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Definition :

Statement, means statement of facts and not the statement of law, Madan Sah v. Laleshwar Choubey, AIR 1994 Pat 149. [See Bihar Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act (3 of 1947), s. 14(4)]

Statement, the primary meaning of the word 'statement' to be found in Shorter Oxford English Dictionary and Webster's New World Dictionary is 'something that is stated'. Another meaning that is given in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is 'written or oral communication'. The word 'statement' has been used in number of ss. so the Act in its primary meaning of 'something is stated' and that meaning should be given to it under s. 157 also unless there is something that cuts down that meaning for the purpose of that section, Bhogilal Chunilal Pandya v. State of Bombay, AIR 1959 SC 356 (359): 1959 Supp (1) SCR 310. (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 157)

In its dictionary meaning is the act of stating or reciting, 'Prima facie' a statement cannot take in an omission. A statement cannot include that which is not stated. But very often to make a statement sensible or self-consistent, it becomes necessary to imply words which are not actually in the statement. Though something is not expressly stated, it is necessarily implied from what is directly or expressly stated, Tahsildar Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1959 SC 1012 (1023): 1959 Supp (2) SCR 875. (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 145)

1. A verbal assertion or nonverbal conduct intended as an assertion 2. A formal and exact presentation of facts, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1416.

Statement of accused not to be used, see Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 265K, see also Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005 (2 of 2006), s. 4