# The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, Section 23: Confession to police officer

- Act: The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Act 47 of 2023)
- In force from: 2024-07-01
- Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/bsa/section/23/

## 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.

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