IPC Section 163
IPC Section 163 – Information as to offence received from person accused of offence
Text of Section 163 IPC:
No information as to the commission of an offence, or the cause thereof, received from a person accused of the offence, shall be signed by any police officer or other person in authority, unless such information is reduced to writing, and the signature of the accused is taken, and the substance thereof is read over to the person giving the information.
🔍 Explanation:
Section 163 deals with how information must be recorded when it is given by a person who is accused of committing an offence.
Key Points of Section 163:
Information must be in writing:
If a person accused of an offence gives information about the commission of that offence (or its cause), the information must be reduced to writing by the police officer or authorized person.
Signature of the accused:
The person accused must sign the written statement.
Reading over the substance:
The substance of the information must be read aloud to the accused person before signing.
This ensures the accused understands what they have stated.
No signature without these steps:
The police officer or authority cannot sign the information received from the accused unless these requirements are fulfilled.
Purpose of Section 163:
To protect the rights of the accused.
To ensure that the accused’s statement is properly recorded and acknowledged.
To prevent coercion or misrepresentation of what the accused has said.
To maintain transparency and reliability in police records.
Practical Impact:
When a police officer takes information from an accused about the offence, this procedure must be strictly followed.
If not followed, the recorded information might be considered inadmissible in court.
Related Sections:
Section 164 IPC – Recording of confessions and statements.
Section 162 CrPC – Recording of statements to police (general).
Section 167 CrPC – Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in 24 hours.
Example:
If a person accused of theft tells the police why they committed the theft or any details about the offence, the police must write down the information, read it back to the accused, and get their signature before recording it officially.
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