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(1) Any police officer making an investigation under this Chapter, or any police officer not below such rank as the State Government may, by general or special order, prescribe in this behalf, acting on the requisition of such officer, may examine orally any person supposed to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case. (2) Such person shall be bound to answer truly all questions relating to such case put to him by such officer, other than questions the answers to which would have a tendency to expose him to a criminal charge or to a penalty or forfeiture. (3) The police officer may reduce into writing any statement made to him in the course of an examination under this section; and if he does so, he shall make a separate and true record of the statement of each such person whose statement he records: Provided that statement made under this sub-section may also be recorded by audio-video electronic means: Provided further that the statement of a woman against whom an offence under section 64, section 65, section 66, section 67, section 68, section 69, section 70, section 71, Report how submitted. Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry. Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses. Examination of witnesses by police. Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 55 ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 55 (꯳) ꯆꯍꯤ꯷ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤꯍꯦꯟꯅꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯃꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯑꯀꯨꯞꯄꯃꯔꯣꯜꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯐꯪꯂꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟꯑꯃꯒꯤꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯗꯨꯅ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯆꯍꯤꯃꯉꯥꯒꯤꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ ꯈꯪꯍꯟꯒꯗꯕꯇꯥꯡꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ, ꯐꯣꯔꯦꯟꯁꯤꯛꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯥꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯗꯨꯅꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯐꯣꯔꯦꯟꯁꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯈꯣꯝꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯥꯏꯝ ꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯆꯠꯍꯟꯒꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯣꯕꯥꯏꯜꯐꯣꯟꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛꯗꯦꯕꯥꯏꯁꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯌꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯥꯐꯤꯁꯨꯇꯧꯍꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯊꯕꯛꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯐꯣꯔꯦꯟꯁꯤꯛꯀꯤꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯆꯥꯕꯐꯪꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ, ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯆꯥꯕꯑꯗꯨꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯑꯗꯨꯗꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯄꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯦꯝꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯐꯥꯎꯕ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯆꯥꯕ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯄꯥꯎꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ꯫