Evidence Act Section 26 is now BSA Section 23(2)
- Evidence Act 26 (Confession by accused while in custody of police not to be proved against him) → BSA 23(2) Confession to police officerIEA 25, 26 and 27 are merged into BSA 23.
Verbatim · BSA 23(2)(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.
Read the full BSA Section 23 →
The BSA replaced the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 from 1 July 2024.
Old-to-new correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one; read the new text itself.