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Under Section 180 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a police officer making an…

Section 180 of the BNSS (formerly section 161 CrPC) authorises oral examination of people acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case. The investigating officer…

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Under Section 180 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a police officer making an investigation is empowered to:

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Section 180 of the BNSS (formerly section 161 CrPC) authorises oral examination of people acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case. The investigating officer may reduce their statements to writing, making a separate and true record for each person. The provision does not authorise compelled confessions, and its questioning duty excludes answers tending to expose the person to a criminal charge or penalty.

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