Supreme CourtSupreme Court of IndiaTofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu: Section 67 NDPS statements are not confessionsOn 29 October 2020, a 2:1 Supreme Court bench held that NDPS officers are 'police officers' under section 25 of the Evidence Act, so a statement recorded under section 67 cannot be used as a confession to convict.Valkya Editorial·10 Jul 2026·7 min