(1)All information collected by the police in respect of the activities of any individual or institution, in the course of discharge of their duties shall be kept confidential except for the purpose of using such information for any official needs.(2)Official purposes shall include publication of the said information for the detection of or prevention of crimes.(3)No persons in custody shall be paraded or allowed to be photographed and no press conference shall be conducted without the permission of State Police Chief for the purpose of publishing the same in the newspaper or in any visual media.
