law: Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
  
  281.Record of examination of accused.-
  (1) Whenever the accused is examined by a
  
  Metropolitan Magistrate, the Magistrate shall make a memorandum of the
  
  substance of the examination of the accused in the language of the Court and
  
  such memorandum shall be signed by the Magistrate and shall form part of the
  
  record.
  (2) Whenever, the accused is examined by any Magistrate other than a
  
  Metropolitan Magistrate, or by a Court of Session, the whole of such
  
  examination, including every question put to him and every answer given by him,
  
  shall be recorded in full by the presiding Judge or Magistrate himself or where
  
  he is unable to do so owing to a physical or other incapacity, under his
  
  direction and superintendence by an officer of the Court appointed by him in
  
  this behalf.
  (3) The record shall, if practicable, be in the language in which the accused
  
  is examined or, if that is not practicable, in the language of the Court.
  (4) The record shall be shown or read to the accused, or, if he does not
  
  understand the language in which it is written, shall be interpreted to him in
  
  a language which he understands, and he shall be at liberty to explain or add
  
  to his answers.
  (5) It shall thereafter be signed by the accused and by the Magistrate or
  
  presiding Judge, who shall certify under his own hand that the examination was
  
  taken in his presence and hearing and that the record contains a full and true
  
  account of the statement made by the accused.
  (6) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to the examination of an
  
  accused person in the course of a summary trial.