https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=237906 Whether officers empowered under the NDPS Act are police officers for Section 25 of the Evidence Act, and whether a statement recorded under Section 67 can operate as a confession supporting conviction, were identified as linked questions of law. The Court noted existing authority treating such officers as not being police officers, but said the matter required reconsideration in light of the statutory powers of arrest, search, seizure and investigation, the safeguards attached to those powers, and the extent of control over an accused. It also observed that the evidentiary character of Section 67 statements depends on that classification. The issue was referred to a larger Bench. en-us Tue, 08 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 21 Feb 2019 11:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=237906 Whether officers empowered under the NDPS Act are police officers for Section 25 of the Evidence Act, and whether a statement recorded under Section 67 can operate as a confession supporting conviction, were identified as linked questions of law. The Court noted existing authority treating such officers as not being police officers, but said the matter required reconsideration in light of the statutory powers of arrest, search, seizure and investigation, the safeguards attached to those powers, and the extent of control over an accused. It also observed that the evidentiary character of Section 67 statements depends on that classification. The issue was referred to a larger Bench. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 08 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=237906