Between Data and Dignity: Reimagining Biometric Justice for Backward Regions in India with Special Reference to Chhattisgarh

This paper critically investigates how the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 impacts marginalized and backward populations in India, with a case focus on Chhattisgarh. It argues that technology-based laws, if imposed without context-sensitive application, deepen structural injustice. Using the lens of Rawlsian equity and Ambedkarite social democracy, the paper offers a human dignity–centered model for implementing biometric laws in underdeveloped regions.