BALESHWAR RAI AND OTHERS vs THE STATE OF BIHAR

The Supreme Court clarified that Section 162 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, does not bar all statements made to an investigating officer during the investigation from being proved in evidence. It held that for a statement to be excluded under Section 162, it must be made during the course of the investigation, not merely within the period of investigation. The Court upheld the convictions under Section 302 IPC, affirming the death sentences imposed by the lower courts.