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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 112: Procedure in respect of person present in Court
- Section 64: Service when persons summoned cannot be found
- Section 227: Discharge
- Section 210: Procedure to be followed when there is a complaint case and police investigation in respect of the same offence
- Section 346: Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 345
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