IEA §24 → BSA §23
Confession caused by inducement, threat or promise, when irrelevant in criminal proceeding
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24. Confession caused by inducement, threat or promise, when irrelevant in criminal proceeding.––A confession made by an accused person is irrelevant in a criminal proceeding, if the making of the confession appears to the Court to have been caused by any inducement, threat or 2promise having reference to the charge against the accused person, proceeding from a person in authority and sufficient, in the opinion of the Court, to give the accused person grounds which would appear to him reasonable for supposing that by making it he would gain any advantage or avoid any evil of a temporal nature in reference to the proceedings against him.
23.
(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: When oral admissions as to contents of documents are relevant. Admissions in civil cases when relevant. Confession caused by inducement, threat, coercion or promise, when irrelevant in criminal proceeding. Confession to police officer. 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.
What changedAI-inferred
Confession caused by inducement, threat or promise, when irrelevant in criminal proceedings.
Old position
IEA 24 is concerned with Confession caused by inducement, threat or promise, when irrelevant in criminal proceeding. Confession caused by inducement, threat or promise, when irrelevant in criminal proceeding
New position
BSA 23 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Police officer.. No confession made to a police officer shall be proved as against a person accused of any offence
BSA 23 (Police officer.) preserves the framework of IEA 24. BSA 23 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BSA 23 text: No confession made to a police officer shall be proved as against a...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BSA 23 (Police officer.) preserves the framework of IEA 24. BSA 23 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BSA 23 text: 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: When oral admissions as to contents of...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IEA 24 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BSA 23 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BSA 23 (Police officer.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IEA §24 → BSA §23 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-15, https://newlaws.in/iea/24.
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