 Nil 01

6. Others N/A 01 00

Total 08 08 04

14. KARNATAKA
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Director / S.P. 1 0 1

2. Dy. Director/ Dy. Supdt. of Police 12 10 2

3. Inspector 37 13 24

4. Sub-Inspector 50 2 48

5. Head Constable 15 15 0

6. Constable 82 65 17

7. Peon 1 1 0

8. Others 3 3 0

Total 201 109 92

15. KERALA
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Director 0 0 0

2. Dy. Director 0 0 0

3. Tester Inspectors 19 19 0

4. Finger Print Experts 39 31 8

5. Finger Print Searchers 19 9 10

Total 77 59 18

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16. MADHYA PRADESH

Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. SP/Director 1 1 0

2. Addl. S.P./Addl. Dir. 2 0 2

3. Dy. Director/ Dy.S.P. 4 4 0

4. Inspector 8 6 2

5 Sub-Inspector 17 5 12

6. Asst. Sub-Inspector 2 0 2

7. Head Constable 1 1 0

8. Constable 4 1 3

Total 39 18 21

17. MAHARASHTRA
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Director / Supdt. of Police (Fingerprint) 2 0 2

2. Deputy Director/Dy.S.P.(Fingerprint) 3 0 3

3. Sr. Police Insp./Senior Expert (Fingerprint) 9 5 4

4. Police Inspector/First Expert (fingerprint) 34 32 2

5. Asst. Police Insp./Junior Expert (fingerprint) 128 121 7

6. Searcher/Police Sub Inspector (fingerprint) 117 24 93

7. Sr. Clerk 2 1 1

8. Jr. Clerk 4 1 3

9. Peon 8 7 1

Total 307 109 116

18. MANIPUR
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. SP/Director Nil 01 0

2. Dy. Director/ Dy.S.P. 01 01 0

3. Inspector Nil 01 0

4. Sub-Inspector Nil 01 0

5 Head Constable Nil 02 0

Total 01 06 00

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19. MIZORAM
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Director 01 01 00

2. Asst. Director 01 01 00

3. JSO 03 02 01

4. Constable 01 01 00

Total 06 05 01

20. NAGALAND
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Dy. Director 01 01 00

2. Inspector 01 NIL 01

3. Sub-Inspector (fingerprint) 02 NIL 02

4. Assistant Sub-Inspector (General) 03 03 00

5. Head Constable N/A 01 00

6. Constable 04 04 00

Total 11 09 03

21. ODISHA
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Director / Dy.S.P. 1 1 0
2. Inspector 10 7 3

3. Sub-Inspector (fingerprint) 38 30 8

4. Assistant Sub-Inspector (General) 4 0 4

5. Constable (General) 6 1 5

6. Peon 1 1 0

7. Others (Follower Orderlies) 5 1 4

Total 65 41 24

22. PUDUCHERRY
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Inspector 01 Nil 01

2. Sub-Inspector (Fingerprint) 01 Nil 01

3. Assistant Sub-Inspector 03 02 01

4. Fingerprint Searcher 02 02 00

5. Constable 02 02 00

6. Others 02 Nil 02

Total 11 06 05

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23. PUNJAB
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Director / Dy.S.P. 1 1 0

2. Inspector 6 4 2

3. Sub-Inspector 44 32 12

4. Assistant Sub-Inspector 7 4 3

5. Head Constable 9 8 1

6. Constable 5 4 1

Total 72 53 19

24. RAJASTHAN
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Deputy Director / (Dy.S.P.) 1 0 1

2. Inspector 4 4 0

3. Sub-Inspector 43 12 31
4. Head Constable 5 5 0

5. Constable 14 5 9

6. Senior Photographer 2 1 1

Total 69 27 42

25. SIKKIM
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Inspector 01 Nil 01

2. Sub-Inspector 03 03 00

Total 04 03 01

26. TAMILNADU
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

Addl.S.P.(FP) 13 00 13

Dy. S.P .(FP) 29 11 18

Inspector 47 11 36

Sub-Inspector 148 00 148

Total 237 22 215

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27. TELANGANA
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Dy. S.P. / Dy. Director 1 0 1

2. Inspector 13 8 5

3. Sub-Inspector + SI Photography 21 0 21

4. Assistant Sub-Inspector 33 26 7

5. ASI-Photography 1 1 0

6. Typist 1 1 0

7. Others 1 1 0

Total 72 37 35

28. TRIPURA
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Sub-Inspector 02 02 00

2. Asst. Sub-Inspector 02 00 02
Total 04 02 02

29. UTTAR PRADESH

Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Dy. SP/Deputy Dir 01 01 0

2. Inspector 07 06 1
3. Sub-Inspector 16 04 12

4. Head Constable 10 06 4

5. Constable 0 08 8

6. Peon 04 04 0

7. Others 14 08 6

Total 52 37 15

30. UTTRAKHAND
Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Sub-Inspector N/A 02 0

2. Asst. Sub-Inspector N/A 01 0

Total -- 03 00

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31. WEST BENGAL

Sl. No. Post Sanctioned Strength Posted Strength Vacancy

1. Director 01 01 00

2. Senior FP Expert 12 01 11

3. Junior FP Expert 28 00 28

4. Inspector 00 01 00

5. Sub-Inspector 00 02 00

6. Constable 00 01 00

7. Others 02 02 00

Total 43 08 39

32. CHANDHIGARH
No Fingerprint Bureau

33. DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI

No Fingerprint Bureau

34. DAMAN & DIU

No Fingerprint Bureau

35. LAKSHDWEEP
No Fingerprint Bureau

36. MEGHALAYA
No Fingerprint Bureau

The no. of sanctioned, posted staff and vacancies may be taken as indicative, because in some
bureaux there is more staff posted than actually sanctioned position thus the value of vacancy
too would not be correct
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Finger Prints FINGER PRINT
in India-2016 BUREAU, NATIONAL CRIME RECORDS BUREAU

CENTRAL FINGER PRINT BUREAU, NATIONAL CRIME RECORDS BUREAU

Annexure– V(a)
Annexure–V (a)

AUTOMATED
AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION
FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
SYSTEMV (a)
Annexure–

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The first FACTS was developed by NCRB with assistance from CMC ltd with the most
(FOR REPRESENTATIVE
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system. With the advent ONLY) and communication
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technology, the latest FACTS are equipped with the state of the art advantages that improve the
efficiency of a fingerprint expert. Following is an analytical comparison of the range of features
developed since the inception of the FACTS system.
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AFIS Interface Specification

Specifications Facts-1 Facts -3 Facts-4 Facts-5

Ease of Operation 5 3 3 3
Inked 3 3 3 3
Types of Chance
prints prints
3 3 3 3
accepted
Live
Scanner
5 3 3 3

10 digits prints
Acquiring
5 5 3 3

Sequence /Quality
Check
5 5 3 3

Automated Pattern
& Minutiae 5 5 5 3
reorganization

Automated Minutiae
Encoding
5 5 5 3

Henry Code Check 5 5 3 3

Facts Workstation/s 5 5 3 3
Printer Attachment 5 5 3 3
Operating Systems ------ Unix (SCO OSR5) Windows NT Windows
platforms, Linux,
Oracle

Storage Capacity ----- 2.5 lakhs 5 Lakhs > 1 Million

Court opinion chart 5 5 3 3

The Electronic Fingerprint Transmission Specification or EFTS defines the interface between
the IAFIS and other agencies’ systems. The EFTS contains a description of operational concepts,
descriptors, field edit specifications, image quality specifications, and other information related to
IAFIS services. The Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification (EBTS) is the latest upgrade
to the FBI fingerprint specification and replaces EFTS Version 7.1. The scope of the EBTS has
been expanded over previous versions to include additional biometric modalities (e.g., palmprint,
facial, and iris) in recognition of the rapidly developing biometric identification industry. The
most recent update to the American National Standards Institute /National Institute of Standards
and Technology-Information Technology Laboratory 1-2015 (ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011, Update:
2015) standard includes new record types to facilitate data sharing for new biometric modalities.
Integrating biometric data in accordance with the ANSI/NIST standard, the FBI EBTS provides a
description of all requests and responses associated with electronic fingerprint and other biometric
identification services. 
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Annexure–V (b)

STATES WITH AFIS

S. No. STATE / UT BUREAU/UNIT /CELL AFIS INSTALLED

1 ANDHRA PRADESH Hyderabad FACTS 5.0

2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH* Itanagar SECUREMANTRA 2.0

3 ASSAM* Guwahati FACTS 5.0

4 CHHATTISGARH* Raipur SECUREMANTRA 2.1

5 DELHI New Delhi DP-AFIS 2.0

6 GOA Verna FACTS 7.0

7 GUJARAT Gandhinagar FACTS 7.0

8 HARYANA Madhuban TRISHUL 3.0

9 JAMMU & KASHMIR Jammu SECUREMANTRA 5.0.4

10 KARNATAKA Bengaluru NEC 3.0 C

11 KERALA Thiruvananthapuram SECUREMANTRA 3.0

12 MADHYA PRADESH* Bhopal FACTS 3.0 (Functional and

district level only)

13 MAHARASHTRA* Mumbai FACTS 5.0

Pune FACTS 5.0

14 MEGHALAYA* Shillong FACTS 4.0

15 MIZORAM Aizawl SECUREMANTRA5.4

16 NAGALAND Dimapur NEC 3.0 6 (NG)

17 ODISHA Bhubaneswar SECUREMANTRA 3.0

18 PUDUCHERRY Puducherry SECUREMANTRA5.0.4

19 PUNJAB Phillaur SECUREMANTRA

20 RAJASTHAN Jaipur SECUREMANTRA 2.0

21 SIKKIM Gangtok FACTS 7.0

22 TAMIL NADU* Chennai FACTS 5.0

23 TELANGANA Hyderabad FACTS 5.0

24 TRIPURA Agartala SECUREMANTRA 2.1

25 UTTARAKHAND Dehradun SONDA8S

26 WEST BENGAL* Kolkata FACTS 5.0

27 CFPB / NCRB New Delhi FACTS 5.0

*AFIS not functional

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Annexure– V (c)

STATE WITHOUT AFIS

S. No. STATE / UT BUREAU/UNIT /CELL AFIS INSTALLED

1 BIHAR Patna NOT INSTALLED

2 HIMACHAL PRADESH Shimla NOT INSTALLED

3 JHARKHAND Ranchi NOT INSTALLED

4 MANIPUR Imphal NOT INSTALLED

5 UTTAR PRADESH Lucknow NOT INSTALLED

6 A & N ISLANDS Port Blair (Unit) NOT INSTALLED

7 CHANDIGARH Chandigarh NOT INSTALLED

8 DADAR & NAGAR HAVELI Silvassa NOT INSTALLED

9 DAMAN & DIU Daman NOT INSTALLED

10 LAKSHDWEEP Kavaratti NOT INSTALLED

*AFIS not functional.*West Bengal: Information not furnished in ASR-2016

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Annexure– V (d)

Availability of Live Scanners/ FEDs in

State Finger Print Bureaux
S. No. STATE BUREAU/UNIT /CELL AVAILABILITY OF FED
1 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad NOT PROCURED YET
2 Arunachal Pradesh Banderdewa 01at State FPBx + 07 Nos. in Districts
3 Assam Guwahati NOT PROCURED YET
4 Bihar Patna NOT PROCURED YET
5 Chhattisgarh Raipur One in PHQ, Not in Districts
6 Delhi New Delhi 04 nos. in Bureau+ 20 in Districts
7 Goa Verna NOT PROCURED YET
8 Gujarat Gandhinagar 01 at Central Site +600at PS level
9 Haryana* Madhuban Available at both State and District level
10 Himachal Pradesh Shimla NOT PROCURED YET
11 Jammu & Kashmir Jammu Available at SCRB(State Level)
12 Jharkhand Ranchi NOT PROCURED YET
Available at State level +328 nos. at City/
13 Karnataka Bengaluru
District
14 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram 1 no. at State level +18 nos. at Districts
15 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 226 nos. at State +226 nos. at District level
16 Maharashtra Pune NOT PROCURED YET
17 Manipur Imphal NOT PROCURED YET
18 Meghalaya Shillong 02 nos. at State Level
19 Mizoram Aizawl NOT PROCURED YET
20 Nagaland Dimapur NOT PROCURED YET
21 Odisha Bhubaneswar 02 at State level + 36 nos. at Districts
22 Puducherry Puducherry 01 at State level and 06 nos. at Districts
23 Punjab Phillaur 01 at State level
24 Rajasthan Jaipur 01 at State level + 08 nos. at Districts
25 Sikkim Gangtok NOT PROCURED YET
26 Tamil Nadu Chennai Information N/F in ASR-2016
27 Telangana Hyderabad NOT PROCURED YET
28 Tripura Agartala NOT PROCURED YET
29 Uttarakhand Dehradun 01 at State level + 04 nos. at Districts
30 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow NOT PROCURED YET
31 West Bengal Kolkata Information N/F in ASR-2016
32 A & N Island Port Blair NOT PROCURED YET (but in process)
33 Chandigarh Chandigarh NOT PROCURED YET
34 Dadar & Nagar Haveli Silvassa NOT PROCURED YET
35 Daman & Diu Daman NOT PROCURED YET
36 Lakshdweep Kavaratti NOT PROCURED YET
37 CFPB / Ncrb New Delhi 2 at CFPB Delhi

* States in bold have FEDs available.

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Annexure-V (e)

AVAILABILITY OF OTHER SCIENTIFIC TOOLS AND

EQUIPMENTS AT FINGER PRINT BUREAU OF STATES/UT’S

1. ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS

a. Illuminated Magnifier g. Ninhydrin fuming chamber
b. Iodine Fuming Chamber h. Handheld microscope
c. Hot air oven i. Cyanoacrylate kit
d. Forensic search light kit j. Portable bench LED magnifier
e. Ninhydrin Kit k. Magnetically developed Latent print kit
f. DD-UV Search l. fingerprint recording cabinet

2. ANDHRA PRADESH
a. AFIS/FACTS Ver.5 b. Poly Ray c. Electric Dust Lifter

3. ARUNACHAL PRADESH
a. Automated Finger Print e. Powders, Lifting Tapes, Brushes, Lenses,
Identification System (AFIS) etc
b. Live Scanner f. Latent Print Kit-1
c. Camera g. Dust Print Lifting Kit-1
d. Foot Print Casting Kit h. Forensic Light Source-1

4. ASSAM
a) Finger Print kit box-17 b) Computers-2 c) Dust Lifting Kit-4

5. BIHAR
a) Cyanoacrylate fuming chamber-1, b) F.P. Developing Kit-10, Functional
Functional

6. CHHATTISGARH
a. F.P Development Kit f. Dust Print Lifting Kit
b. Polyview System g. Dust Print Lifter
c. Dead Body Kit h. F.P Taking Kit
d. Poly Light System i. Microscope
e. Live Scanner j. AFIS- Not Functioning

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7. DELHI
a. APPIS & RQWS h. DLK
b. CRIS i. Russell Comparator
c. Integrated Image Enhancing System j. CED 200 Comparator
d. Integrated Image Enhancement and Transmitting System k. RUVIS
e. V.S.C-I l. RUVIS (Lab Cam)
f. Crime Scope m. Digital Camera
g. Crime Light n. Live Scanner

8. GOA
a. District Mobile Forensic Unit f. Dust Print Lifting
b. F.P Powders and Brushes g. FM-3 Camera (Nikon)
c. F.P development Kit h. Photo Lab and Dark Room Facilities
d. F-80 SLR Camera (Nikon) i. Facts 7 version
e. D-80 SLR Camera (Nikon)

9. GUJARAT
a. District Mobile Forensic Unit (DMFU) e. D-80 SLR Camera (Nikon)
b. Finger Print powders and brushes f. Dust Print Lifting
c. Fingerprint developing kit g. FM-3 Camera (Nikon)
d. F-80 SLR Camera (Nikon) h. Photo Lab & Dark Room facilities

10. HARYANA
a. VCR and video display monitor (TV) l. Video camera and digital steel camera
b. Stereomicroscope T-2 m. HP laserjet printer 3600
c. Russel fingerprint comparator n. Digital camera 7.2 pixel
d. Poly light with accessories o. Sony handicam battery
e. Latent print finder p. B/W Laserjet printer
f. 4 fluoroscope light source and q. Canon MP 287 PIXMA printer
Nikon cameras
g. ELMO Visual presenter 6500 AF r. HP laserjet printer 1020
h. 5 units poly rays s. AFIS along with 25 RQT’s
i. 5 tripod stand t. Palm Secure sensor
j. 2 SPIK enlarger Timer u. Morpho 100 series
k. Masking board

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11. HIMACHAL PRADESH

a. Cyanoacrylate Fuming Chamber f. Roffin Light source
b. Lab Fuming chamber g. Roffin UV light
c. Fingerprint developing kit h. Microscope
d. Iodine fuming chamber i. Repro-Light
e. Diff. fingerprint powders and brushes j. Camera

12. JAMMU & KASHMIR

a) Scanners c) Live Scanner
b) Printer d) UPS-75 KVA

13. JHARKHAND
a. Square lens c. Fp development kit
b. Fingerprint taking kit

14. KARNATAKA
a. Live Scanner (FED) f. Footprint kit box
b. Mini crime scope/poly light g. Cyanowand kit
c. Digital/ SLR cameras h. Iodine Fuming cabinet
d. Imported Fingerprint Kit Box i. Ninhydrin sprayer
e. Dust lifting kit j. Cadaver Kit Box

15. KERALA
a. AFIS c. Forensic Light Source
b. Live Scanners d. Developing Kits

16. MADHYA PRADESH

a. Fingerprint kit d. Poly ray
b. Post mortem Kit e. FACTS 3.0
c. Live Scanner

17. MAHARASHTRA
a. Omni-1000 d. Sepri-Gun forensic light
b. Poliray Light e. Visitation Kit Bag
c. Dust Mark Lifting Kits f Foot Print Kit Bag

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18. MANIPUR
a. Omni-1000 d. Sepri-gun Forensic light
b. Poly ray light e. Visitation kit bag
c. Dust mark lifting kits f. Footprint kit bag

19. MEGHALAYA
a. Fingerprint kit box h. DD detection light
b. Ninhydrin chamber i. Digital camera
c. Linen tester and Battley’s lens j. Sun Gun
d. Iodine fuming apparatus k. Investigation kits
e. Crime lite, Luma lite l. UV lamp
f. Silver nitrate m. Illuminated magnifier
g. Dust lifter kit

20. MIZORAM
a. HP Proliant ML350 Gen9 Server e. Canon Scanner
System fro AFIS
b. 3 HP Z230 workstation for AFIS f. Stand Alone Computer
c. HP Laserjet Pro M202dw g. HP Laserjet P1007 Printer
d. HP Scanjet 5590 printer

21. NAGALAND
a. Latent print special kit c. Iodine Fuming chamber
b. Poly Ray d. AFIS

22. ODISHA
a. Server for AFIS i. Smart photo printer
b. P-IV PC’s for 35 RQT’s j. Digital camera
c. P-IV PC’s for TFT monitors k. Flatbed scanners
d. Networking laser printer l. fingerprint kit box
e. Dot matrix printer m. Live scanners
f. Modems for AFIS n. Footprint kit boxes
g. Forensic Light Source o. Dust print lifter
h. Digital Xerox machine for FPBx p. Multi-functional printers

23. PUDUCHERRY
Information not furnished by the State Bureau.
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24. PUNJAB
a. Bellow type camera g. Microscope
b. Intensive light source h. Russell Comparators
c. Single digit rolled print live scanner i. UV light
d. Dust print lifting material j. Infra Red Ray source
e. Iodine fuming chamber k. Modern fingerprint developing kits
f. Nikon FM10 Camera l. Magnetic latent kit

25. RAJASTHAN
a. Modern fingerprint developing kit f. Nikon Camera
b. UV light g. Dust mark lifter
c. IR light source h. Iodine fuming set
d. Microscope i. Intensive light sources
e. Russell comparators

26. SIKKIM
a. F.P. Kit Box c. Scanner
b. AFIS d. Comparator

27. TAMIL NADU

a. Computers c. Vehicles
b. Kit boxes d. Camera

28. TELANGANA
a. Poly Ray b. Electric Dust lifter

29. TRIPURA
Information not furnished by the State Bureau.

30. UTTARAKHAND
a. Live Scanner c. Flatbed Scanner
b. Digital Camera d. AFIS Sonda 8S

31. UTTAR PRADESH

Information not furnished by the State Bureau.

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32. WEST BENGAL

a. Detector Light d. Developing kit
b. Electronic Microscope e. Lens
c. FACTS 5

33. CHANDIGARH
The UT, Chandigarh has no independent Finger Print Bureau. The record of fingerprints of
UT, Chandigarh is maintained by Finger Print Bureau, Phillaur, District Jalandhar, Punjab.
Chandigarh has not independent Finger Print Bureau. The annual report of FPBx, Phillaur
also includes the work of Union Territory of Chandigarh. AFIS too is not available.

34. DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI

There is no Finger Print Bureau established in the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar
Haveli. AFIS too is not available.

35. DAMAN & DIU

At present no Finger Print Bureau has been established or functioning in the Union Territory
of Daman & Diu. AFIS too is not available.

36. LAKSHADWEEP
The Union Territory of Lakshadweep has no Finger Print Bureau, Unit or cell.
AFIS too is not available.
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Annexure–VI
LIST OF TOPPERS OF ALL INDIA BOARD FOR
EXAMINATION OF F.P. EXPERTS (AIBE) FROM 1963 TO 2016
Year No. of Persons Qualified Name State
1963 27 Sh. T.A. Jose CFPB
1964 08 Sh. B.N. Sahai Bihar
1965 22 Sh. M.N. Sinha Bihar
1966 27 Sh. K.P. Sinha Bihar
1967 35 Sh. K. Laxma Reddy Andhra Pradesh
1968 38 Sh. S.M. Singh Bhalla Punjab
1969 19 Sh. V. Muthu Karuppan Madras
1970 27 Sh. D. Narsimha Murthy Andhra Pradesh
1971 43 Sh. S.J. Pathak & Sh. M.K. Mody (Joint) Gujarat
1972 30 Sh. P.K. Ghosh West Bengal
1973 36 Sh. Sisir Chakrabarti CFPB
1974 48 Miss S.N. Aryambal Tamil Nadu
1975 39 Sh. P.D. Narkar Maharashtra
1976 23 Sh. Iqbal Ahmad Usta Rajasthan
1977 13 Sh. Shuja Shafquat J&K
1978 99 Sh. K.S. Dhaliwal CFSL New Delhi
1979 55 Sh. V.P. Sharma CFPB
1980 70 Sh. Gopal Krishna Mishra Odisha
1981 62 Sh. B. Venugopal Nair Kerala
1982 41 Sh. V. Nageswara Rao Tamil Nadu
1983 48 Sh. T. Jayashankar Tamil Nadu
1984 61 Sh. R. Rajendran Kerala
1985 16 Sh. K. Madhusudanan & Sh. Pirthipal Singh (Joint) Kerala & Punjab
1986 68 Sh. Suhas Mitra & Sh. Narayan Prasad (Jt.) CFPB & Haryana
1987 41 Sh. J.K. Kaushik Delhi
1988 52 Sh. Amar Pal Verma Delhi
1989 46 Sh. Nar Singh Haryana
1990 77 Sh. B. Yeshwant Khedekar Maharashtra
1991 66 Sh. Ajay Gadkary CFPB
1992 34 Sh. S.S. Baisoya CFPB
1993 44 Sh. Mukhtiar Singh Punjab
1994 36 Mrs. Savita Devi Odisha
1995 25 Sh. P.K. Mishra CFPB
1996 26 Sh. Birja Prasad Samal Odisha
1997 26 Sh. Giri Raju Karnataka
1998 22 Sh. Darshan Singh Punjab
1999 42 Smt. Manjit Kaur Punjab
2000 28 Smt. Harbhajan Kaur Punjab
2001 38 Sh. Manjeet Kumar Virdi CFPB
2002 29 Smt. Anita Kadam Madhya Pradesh
2003 22 Smt. Mousumi Doloi Odisha
2004 11 Sh. Manoj Kumar Delhi
2005 22 Sh. K.Jayan Kerala
2006 37 Sh.Ranbir Singh Haryana
2007 11 Smt. Neelam, Haryana
2008 23 Sh. Ram Partap Rai Punjab
2009 37 Sh. S. Arun Kumar Kerala
2010 21 Sh. Shibhu Raj M.S. Kerala
2011 42 Smt. M.Hema Tamil Nadu
2012 21 Shri V. V. Vivekanandan Kerala
2013 45 Shri Jagpal Sharma J&K
2014 10 Shri Rajesh Kumar R. Kerala
2015 157 Shri Y. Pavankumar Reddy Andhra Pradesh
2016 66 Ms. Ruchi Raghuvanshi M.P.
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Annexure-VII

LIST OF BOOKS ON FINGERPRINT SCIENCE*

Year of
S. No. Title of the Book Author
Publication

I FUNDAMENTALS OF FINGERPRINT SCIENCE

1 Fundamentals of Fingerprint Analysis Hillary Moses Daluz 2014

2 Fingerprints: Analysis and Understanding Mark Hawthorne 2008

Christophe Champod, Chris J.

Fingerprints and Other Ridge Skin 2004, 2016
3 Lennard, Pierre Margot, Milutin
Impressions (2nd edi.)
Stoilovic

Friction Ridge Skin: Comparison and James F. Cowger

4 1992
Identification of Fingerprints

United States. Federal Bureau of 2015

5 The Science of Fingerprints
Investigation

Quantitative-Qualitative Friction Ridge

6 Analysis: An Introduction to Basic and David R. Ashbaugh 1999
Advanced Ridgeology

7. Finger Print Identification Surinder Nath 2010

II ADVANCED FINGERPRINT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Lee and Gaensslen’s Advances in Fingerprint

8 Robert Ramotowski 2012
Technology, Third Edition

Fingerprint Detection with Lasers, Second

9 Menzel 1999
Edition

10 Fingerprint Analysis Laboratory Workbook Hillary Moses Daluz 2014

Ruggero Donida Labati, Vincenzo

11 Touch less Fingerprint Biometrics 2015
Piuri, Fabio Scotti

Davide Maltoni, Dario Maio, Anil

12 Hand Book of Fingerprint Recognition 2003
K. Jain, Salil Prabhakar

Nalini Ratha
13 Automatic Fingerprint Recognitions Systems 2003
Ruud Bolle

III CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

Hidden Evidence: Forty True Crimes and

14 David Owen 2003
How Forensic Science Helped Solve Them

Fisher’s Techniques of Crime Scene William J. Tilstone, Michael L.

15 2012
Investigation First International Edition Hastrup, Camilla Hald

IV FINGER PRINT BOOKS IN HINDI

gLrys[kk ,oa vaxqyhNki foKku

16 (Handwriting and Fingerprints Science in B.L. Babel 2013
Hindi, 5th Edition

17 vaxqyhNki foKku S. Siddique -

18 vk/kqfud vaxqyhfpà foKku Dr. Nishant Singh 2008

*List is suggestive & random; CFPB does not recommend or promote any of the books given in the list.

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Annexure– VIII

ADDRESSES OF STATE FINGER PRINT BUREAUX / UNITS

Bureau/Unit/ Address
Sl. No. State
Cell

Dy. Superintendent of Police (CID)

Finger Print Cell, FSL, CID Office Complex
Andaman & Port Blair
1 Aberdeen Bazar, Port Blair- 744 101
Nicobar (Unit)
Tel. No. 03192-241092, 03192-233307
Fax No.03192-230262

Director
Finger Print Bureau, CID , 1st Floor,
AP Police Head Quarters, Mangalagiri- 522503,
2 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh
Tel. No.0863-2340158
Fax No. 0863-2340169, 2340587
E-mail: [email protected]

Principal cum Director-In-Charge

State Finger Print Bureau/FSL, PTC Banderdewa,
Distt. Papumpare- 791123
Arunachal
3 Banderdewa Arunachal Pradesh
Pradesh
Tel No. 0360-2266243, 2266952
Fax No. 0360-2266243
E-mail: [email protected]

Director/Dy. Supdt. of Police

State Finger Print Bureau, Assam
Guwahati
CID, Assam, Ulubari, Guwahati-781 007
4 Assam Tel. No. 0361-2521618
Fax No. 0361-2526268
E-mail : [email protected], ssp_cid@assampolice.
gov.in

Chief State Examiner cum Director / SP

Finger Print Bureau, Bihar,Police Barrack
Patna (Near Lalit Bhawan), Bailey Road
5 Bihar
Patna-800 023
Tel No. 0612-2545297, 08986912818
E-mail: [email protected]

Director
State Finger Print Bureau, Chhattisgarh, CID
Police Head Quarters, Civil Line, Naya Raipur
6 Chhattisgarh Raipur Chhattisgarh - 492 001
Tel. No. 0771-2211400
FAX No. 0771-2231022
E-mail: [email protected]

The Inspector General of Police

Union Territory of Chandigarh
Police Head Quarters, Sector-9
7 Chandigarh Chandigarh
Chandigarh - 160 017
Tel. No. 0172-2740106
E-mail: [email protected]

The Supdt. of Police, Police Hqrs.

Union Territory ofDadra & Nagar HaveliSilvassa - 396
Dadra & Nagar 230
8 Silvassa
Haveli Tel. No. 0260-2642707
FAX No. 0260-2632707
E-mail:[email protected]

The Sub Divisional Police Officer

Union Territory of Daman & Diu
9 Daman & Diu Navi Daman
Char Rasta, Nani Daman - 396 210, Daman
Tele Fax No. 0260-2251033

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Bureau/Unit/ Address
Sl. No. State
Cell

Director/ACP
Finger Print Bureau, Crime Branch
3rd Floor, Kamla Market Police Station
10 Delhi Delhi Delhi-110 002
Tel. No. 011-23231374, 011-23237017 & 18
FAX No.: 011-23231370
E-mail: [email protected]

Deputy Director, Finger Print Bureau

FSL Building, Verna, South District
Goa - 403 722
11 Goa Verna Tel. No.0832-2782170
Fax No. 0832-2782171
Email : [email protected],
[email protected]

Director, Gr - II
Gandhinagar
Finger Print Bureau, AFIS
Directorate of Forensic Science
Sector-18/A, Near Police Bhavan
Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382 007
Tel No. 079-23256296
Fax No.079-23256393
12 Gujarat
Director, Gr - I
Ahmedabad
Finger Print Bureau
Forensic Science Laboratory
New Mental Corner, Asarva
Gujarat
Tel No. 079-23256296
Fax No.079-23256393

Inspector General of Police

State Finger Print Bureau C/o SCRB
Police Complex, Madhuban
13 Haryana Madhuban Karnal-132 037, Haryana
Tele. No. 0184-2380102
Fax No.0184-2380123
Email : [email protected]

Director
State Finger Print Bureau, H.P.
Bharari
14 Himachal Pradesh Bharari, Shimla-171 001
Tel. No : 0177-2622408
Fax No: 0177-2623224

Dy. Superintendant of Police

Finger Print Section, C/o SCRB, PHQ Complex
Jammu & Gulshan Ground, Gandhi Nagar,Jammu-180004
15 Jammu
Kashmir Tel. No. 0191-2433110
Fax No. 0191-2436737
Email: [email protected]

State Examiner of Finger Prints

Finger Print Bureau, Jharkhand,
CID HQRS, Raja Rani Kothi (Doranda)
16 Jharkhand Ranchi Ranchi - 834 002, Jharkhand
Tel No : 0651-2490377
Fax. No.: 0651-2490295
Email: [email protected]

Supdt. of Police & Director

Finger Print Bureau, Karnataka
Behind Madiwala, Police Station
17 Karnataka Bengaluru Bengaluru-560068
Tel. No. 080-25634063, 22943287
TeleFax No. 080-22943590
Email: [email protected]

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Bureau/Unit/ Address
Sl. No. State
Cell

Director, State Finger Print Bureau, Kerala

Thiruvanantha SCRB, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram - 695004
18 Kerala
puram Tel. & Fax No. 0471-2551483
E-mail: [email protected]

The Superintendent of Police

Union Territory of Lakshadweep
19 Lakshadweep Kavaratti Police Headquarters, Kavaratti- 682 555
Ph: 04896-262258: FAX: 04896-262624
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Director/AIG
State Finger Print Bureau, M.P., C/o SCRB
20 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Police Head Quarters, Bhopal - 462 008, M.P.
Tel.No.0755-2443311. FaxNo.0755- 2443634
Email: [email protected]

Director/Supdt. of Police (fingerprint)

State Finger Print Bureau, Maharashtra
CID, Pashan Road, Pune - 411 008
21 Maharashtra Pune Maharashtra
Telefax. 020-25638444
E-mail: [email protected] dis.cid.fpb@
mahapolice.gov.in

Ex-Officio Director cum S.P.

Finger Print Bureau, CID / CB, Manipur Pangei,
Imphal-795 001
22 Manipur Imphal
Tel. & Fax No. 0385-2451501
Fax No. 0385-2451501
E-mail: [email protected]

Special Supdt. of Police

O/o The Additional Director General of Police, CID,
Meghalaya, Shillong 793001
23 Meghalaya Shillong
Tel. No. 0354-2224760
Fax No: 0364-2224181
E-mail: [email protected]

Director, Finger Print Bureau, FSL

New Secretariat Complex, Khatla, Mizoram, Aizawl –
796 001
24 Mizoram Aizawl
Tel. No. 0389-2336131
Fax No. 0389-2336231
E-mail: [email protected]

Dy. S.P., FPBx, O/o the Dy. Director, FSL,

Nagaland, Dimapur - 797112
25 Nagaland Dimapur
Tel & Fax No. 03862-248271
Email : [email protected]

Director/DSP, State Finger Print Bureau

Rasulgarh, Bhubaneswar-751010, Odisha
26 Odisha Rasulgarh Tel. No. 0674-2580110
Fax No. 0674-2587234
E-mail: [email protected]

In-Charge, Finger Print Bureau

No.1 Dumas Street, Police Head Quarters
CID Complex, Puducherry - 605 001
27 Puducherry Puducherry
Tel.: 0413-2231329
Fax No. 0413-2340601
E-mail: [email protected]

Director, State Finger Print Bureau, Punjab

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Police Academy
28 Punjab Phillaur Phillaur- 144410, Jalandhar, Punjab
Tele & Fax No. 01826-224939
E-mail : [email protected]

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Bureau/Unit/ Address
Sl. No. State
Cell

Director, State Finger Print Bureau

State Crime Records Bureau
Nehru Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan-302 016
29 Rajasthan Jaipur
Tel. No. 0141-2300641
Fax No. 0141-2300597
E-mail: [email protected]

Sr. Superintendent of Police

Crime Branch, C.I.D, Police Headquarters
30 Sikkim Gangtok Gangtok-737 101, Sikkim
Tel. No. 03592-202087
Fax No. 03592-204297

Director/SP(fingerprint), FPBx, State Crime Records

Bureau
95, Santhome High Road, SCRB Building
31 Tamil Nadu Chennai Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai-600 028.
Tel. No. 044-24958585
Fax No. 044-24622744
E-mail: [email protected]

I/c, Dy. SP, Finger Print Bureau, CID

4th Floor, DGP Office Complex, Lakadi Ka
32 Telangana Hyderabad Pul,Saifabad, Telangana, Hyderabad-500004
Tel. No. 040-23240768
E-mail: [email protected]

Supdt. of Police, CID

Finger Print Bureau, Tripura
A.D. Nagar, Agartala, West Tripura
33 Tripura Agartala
Tel. No. 0381-2375604
Fax No. 0381-2376979
Email : [email protected]

Director(In-charge)
Finger Print Bureau, SCRB PHQ
12, Subhash Road, Dehradun-248 001, Uttarakhand
34 Uttarakhand Dehradun
Tel No. 0135-2717316, 0135-2726206
Fax No. 0135-2712080
Email:[email protected]

Director / Dy.SP
Finger Print Bureau,
forensic science laboratory campus,
35 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Mahanagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh-226006
Tel. No. 0522-2335200
Fax No. 0522-2335200, 0522-2288554
Email : [email protected]

Director-in-Charge
Finger Print Bureau, CID, West Bengal
SCRB, Bhabani Bhawan (3rd Floor)
36 West Bengal Kolkata Alipore, Kolkata-700027
Tel. No. 033-24506163
Fax No. 033-24506163
Email: [email protected]

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Annexure–IX

Glossary
v AMPUTATED: The removal of a limb or other body extremity by trauma, prolonged
constriction or surgery.
v AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM—1: An automated, minutiae-
based identification system that may consist of two or more distinct databases comprising two-
finger identification records and ten-finger latent cognizant records (records of individuals
more likely to be found at crime scenes, for example, burglars). 2: A computer-based system
for reading, cataloguing, searching, matching, and storing fingerprints and related data. (ANSI/
IAI) 3: A generic term for a fingerprint matching, storage, and retrieval system. (SWGFAST
2011)
v ACE-V—The process for identifying latent fingerprints, which involves Analysis, Comparison,
Evaluation, and Verification:
a. Analysis is the qualitative and quantitative assessment of Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3
Details to determine proportion, interrelationship, and value for individualization.
b. During Comparison, the latent print examiner looks at the attributes noted during analysis
for differences and agreement between the latent print and the known exemplar.
c. Evaluation follows extensive comparison by making a determination if two impressions
were made by the same source, not from the same source, or if the information is
inconclusive. (A determination is made as to the results of the Comparison process.
The fingerprint community accepts three conclusions: (a) the latent print and known
exemplar were made by the same source, (b) the latent print and known exemplar were
not made by the same source, or (c) a conclusive comparison could not be determined.
This could be due to a lack of comparable area in the known exemplar or lack of clarity
due to improperly recorded known exemplars.)
d. Verification occurs when a second qualified examiner does an independent assessment
of the latent print and known exemplar, utilizing the ACE process.
v ANSI/NIST STANDARD—Standard proposed by NIST and adopted by ANSI. For example,
the ANSI/NIST-ITL standard Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other
Biometric Information is used by law enforcement, intelligence, military, and homeland security
organizations throughout the world. The first version of this standard dates to 1986. Over
the years, it has been updated and expanded to cover more biometric modalities beyond the
original record type of fingerprint minutiae. (NIST)
v BACKGROUND DISTURBANCE / INTERFERENCE: A feature of the background (such
as the texture or pattern) of the substrate (surface) that the mark is left on, which affects the
appearance and resultant interpretation of the friction ridge flow or ridge details.
v CADAVER: A deceased person.
v CHANCE PRINT OR SCENE OF CRIME PRINT: means any chance or accidental impression
left by friction ridges skin on a surface, regardless of whether it is visible or invisible at the
time of deposition.
v DISPATCH CHEQUE: The details in triplicate prepared by the State Bureaux containing
Name, Parentage of the convicts and Cheque No., Date and District of Origin of Finger
Print Record Slips for forwarding the Finger Print Record Slips to other Bureaux are called
Dispatch Cheques /Invoice.
v DATABASES: Collections of data and associated material designed to provide information
rather than for archive, which are stored systematically in hard copy or electronic format and
are, e.g. used for: providing information on the possible origin of objects or substances found
in casework; and/or providing statistical information.
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v EDGEOSCOPY: Study of the contour or shape of the edges of friction ridges.

v EXPERT (CFPB): ‘Expert’ means an officer working in the CFPB having undergone thorough
training in classifying, recording & searching of F.P. Slips and examining of latent and
documentary prints either in any State Bureau or at the Central Finger Print Bureau and
having a Finger Print expert certificate by clearing the All India Board for Examination of
Finger Print Experts.
v ELIMINATION FINGERPRINTS—1: Fingerprint images taken from persons with legitimate
access to evidence under examination for latent fingerprint. 2: Exemplars of friction ridge
skin detail of persons known to have had legitimate access to an object or location.
v HENRY CLASSIFICATION— An alphanumeric system of fingerprint classification named
after Sir Edward Richard Henry used for filing, searching, and retrieving ten-print records.
v FINGER PRINT SLIP FOR RECORD: The form containing 10-digit rolled impressions and
plain prints taken in proper sequence for record with particulars regarding name, parentage,
residence, conviction, etc. of a convict is called a Finger Print Slip for record.
v FINGER PRINT SLIP FOR SEARCH: Similar form with 10 digit impressions when used
for search to trace previous conviction from the record of the Bureau is called Finger Print
slip for search.
v INKED FINGERPRINT—The Intentional recording of the friction ridge skin. Using black
printer’s ink and a fingerprint roller, the ridge characteristics of a particular individual, can
be formally recorded on a standard fingerprint card.
v INTERPOL—Originally the International Police Commission, established in 1923 with the
first headquarters in Vienna, Austria. With the General Secretariat now in Lyon, France,
Interpol focuses on international crimes that threaten public safety, especially those involving
terrorism, criminal organizations, drugs, finances and technology, and trafficking in human
beings, and provides fugitive investigative support.
v LATENT(Chance print)/LATENT SEARCH—A search of a latent print against other latent
prints, which are usually stored in the Unsolved Latent File, and which has the potential to
link crimes committed by same person, even though that person is as yet unidentified. Also
referred to as a latent/unsolved latent search.
v LIVESCAN: „Livescan” is an electronic biometric platform for capturing, storing and
transmitting friction ridge detail.
v MINUTIAE DATA—The data representing the relative position, orientation, and in some
cases, the relationship and/or types of the minutiae in a fingerprint image.
v PATTERN CLASSIFICATION—Characterization of a fingerprint as containing one of seven
fingerprint patterns: arch, tented arch, right-slant loop, left-slant loop, whorl, amputation,
or scar. The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System will provide for both
pattern level and Henry classifications.
v TEN-PRINT—A fingerprint card (or fingerprint card equivalent) containing rolled and
plain impressions from the ten fingers of an individual. The standard format contains 14
impressions: one rolled fingerprint impression of each finger, plain fingerprint impressions
of each thumb, and plain impressions of the four fingers of each hand simultaneously.
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Annexure–X

Abbreviations
ACE-V – Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation & Verification
AFIS – Automated Fingerprint Identification System
ANSI – American National Standards Institute
CADB – Criminal Attribute Database (Personal Information and Criminal History
of the convicts).
EFTS – Electronic Fingerprint Transmission Specification
EBTS – Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification
FACTS – Fingerprint Analysis and Criminal Tracing System
FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation
INTERPOL – International Criminal Police Organization
NAFIS – National Automated Fingerprint Identification System
NIST – National Institute of Standards and Technology
NCIC – National Crime Information Center
PID Number – Personal Identification Number
PCN – Provisional Criminal Number
RCN – Regional Criminal Number
UPD – Updating

Note: Please inform changes in address details (if any) to:

The Director / Incharge
Central Finger Print Bureau
National Crime Records Bureau
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
NH-8, Mahipalpur, New Delhi - 110 037
EPABX No. 91-011-26782257, FAX No. 91-011-26782256
E-mail: [email protected]

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Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
NH-8, Mahipalpur, New Delhi-110 037
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://ncrb.gov.in