Under Indian legal and constitutional guidelines, consider the following statements regarding police custody and interrogation:
1. A confession made by an accused while in police custody cannot be used as primary evidence against them in court.
2. A male child under 15 years of age or any woman cannot be summoned to a police station solely for the purpose of interrogation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Statement 1 is correct: Under Indian law (Indian Evidence Act), a confession made to a police officer or while in police custody is not admissible as confession/evidence against the accused to prevent police coercion. Statement 2 is correct: Under Section 160 of the CrPC (now BNSS corresponding provisions), no male person under the age of fifteen years or woman shall be required to attend at any place other than the place in which such male person or woman resides for interrogation.

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