law: Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
  463.Non-compliance with provisions of section 164 or
  
  section 281.-
  (1) If any Court before which a confession or other statement of
  
  an accused person recorded, or purporting to be recorded under section 164 or
  
  section 281, is tendered, or has been received, in evidence finds that any of
  
  the provisions of either of such sections have not been complied with by the
  
  Magistrate recording the statement, it may, notwithstanding anything contained
  
  in section 91 of the Indian Evidence pct, 1872, take evidence in regard to such
  
  non-compliance, and may, if satisfied that such non-compliance has not injured
  
  the accused in his defense on the merits and that he duly made the statement
  
  recorded, admit such statement.
  (2) The provisions of this section apply to Courts of appeal,
  
  reference and revision.