Police Custody-a Awm Hmaa Thusawi Chu S. 27 Indian Evidence Act Hnuaiah Pawm Theih A Ni Lo: Supreme Court

Ni 17 February, 2026 (Thawhlehni) khan Supreme Court chuan pawi khawihtua rinhlelhin, police custody-a a awm hmaa, thil thlen dan a sawi atanga thil hmuhchhuah(discovery statement) an neih chu, S.27 Indian Evidence Act,1872(IEA,1872) hnuaiah pawm theih a a nih loh thu an sawi.  Justice Sanjay Kumar leh Justice K. Vinod Chandran-te bench chuan mi pakhat, a fa hrawn kum 6 mi thattu anga an puhnaah a chhuah zalen. Police hnena a thusawi bawhzuiin, ruhro leh thildangte hmuhchhuah nimahsela,  dan ang takin darkar eng nge maw zah hnuah chiah man a ni a.Thil thlen dan a sawi lai hian police custody-ah a awm lova, S.27 hnuaia kalphung zawm tur; police custody-a awm laia, thil thlen dan a sawi atanga thil hmuchhuah chu, case nena inzawmna a neih dan a zirin,  pawm theih a ni ang, tih chu zawm famkim a nih loh thu bench chuan an sawi.  

Court chuan Section 27 IEA,1872 chu dan zawm tur pangngai (general rule): police hmaa inpuanna neih chu pawm theih a ni lo, tih atanga hriatthiamna (exceptions) a nih thu an sawi a. Thil thleng hrang hrangte chu accused-in  police custody-a a awm laia a pek a nih chiahin, hemi hnuaiah hian pawm theih a ni. Custody tih hian dan ang taka man (arrest) a ni kher lova, mahse police thuneihna hnuaiah leh khuahkhirhna hnuaia a awm ngei a ni tih finfiahna tha tak a awm a ngai a ni. He case-ah hi chuan, accused-in statement a pekin, chutianga police thuneihna leh khuahkhirhna hnuaiah a awm ngei a ni tih finfiahna a awm lova. Chuvang chuan S.27 hnuaia an thil hmuhchhuah chu innghahna atan hman theih a ni lo, niin Court chuan a sawi.  

Nimahsela, Court chuan a thusawi atanga police-in case kaihhnawih thil an hmuhchhuah theihna chu S. 8 Indian Evidence Act hnuaia “conduct” (pawikhawihna thlen hma leh thlen hnua thiltih) a nih theih thu an sawi a. Hetiang pawh hi lo ni se, finfiahna chu a tha tawk lo a, finfiahna tha tak dangte puitu atan chauh a hman theih thu an sawi a, thiamloh chantirn turin a chak tawk lo a ni. Finfiahna dang an neih te pawh a that tawk loh avangin, Court chuan accused hnenah chuan pawi a khawih ngei a ni tih chianna tak tak a awm loh avanga hamthatna(benefit of doubt) a pe a, chhuah zalen turin thupek a chhuah ta a ni. He thutlukna hian a tih chian chu S. 27 hnuaiah chuan custody a awm ngei ngei a ngai tih hi  a ni(www.jclalnunsanga)

(He thubuai Rohit Jangde vs The State of Chhattisgarh ah hian thubuai thehluttu tan Sr. Adv. Rajesh Pandey, AOR Chandrika Prasad Mishra leh ukil dangte an ding a, sorkar tan AOR Ankit Sharma, Adv. Arjun D. Singh leh ukil dangte an  ding)