https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278884 The Supreme Court held that an officer of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) conducting an inquiry under the Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966, is not considered a "police officer" for the purposes of Section 25 of the Evidence Act. Additionally, a person arrested by an RPF officer is not deemed a "person accused of an offence" under Article 20(3) of the Constitution unless a formal accusation has been made. The Court declined to address the constitutionality of Section 9 of the Act. The appeals were dismissed, and the case was remanded to the trial court with directions to expedite proceedings. en-us Thu, 31 Jul 1980 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 23 Feb 2019 13:11:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278884 The Supreme Court held that an officer of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) conducting an inquiry under the Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966, is not considered a "police officer" for the purposes of Section 25 of the Evidence Act. Additionally, a person arrested by an RPF officer is not deemed a "person accused of an offence" under Article 20(3) of the Constitution unless a formal accusation has been made. The Court declined to address the constitutionality of Section 9 of the Act. The appeals were dismissed, and the case was remanded to the trial court with directions to expedite proceedings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 31 Jul 1980 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278884