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Section 163 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
163. No inducement to be offered.-
(1) No police officer or other person in authority shall offer or make, or cause to be offered or made, any such inducement, threat or promise as is mentioned in section 24 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872).
(2) But no police officer or other person shall prevent, by any caution or otherwise, any person from making in the course of any investigation under this Chapter any statement which he may be disposed to make of his own free will: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall affect the provisions of sub-section (4) of section 164.
Related Sections
- Section 168: Report of investigation by subordinate police officer
- Section 171: Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subjected to restraint
- Section 405: High Courts order to be certified to lower Court
- Section 78: Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction
- Section 160: Police officer’s power to require attendance of witnesses
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