BSA § 23 · Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Section 23 BSA — Confession to police officer
Replaces IEA 25, IEA 26, IEA 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. In force since 1 July 2024.
The text
(1) No confession made to a police officer shall be proved as against a person accused of any offence
(2) No confession made by any person while he is in the custody of a police officer, unless it is made in the immediate presence of a Magistrate shall be proved against him:
Provided that when any fact is deposed to as discovered in consequence of information received from a person accused of any offence, in the custody of a police officer, so much of such information, whether it amounts to a confession or not, as relates distinctly to the fact discovered, may be proved.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.