Indian Evidence Act 1872
Chapter II :
Admissions :
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, 3* 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 5*** or elsewhere, unless such headman is a Magistrate exercising the powers of a Magistrate under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1882 (10 of 1882).
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