Box-8 In recording confession after the investigation stage, the judicial authority shall: S.281 Cr. P.C. 12 1. Ensure that the confession may be recorded in either question and answer form or any other prescribed form. 2. Ensure that the accused may confess in the language that he/ she knows and wishes to confess in. 3. Ensure that an interpreter shall be present to interpret the language of the accused if the Magistrate does not know the language of the accused. 4. Ensure that the record shall be made in the same language or, if that is not practicable, in the language of the Court. 5. Ensure that the record shall be read over to the accused and interpreted, if required. 6. Ensure that the confession recorded shall be signed by the accused. 7. Ensure that the confession shall not be recorded by administering an oath to the accused.