Supreme Court: To Prove S.27 Evidence Act Statement, Investigating Officer Must Narrate What Accused Stated; Merely Exhibiting Memorandum Not Enough

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Similar view was taken by this Court in the case of Ramanand @ Nandlal Bharti v. State of Uttar Pradesh MANU/SC/1324/2022 : 2022:INSC:1075, wherein this Court held that mere exhibiting of memorandum prepared by the Investigating Officer during investigation cannot tantamount to proof of its contents. While testifying on oath, the Investigating Officer would be required to narrate the sequence of