[Breaking] Officers Authorised To Investigate NDPS Cases Are 'Police Officers' And Confessional Statements Made To Them Are Not Admissible: Supreme Court [2:1] [Read Judgment]
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29 Oct 2020 11:25 AM IST
![[Breaking] Officers Authorised To Investigate NDPS Cases Are Police Officers And Confessional Statements Made To Them Are Not Admissible: Supreme Court [2:1] [Read Judgment]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2020/08/05/750x450_379504-justice-rf-nariman-justice-navin-sinha-justice-indira-banerjee.jpg "[Breaking] Officers Authorised To Investigate NDPS Cases Are Police Officers And Confessional Statements Made To Them Are Not Admissible: Supreme Court [2:1] [Read Judgment]")
The Supreme Court on Thursday held by 2:1 majority that officers of the Central & State agencies appointed under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act are police officers and therefore the 'confessional' statements recorded by them under Section 67 are not admissible.Justices Rohinton Fali Nariman and Navin Sinha held thus, while Justice Indira Banerjee gave a dissenting opinion...
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