Q1 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Under Section 35(7) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, where the offence is punishable with imprisonment of less than three years and the person is infirm or above sixty years of age, no arrest shall be made except with the prior permission of an officer not below the rank of
A the Judicial Magistrate B Superintendent of Police C Station House Officer D Deputy Superintendent of Police
Q2 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 In a case triable by a Magistrate, where investigation is not completed within the prescribed period, what is the total period of detention beyond which the accused becomes entitled to default (statutory) bail under Section 187 BNSS for an offence punishable with imprisonment up to ten years (not death/life/10 years or more)?
A Ninety days B Forty-five days C Thirty days D Sixty days
Q3 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 A novel feature of Section 187 BNSS, departing from the old Section 167 CrPC, is that the fifteen days of police custody may be
A extended up to thirty days continuously B sought in parts at any time during the initial forty or sixty days of the detention period C granted only once and within the first twenty-four hours D authorised only by a Court of Session
Q4 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Under Section 479 BNSS, an undertrial prisoner who is a first-time offender (not previously convicted) and who is not charged with an offence punishable with death or life imprisonment shall be released on bond by the Court if he has undergone detention for
A one-fourth of the maximum period of imprisonment specified for the offence B the full maximum period of imprisonment specified for the offence C one-half of the maximum period of imprisonment specified for the offence D one-third of the maximum period of imprisonment specified for the offence
Q5 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 The power to grant anticipatory bail to a person apprehending arrest on accusation of a non-bailable offence is now contained in which section of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?
A Section 483 B Section 482 C Section 438 D Section 480
Q6 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 A significant new provision of the BNSS, 2023 permits the inquiry, trial or pronouncement of judgment against a proclaimed offender in his absence even where he has no immediate prospect of arrest. This 'trial in absentia' is provided under
A Section 299 B Section 356 C Section 482 D Section 339
Q7 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in cases where investigation relates to an offence under specified sections (such as those of sexual nature), the investigation is required to be completed within
A six months from the date of recording of information B two months from the date of recording of information C one month from the date of recording of information D fifteen days
Q8 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Which of the following is a wholly new category of sentence introduced as a punishment in the new criminal codes, the procedure for which is dealt with in the BNSS, 2023?
A Forfeiture of property B Whipping C Community service D Solitary confinement
Q9 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the process of search and seizure conducted by a police officer is required to be
A reduced to writing within twenty-four hours only B attested only by two independent witnesses without any recording C audio-video electronically recorded, preferably on a mobile phone D approved beforehand by the Magistrate in every case
Q10 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 A person against whom a warrant of arrest has been issued absconds and conceals himself so that the warrant cannot be executed. Under which section of the BNSS, 2023 may the Court publish a written proclamation requiring him to appear?
A Section 84 B Section 35 C Section 105 D Section 82
