CrPC § 163 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 163 CrPC — No inducement to be offered
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 182 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 182 — No inducement to be offered
(1) No police officer or other person in authority shall offer or make, or cause to be offered or made, any such inducement, threat or promise as is mentioned in section 22 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.
(2) But no police officer or other person shall prevent, by any caution or otherwise, any person from making in the course of any investigation under this Chapter any statement which he may be disposed to make of his own free will:
Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall affect the provisions of sub-section (4) of section 183.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 182 in full