{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Indian Institute of Legal Studies Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.iilsindia.com\/blogs","title":"CONFESSIONS MADE TO POLICE, NOT TO BE PROVED","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6sHmtotTzc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iilsindia.com\/blogs\/confessions-made-to-police-not-to-be-proved\/\">CONFESSIONS MADE TO POLICE, NOT TO BE PROVED<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iilsindia.com\/blogs\/confessions-made-to-police-not-to-be-proved\/embed\/#?secret=6sHmtotTzc\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;CONFESSIONS MADE TO POLICE, NOT TO BE PROVED&#8221; &#8212; Indian Institute of Legal Studies Blog\" data-secret=\"6sHmtotTzc\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.iilsindia.com\/blogs\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Section 25 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 expressly declares that a confession made by an accused to a police officer shall not be proved. The principle underlying this provision is that if confessions to police officers were allowed to be proved in evidence, the police would torture the accused&hellip;"}