SangsLegal News A police officer is one who has been given authority under NDPS Act, a confessional statement made by an accused person and recorded under NDPS Act cannot be used as a confessional statement : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently ruled that a police officer, as defined by Section 25 of the Evidence Act, is one who has been given authority under Section 53 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. As a result, a confessional statement made by an accused person and recorded in accordance with Section 67 of the NDPS Act cannot be used as a confessional statement in a proceeding governed by the NDPS Act.