Favouring the use of modern technology for investigating crimes, the Supreme Court today asked the Centre to look into a suggestion of policemen using GPS enabled digital cameras having a time stamp system for taking photographs of crime scenes. The apex court also asked the Centre to consider whether states could create portals for uploading of crime scene images, from which time stamp and reference numbers can be noted.

A bench of Justices Adarsh Goel and U U Lalit, which heard the submissions of senior advocate Arun Mohan, who has been appointed as amicus curiae in the matter, said the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) can issue a manual. Mohan suggested in his submission that these digital cameras were available in market for a cost of Rs 8000 each but the final specifications could be laid down by the BPR&D. He said once the images are uploaded on the portal, the digital images can be sent to the concerned police stations where it could be downloaded and added to the case diary.