13. Amendment of section 164. - In section 164 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the proviso, the following provisos shall be substituted, namely:- "Provided that any confession or statement made under this sub-section may also be recorded by audio-video electronic means in the presence of the advocate of the person accused of an offence:
Provided further that no confession shall be recorded by a police officer on whom any power of a Magistrate has been conferred under any law for the time being in force.".
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