Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
54. X Police Officer shall not offer any inducement to an accused No inducement to be person by threat or pron~ise or otherwise to make ally disoffered to accused persons to confess. closurc or confession.
55. No Police Officer shall 1.ecord any statement or any adnlission or Police ~flicer not to reconfession of guilt which rrlay be made before him by a cord confession. person accused of ally offence. l'rovided that nothing in I'ro~iso. this Section shall preclude any l'olice Officer from 1.eCI:I(;~IIC c -
ACT No. SIT1 OF 1861.
dncing any such statement or admission or confession into writing for his own infornlation or guidance.
Source: India Code