RAO SHIV RAHADUR SINGH AND ANOTHER vs THE STATE OF VINDHYA PRADESH.

The Supreme Court held that statements made by an accused to a Magistrate cannot be admitted as evidence unless recorded in accordance with Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Court disapproved of police practices that involve instigating an accused to commit an offence by providing the means to do so, emphasizing that it is the police's duty to prevent crime, not facilitate it. The judgment reinforced the independence of the judiciary by condemning the practice of Magistrates acting as witnesses in police traps.