Section 25 Indian Evidence Act 1872
Section 25 Indian Evidence Act 1872
Section 25 of the Indian Evidence Act 1872 is about ‘Confession to police-officer not to be proved’. It is under ‘ADMISSIONS’ of Chapter II of the Act. Chapter II is titled ‘OF THE RELEVANCY OF FACTS‘.
Confession to police-officer not to be proved
No confession made to a police-officer, shall be proved as against a person accused of any offence.
See also:
Section 24 Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Confession caused by inducement, threat or promise, when irrelevant in criminal proceeding)
Section 26 Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Confession by accused while in custody of police not to be proved against him)