OIP Rules 5

Section 5 · The nature of measurements that may be taken

- Measurements shall be taken in the following manner :

(i)

Finger impressions - Finger impressions shall be taken by applying printer's ink to the palmer surface of the fingers and thumbs above the first joint and then applying the surfaces so inked to a paper form, prepared so as to show the impression of each finger or thumb in the space provided for it ;

(ii)

Foot-print Impressions - Shall ordinarily be taken by applying printer's ink to the sole of the foot and then applying the inked surface to a sheet of paper and/or by tracing the outline of the foot, with or without shoes or boots, on a sheet of paper or glass. Foot-print impressions may also be taken, on soft earth for the purpose of making a plaster of paris mould of the impression ;

(iii)

Height - Measurement of height shall be obtained by making the person to be measured stand erect, bare-footed and bare-headed, and recording his actual height. Measurement of the whole or any part of the body may be taken.

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