Section 114, The Criminal Procedure Act, 2024

A written statement taken by a Police Officer or aprosecuting authority shall have the following endorsement at the top of the first page - (a) in the case of a literate person - signed by me is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing that, if tendered in evidence I shall be liable to prosecution if I have wilfully stated in it anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true" the statement and the person's signature or thumbprint and the signature of the person who witnessed the signing or the affixing of the thumbprint.) (b) in the case of an illiterate person- "This statement consisting of.......pages made by me in the …language andinterpreted by an interpreter and was read over to me in …language, and is true to the best of my k no wl e d ge and belief and I make it knowing that, if tendered in evidence I shall be liable to prosecution if I have wilfully stated in it anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true" the statement and the person's thumbprint or other mark and the signature of the person who witnessed the affixing of the thumbprint or other mark.) 62 63 Endorsement on written statements. Form 21 (c) in the case of a literate person who has no limbs - "This statement consisting of.......pages made by me is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing that, if tendered in evidence I shall be liable to prosecution if I have wilfully stated init anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true." the statement and the person's mark and the signature of the person who witnessed the affixing of the mark.) (d) in the case of an illiterate person who has no limbs - "This statement consisting of............. pages bearing my mark or marked by me was made by me in the ……..…language and interpreted b y an interpreter and was read over to me in the ………language and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and I make it knowing that if tendered in evidence I shall be liable to prosecution if I have wilfully stated in it anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true" the statement and the person's mark and the signature of the person who witnessed the affixing of the mark.) (e) in the case of a blind literate personsigned by me was made by me in the ……language and was read over to me in ……language which I admit to be true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing that, if tendered in evidence I shall be liable to prosecution if I have wilfully stated in it anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true" the statement and the person's signature or thumbprint and the signature of the person who witnessed the signing or the affixing of the thumbprint.) (f) in the case of a blind illiterate personmade by me in the …….language and interpreted by an interpreter and was read over to me in the..……language which I admit to be true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing that, if tendered in evidence I shall be liable to prosecution if I have wilfully stated in it anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true" the statement and the person's thumbprint or other mark and the signature of the person who witnessed the affixing of the thumbprint or other mark.) 64 65 (g) in the case of a deaf or dumb literate personsigned by me was made by me in the sign language which I read and admit to be true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing that, if tendered in evidence I shall be liable to prosecution if I have wilfully stated in it anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true" (This will be followed by the date, then the statement and the person's signature or thumbprint and the signature of the person who witnessed the signing or the affixing of the thumbprint.) (h) in the case of a deaf or dumb illiterate personmade by me in sign language and was demonstrated to me in sign language by an interpreter which I admit to be true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing that, if tendered in evidence I shall be liable to prosecution if I have wilfully stated in it anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true" the statement and the person's thumbprint or other mark and the signature of the person who witnessed the affixing of the thumbprint or other mark.)