Section 182 BNSS: No inducement to be offered
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 182 BNSS at a Glance
Section 182 BNSS deals with no inducement to be offered. It replaced Section 163 CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Section 182 BNSS Bare Act Text
(1) No police officer or other person in authority shall offer or make, or cause to be offered or made, any such inducement, threat or promise as is mentioned in section 22 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.
(2) But no police officer or other person shall prevent, by any caution or otherwise, any person from making in the course of any investigation under this Chapter any statement which he may be disposed to make of his own free will:
Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall affect the provisions of sub-section (4) of section 183.
Source: Section 182, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 182 BNSS in Simple Words
Section 182 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with inducement, threat or promise in an investigation. Under Section 182(1) BNSS, a police officer or other person in authority shall not offer or make any inducement, threat or promise of the kind mentioned in section 22 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023. Nor shall the police officer or other person in authority cause such an inducement, threat or promise to be offered or made.
Under Section 182(2) BNSS, no police officer or other person shall prevent a person from making a statement in the course of any investigation under Chapter XIII of the Sanhita. This bars preventing the statement by a caution or by any other means. The statement is one that the person may be disposed to make of the person's own free will.
The proviso says that nothing in Section 182(2) BNSS shall affect the provisions of Section 183(4) BNSS.
When Section 182 BNSS Applies
- Section 182(1) BNSS applies to a police officer or other person in authority.
- That police officer or other person in authority shall not offer or make, or cause to be offered or made, any such inducement, threat or promise as is mentioned in Section 22 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.
- Section 182(2) BNSS applies to a police officer or other person.
- That police officer or other person shall not prevent, by any caution or otherwise, any person from making in the course of any investigation under Chapter XIII of the Sanhita any statement which he may be disposed to make of his own free will.
- The proviso says that nothing in Section 182(2) BNSS shall affect the provisions of Section 183(4) BNSS.
Example of Section 182 BNSS
When Section 182 BNSS Does Not Apply
- Section 182(1) BNSS speaks of offering or making an inducement, threat or promise. It does not deal with an inducement, threat or promise offered by a person who is not in authority.
- Section 182(2) BNSS speaks of a statement made in the course of any investigation under Chapter XIII of the Sanhita. It does not deal with a statement made in the course of a trial.
Section 182 BNSS in the CrPC (Previous Law)
Section 182 BNSS replaced Section 163 CrPC from 1 July 2024.
Section 182 BNSS has the same heading and the same text as Section 163 CrPC. Section 182(1) BNSS refers to Section 22 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 where Section 163(1) CrPC referred to Section 24 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The proviso to Section 182(2) BNSS refers to Section 183(4) BNSS where the proviso to Section 163(2) CrPC referred to Section 164(4) CrPC.
Each sub-section below names its own source.
FAQs on Section 182 BNSS
Who may not offer an inducement, threat or promise under Section 182 BNSS?▼
Section 182(1) BNSS says no police officer or other person in authority shall offer or make, or cause to be offered or made, any such inducement, threat or promise as is mentioned in Section 22 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.
May a police officer prevent a person from making a statement under Section 182 BNSS?▼
Section 182(2) BNSS says no police officer or other person shall prevent, by any caution or otherwise, any person from making in the course of any investigation under Chapter XIII of the Sanhita any statement which he may be disposed to make of his own free will.
What does the proviso to Section 182(2) BNSS say?▼
The proviso says that nothing in Section 182(2) BNSS shall affect the provisions of Section 183(4) BNSS.
What changed from Section 163 CrPC to Section 182 BNSS from 1 July 2024?▼
Section 182 BNSS has the same heading and the same text as Section 163 CrPC. Section 182(1) BNSS refers to Section 22 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 where Section 163(1) CrPC referred to Section 24 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The proviso to Section 182(2) BNSS refers to Section 183(4) BNSS where the proviso to Section 163(2) CrPC referred to Section 164(4) CrPC.
Section 182 BNSS: Sub-sections Explained
Section 182(1) BNSS: No inducement to be offered
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Bare Act Text
(1) No police officer or other person in authority shall offer or make, or cause to be offered or made, any such inducement, threat or promise as is mentioned in section 22 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.
Section 182(2) BNSS: No inducement to be offered
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Bare Act Text
(2) But no police officer or other person shall prevent, by any caution or otherwise, any person from making in the course of any investigation under this Chapter any statement which he may be disposed to make of his own free will:
Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall affect the provisions of sub-section (4) of section 183.
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Sources: Bare Act Text, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Last updated: 26 Oct 2026 ·