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Patna High Court CR. REV. No.551 of 2024 dt.09-05-2025

32. I am not in a position to concur with the submission made by the learned Senior Advocate on behalf of the opposite party.

33. Section 162 of the Cr.P.C. ensures that no statement made to the police which is reduced to writing be signed by the person who makes it and no such statement or any record of such a statement, whether in a police diary or otherwise or any part of such statement or record shall be used for any purpose other than those stated in the Section. Thus, they may be used by the accused or by the prosecution to contradict such witness in the manner provided by Section 145 of the Indian Evidence Act and when it is so used, any part thereof may also be used in the re-examination of such witness, but for the purpose only of explaining any matter referred to in his cross-examination. It means that statements made to the police can be used for contradicting a prosecution witness in the manner indicated in Section 145 of the Evidence Act. The particular portion of the unsigned statements recorded by the Investigating Officer can be used during the course of the examination of the witnesses for the purpose of contradiction as provided Patna High Court CR. REV. No.551 of 2024 dt.09-05-2025 under Section 145 or for corroboration as provided under Section 157 Evidence Act. They cannot be used for corroboration of the evidence of a witness in Court. Statements to the police are not admissible in any inquiry or trial except for contradiction with the statement made by the maker during trial of the case.