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Section 23 - The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
23. Confession to police officer.
(1) No confession made to a police officer shall be proved as against a person accused of any offence.
(2) No confession made by any person while he is in the custody of a police officer, unless it is made in the immediate presence of a Magistrate shall be proved against him:
Provided that when any fact is deposed to as discovered in consequence of information received from a person accused of any offence, in the custody of a police officer, so much of such information, whether it amounts to a confession or not, as relates distinctly to the fact discovered, may be proved.
Related Sections
- Section 57: Primary Evidence
- Section 69: Admission of execution by party to attested document
- Section 148: Cross-examination as to previous statements in writing
- Section 36: Relevancy and effect of judgments, orders or decrees, other than those mentioned in section 35
- Section 6: Motive, Preparation and previous or subsequent conduct
Related Acts
- Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020
- Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021
- National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Act, 2019
- National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021
- Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 2017
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