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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 such statement or any record ...
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.
Updated: 31 Oct 2022. Cr.P.C 162, Statements to police not to be signed; Use of statements in evidence, from the Code of Criminal Procedure, by Advocate Raman Devgan.
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.
Section 162 (2) in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. (2) 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. Explanation.
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:
Section 162 of the Cr.P.C. prohibits the use of the statements made to the police during the course of the investigation for the purpose of corroboration.
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(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 such statement or any record thereof, whether in a police diary or otherwise, or any part of such statement or record, be used for any purpose, save as herein...
Sep 5, 2023 · The Supreme Court observed that Section 162 CrPC does not affect a Court's power to look into documents or put questions to witnesses suo motu to contradict them.
