ldquo The area covered by Art 20 3 of the constitution and Section 161 2 of the Criminal Procedure ......

“The area covered by Art. 20(3) of the constitution and Section 161(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code is substantially the same. So much so, terminological expanision apart, sec. 161 (2) is a parliamentary gloss on the constitutional clause.” Respond to the statement made by the Supreme Court of India in Nandini Satpathy Vs. Dani (P.L.) and another, AIR 1978 SC 1025 and comment on the limits on the power of the police to interrogate and on the meaning of the term ‘accused’.     (20 Marks)

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