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Crpc 1973

No inducement to be offered

Repealed Act 2 of 1974 As on 19 Oct 2026

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Act 2 of 1974

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Section 163 of Crpc 1973 deals with no inducement to be offered. 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 24 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872).

(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 24 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872).

(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: 1. Ins. by Act 5 of 2009, s. 12 (w.e.f. 31-12-2009). 2. Ins. by Act 13 of 2013, s. 15 (w.e.f. 3-2-2013). 3. Subs. by Act 22 of 2018, s. 12, for "section 376A section 376B, section 376C, section 376D" (w.e.f. 22-4-2018).

Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall affect the provisions of sub-section (4) of section 164.

Section 163, Crpc 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 164 Recording of confessions and statements
  2. Indian Evidence Act s. 24 Confession caused by inducement, threat or promise, when irrelevant in criminal proceeding

Questions about Section 163

What does Section 163 of the Crpc 1973 deal with?

Section 163 of the Crpc 1973 is headed "No inducement to be offered". 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 24 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872).

How do I find court cases under Section 163 of the Crpc 1973?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: CRPC 1973 163, section 163 CRPC 1973, section 163 of the Crpc 1973. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 163 of the Crpc 1973, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 164 (Recording of confessions and statements), Indian Evidence Act 24 (Confession caused by inducement, threat or promise, when irrelevant in criminal proceeding), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Crpc 1973 enacted?

Crpc 1973 was enacted in 1974 as Act 2 of 1974. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is no longer in force.

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