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No confession made by any person whilst he is in the custody of a police-officer, unless it be made in the immediate presence of a Magistrate1, shall be proved as against such person. 2[Explanation. -- In this section Magistrate does not include the head of a village discharging magisterial functions in the Presidency of Fort St. George 3*** or elsewhere, unless such headman is a Magistrate exercising the powers of a Magistrate under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 18824 (10 of 1882).]
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>No confession made by any person whilst he is in the custody of a police-officer, unless it be made in the immediate presence of a Magistrate<sup>1</sup>, shall be proved as against such person.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><sup>2</sup>[<i>Explanation</i>. -- In this section Magistrate does not include the head of a village discharging magisterial functions in the Presidency of Fort St. George <sup>3</sup>*** or elsewhere, unless such headman is a Magistrate exercising the powers of a Magistrate under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1882<sup>4</sup> (10 of 1882).]<br><br>