https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299177 For Section 25 of the Evidence Act, "police officer" extends beyond members of the regular police force to an Excise Officer who, by statute, is vested with police powers and is investigating the offence as an officer in charge of a police station. Because the object of Section 25 is to exclude confessions made to officers engaged in criminal investigation who may exert improper influence, a confession recorded by such an Excise Officer during the investigation is inadmissible in evidence. en-us Wed, 21 Feb 1934 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 11:39:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299177 For Section 25 of the Evidence Act, "police officer" extends beyond members of the regular police force to an Excise Officer who, by statute, is vested with police powers and is investigating the offence as an officer in charge of a police station. Because the object of Section 25 is to exclude confessions made to officers engaged in criminal investigation who may exert improper influence, a confession recorded by such an Excise Officer during the investigation is inadmissible in evidence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 21 Feb 1934 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299177