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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 319: Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence
- Section 472: Continuing offence
- Section 347: When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court
- Section 96: Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture
- Section 249: Absence of complainant
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