Chinnasamy vs .
486 [Sonvir V. State [NCT of Delhi]] and observed that
''Section 5 of the Act is not mandatory but, is directory and affirms the bona fides
of the sample-taking and eliminates the possibility of fabrication of evidence.''
197 Section 2[a] of the Identification of Prisoners' Act, 1920 [Central Act
33 of 1920] as amended by the Tamil Nadu Act 29 of 2010, defines
''measurements'' and it includes finger impressions and foot-print impressions.