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Criminal Law
Bare Acts
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section 1-48
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Section 48
Section 26- Confession by accused while in custody of police not to be proved against him

No confession made by any person whilst he is in the custody of a police-officer, unless it be made in the immediate presence of a Magistrate, shall be proved as against such person.

Explanation - In this section "Magistrate" does not include the head of a village discharging magisterial functions in the Presidency of Fort St. George or elsewhere, unless such headman is a Magistrate exercising the powers of a Magistrate under the Code of Criminal Procedure,1898 (V of 1898).

     
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