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Union of India - Section. Section 162 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. 162. Statements to police not to be signed : Use of statements in evidence. (1) No statement made by any person to a police officer in the course of an investigation under this Chapter, shall, if reduced to writing, be signed by the person making it; nor shall any ...
Mar 12, 2024 · Section 162 of the Criminal Procedure Code,1973 (CrPC) falls under Chapter XII CrPC, 1973, which ranges from Section 154 to 176. It deals with the powers of police officers to investigate and provide information to the police.
Sep 6, 2023 · Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) in the matter of Munna Pandey v. State of Bihar, held that Section 162 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) does not affect the power of the Court to look into documents or put questions to witnesses suo motu to contradict them.
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to any statement falling within the provisions of clause (1) of section 32 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872), or to affect the provisions of section 27 of that Act.
Jul 21, 2022 · Section 162. Section 162 occurs in chapter XII dealing with the powers of the Police to investigate into offences. That Section, so far as material, reads as under:
162. Statements to police not to be signed: Use of statements in evidence. 163. No inducement to be offered. 164. Recording of confessions and statements. 164A. Medical examination of the victim of rape. 165. Search by police officer. 166. When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search-warrant. 166A.
May 25, 2020 · Section 161 of Cr.P.C and Section 162 of Cr.P.C deals with the examination of witnesses by police and this section gives full power to the police to examine witnesses anytime whenever they need and record their statement as per their convenience.
Apr 12, 2024 · The primary purpose of Section 162 CrPC is to protect the rights of witnesses during the investigation. This section prohibits the use of statements made by witnesses to the police during the investigation as evidence in court, except for specific circumstances.
Section 162. Statements to police not to be signed: Use of statements in evidence.
Sep 6, 2023 · A Supreme Court Bench of Justice BR Gavai, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra has clarified that Section 162 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) does not impede a Court’s inherent power to examine documents or engage witnesses in questioning, even when this occurs suo motu or on the Court’s own initiative.
