ORDER

1. Learned Addl. SPP has filed a letter dated

18.01.2024, addressed by the Additional Director General of Police, Police Computer Wing, Bengaluru, which reads as under:

Sub: Regarding submission of further compliance reports in Cri.A.Nos 100191/2019 C/w 00194/2019 on the file of the High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, at Dharwad - Punit and another V/s the State of Karnataka and others.

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With reference to the aforementioned subject and subsequent references, please find further compliance on Sharing of Digital Records with Courts for submission before the Hon'ble High Court.

Directions	Compliance
Apart from 21 APIs which are integrated through ICJS, through NCRB, there are several other APIs developed by the	Beyond the 21 APIs previously shared with ICJS, Police IT is also capturing information related to Associated documents of FIR & Chargesheet, Property Seizure Details (Integrated Investigation Form (IF) -IV), Property

police IT which would Movement, Crime Scene Investigation be made available to Details, and Final Report B and Final all the stakeholders in Report C with the Police IT system.

Karnataka to make use of. A report to that effect to be

1. To ensure seamless data sharing placed on record.

acroSE stake holders, PCW has submitted a request to the ICJS (NIC) team, seeking the essential JSON structure needed for the development of APIs for different requirements.

2. ICJS team has already provided the JSON specifications for the development of two APIs, namely Documents associated with FIR & Documents associated with Chargesheet.

PCW has successfully completed development and integration of these two APIs. Additional APIs for Property Seizure Details (IIF-IV), Property Disposal, Crime Scene Investigation Details.

The list of 21 APIs related to ICJS developed by PCW is enclosed as Annexure –A.

The new 2 APIs developed by the PCW for ICJS is enclosed as Annexure-B.

The list of APIs to be developed by the PCW is enclosed as Annexure –C.

The list of APIs developed and shared /consumed with stakeholder other then ICJS are enclosed as Annexure-D.

2. Insofar as body worn The Nodal Officer is in touch with other camera 15 concerned, police units to estimate the total statement made, number of Body- Worn Cameras same is been dealt required for the Police Department.

with by CL and M As on 30.09.2023, the total Section.

requirement of Body Worn Camera for department is 4388.

➤ Nodal Officer Further, it is proposed to have Body 15 directed to Worn Camera for Investigation Officer, place on record, Traffic Officers, Scene of Crime total requirement Officer(SOCO), Summons and of body worn Warrants issuing Officer/Staff and cameras in the other relevant officers and staff The State of details of total requirement is being Karnataka estimated. The same will be intimated including the by the next hearing date.

specifications The Police Computer Wing (PCW) has thereof.

discussed this functionality with the current OEM, namely M/s HikVision and the footages captured are stored As regards the storage at a Central server through a docking of the feed from the station.

said body cameras, necessary The Existing System for Body Worn arrangement will have Camera is enclosed as Annexure-E to be made for Currently the server is hosted in uploading of the said Bengaluru City Police Traffic feed directly to the Management Centre.

cloud base system or similar with date and Based on these discussion, two time stamp on a real alternative solutions may be envisaged time basis, so that it is available for viewing Plan A: Modifying the existing and verification as and mechanism:

when required.

The host Video Management Software The said body worn is proposed to be hosted within SCRB cameras are also so that footage captured by the Body directed to be Worn Camera can be directly uploaded integrated with e-FSL to Police IT application.

system in operation at the Forensic Science The Proposed plan for modifying the

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