No confession made to a police-officer1, shall be proved as against a person accused of any offence.1. As to statements made to police-officer investigating a case, see s. 162 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).
Section 25: Confession to police-officer not to be proved
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872Central Act · Act 1 of 1872
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 |
|---|---|
| Section | 25 |
| Marginal note | Confession to police-officer not to be proved |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 209 |
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- CRMPM/2720/2025 of CHAMAN LAL Vs STATE OF HPHigh Court of Himachal Pradesh · 2026-01-23
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- CRMPM/2903/2025 of Kashin Kashyap Vs State of HPHigh Court of Himachal Pradesh · 2026-01-09
- CRMPM/3031/2025 of Sanjay Kumar Vs State of HPHigh Court of Himachal Pradesh · 2026-01-09
- CRMPM/3006/2025 of GAURAV SHARMA Vs STATE OF HPHigh Court of Himachal Pradesh · 2026-01-05
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- CRA/75/2018 of Baalakram Patel Vs State Of ChhattisgarhHigh Court of Chhattisgarh · 2026-01-01
- CRM-M/68773/2025 of PARDEEP KUMAR Vs STATE OF HARYANAHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-12-23
- CRM-M/69335/2025 of RANA Vs STATE OF PUNJABHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-12-23
- CRM-M/65333/2025 of KUA Vs STATE OF PUNJABHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-12-19
- CRM-M/62263/2025 of JAGROOP SINGH Vs STATE OF PUNJABHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-12-19
- CRM-M/46940/2025 of PARTAP BHUKAR ALIAS PARTAP SINGH Vs STATE OF HARYANAHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-12-10
- CRL MP(MD)/19369/2025 of Super @ Balasubramanian Vs State Of Tamilnadu Rep By The Sub Inspector Of Police, KattuputhurMadras High Court · 2025-12-09
- CRL MP(MD)/19367/2025 of Super @ Balasubramanian Vs State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, KattuputhurMadras High Court · 2025-12-09
- CRL MP(MD)/19371/2025 of Super @ Balasubramanian Vs State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Sub Inspector Of Police, KattuputhurMadras High Court · 2025-12-09
- CRL.A(J)/133/2024 of RAJU BAG @ SANJAY Vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANRGauhati High Court · 2025-12-08
- CRLP/16047/2025 of Pulla. Satish, Vs The Union of India,High Court for State of Telangana · 2025-12-05
- CRL OP/33050/2025 of SARAVANAN Vs State Rep by,Madras High Court · 2025-12-05
- CRLP/7881/2024 of Kadiri Manoj Kumar Reddy Vs The State of TelanganaHigh Court for State of Telangana · 2025-12-05
- CRLP/11696/2025 of patakamsetti sankar Vs The State of Andhra PradeshHigh Court of Andhra Pradesh · 2025-12-04
- CRA/667/2015 of Ramesh Sahu Vs State Of ChhattisgarhHigh Court of Chhattisgarh · 2025-12-04
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