Q1 Code of Criminal Procedure Under Section 187 BNSS, where investigation cannot be completed and the offence is one not punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for ten years or more, the indefeasible right to default bail accrues to the accused if the charge-sheet is not filed within -
A seventy-five days. B one hundred and twenty days. C ninety days. D sixty days.
Q2 Code of Criminal Procedure Under Section 479 BNSS, a person who is a first-time offender (never previously convicted of any offence) and is under detention during investigation, inquiry or trial shall be released on bond by the Court once he has undergone detention up to -
A one-third of the maximum period of imprisonment specified for the offence. B one-fourth of the maximum period of imprisonment specified for the offence. C one-half of the maximum period of imprisonment specified for the offence. D the entire maximum period of imprisonment specified for the offence.
Q3 Code of Criminal Procedure Under Section 23 BNSS, a Court of a Magistrate of the first class may pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or of fine not exceeding -
A ten thousand rupees, or of both. B fifty thousand rupees, or of both, or community service. C one lakh rupees, or of both. D twenty-five thousand rupees, or of both.
Q4 Code of Criminal Procedure Section 472 BNSS introduces a statutory framework for a mercy petition in death sentence cases. A petition to the President or Governor must be filed by the convict, his legal heir or relative, after exhaustion of judicial remedies, within -
A ninety days from the date the jail Superintendent informs him of the relevant order. B sixty days from the date the jail Superintendent informs him of the relevant order. C one hundred and eighty days from the date the jail Superintendent informs him of the relevant order. D thirty days from the date the jail Superintendent informs him of the relevant order.
Q5 Code of Criminal Procedure Section 356 BNSS, which introduces trial in absentia, applies only where the accused -
A has been declared a proclaimed offender who has absconded to evade trial with no immediate prospect of arrest. B is in custody in another case. C is a juvenile in conflict with law. D merely fails to appear on a single hearing date.
Q6 Code of Criminal Procedure A person receives information of a cognizable offence committed outside the local jurisdiction of his police station. Under Section 173 BNSS, the officer in charge -
A shall merely make a station-diary entry and take no further action. B may register it only with the prior sanction of the Superintendent of Police. C must refuse to record it and direct the informant to the correct police station. D shall register the First Information Report (a 'Zero FIR') irrespective of the area where the offence is committed.
Q7 Code of Criminal Procedure Under Section 187 BNSS, as interpreted, the fifteen days of police custody that a Magistrate may authorise -
A may be sought at any time during the ninety-day investigation period. B cannot exceed seven days in the aggregate. C is limited to a single uninterrupted spell within the first fifteen days only. D may be sought within the first forty or sixty days of detention, depending on the offence.
Q8 Code of Criminal Procedure Section 35(3) BNSS provides that where the arrest of a person is not required for a cognizable offence punishable with imprisonment which may be less than seven years, the police officer shall instead -
A obtain the written sanction of the Magistrate before arrest. B refer the matter to the Court of Session for directions. C take the person into preventive custody for twenty-four hours. D issue a notice directing the person to appear, and arrest only on non-compliance or where arrest is otherwise necessary.
Q9 Code of Criminal Procedure A complainant residing within the jurisdiction of Police Station X is robbed while travelling within the limits of Police Station Y. She approaches Police Station X. Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the officer in charge of Police Station X -
A may register the FIR only after obtaining the prior permission of the Superintendent of Police. B shall record the information but cannot commence investigation until the case is transferred. C must refuse to register the case and direct her to Police Station Y. D shall register a 'Zero FIR' irrespective of the area where the offence is committed and thereafter forward it to the police station having jurisdiction.
Q10 Code of Criminal Procedure The information relating to a cognizable offence is given orally to an officer in charge of a police station by a woman who is permanently physically disabled. Under Section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the recording of such information shall -
A be videographed and the police officer shall get the statement recorded by a Judicial Magistrate as soon as possible. B be done at the police station only and signed by the informant. C be deferred until a guardian of the informant is present. D be recorded only by a woman police officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector.
