– No confession made by any person whilst he is in the custody of a police-officer, unless it be made in the immediate presence of a Magistrate, shall be proved as against such person.
[Explanation. –– In this section ―Magistrate‖ does not include the head of a village discharging magisterial functions in the Presidency of Fort St. George 5*** or elsewhere, unless such headman is a Magistrate exercising the powers of a Magistrate under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 18826 (10 of 1882).]