Q1 Code of Criminal Procedure An accused convicted in a case wishes to apply for plea bargaining. Under Section 290 of the BNSS, 2023, an application for plea bargaining -
A shall be filed within sixty days from the supply of documents. B shall be filed within thirty days from the date of framing of the charge. C may be filed only after conviction, before sentencing. D may be filed at any time before pronouncement of judgment.
Q2 Code of Criminal Procedure A convict has been sentenced to death and his appeal has been dismissed by the Supreme Court. As per Section 472 of the BNSS, 2023, a mercy petition to the President or the Governor must be filed within -
A thirty days from the date the Superintendent of jail informs him of the dismissal. B sixty days from the date of conviction by the trial court. C fifteen days from the date of pronouncement of the death sentence. D ninety days from the date of confirmation of the sentence.
Q3 Code of Criminal Procedure A person apprehending arrest in a non-bailable offence seeks pre-arrest protection. Under the BNSS, 2023, an application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 -
A lies before the Court of Session or the High Court. B lies only before the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class. C is not maintainable, as anticipatory bail has been abolished under the BNSS. D lies before any criminal court including the Executive Magistrate.
Q4 Code of Criminal Procedure A charge has been framed against a proclaimed offender against whom there is no immediate prospect of arrest, and the conditions of issuing successive warrants and newspaper publication have been satisfied. Under Section 356 of the BNSS, 2023, the court may commence trial in his absence (in absentia) after the lapse of -
A ninety days from the date of framing of the charge. B thirty days from the date of the proclamation. C one hundred eighty days from the registration of the FIR. D sixty days from the issue of the first warrant.
Q5 Code of Criminal Procedure Information disclosing a cognizable offence punishable with more than seven years' imprisonment is received by a police officer. Under Section 35 of the BNSS, 2023, with respect to arrest the officer -
A cannot arrest at all until the charge-sheet is filed. B can arrest only after recording reasons in writing for the necessity of arrest, as in offences below seven years. C may arrest without warrant on credible information of commission of such offence. D must first obtain a warrant from the Magistrate before any arrest.
Q6 Code of Criminal Procedure After completion of investigation in an offence punishable with imprisonment of less than ten years where the accused is in custody, the police report under Section 193 of the BNSS, 2023 must ordinarily be filed within -
A ninety days from the date of registration of the FIR. B sixty days from the date of registration of the FIR. C one hundred eighty days from cognizance. D thirty days from the arrest of the accused.
Q7 Code of Criminal Procedure A police station in Ernakulam receives information disclosing the commission of a cognizable offence which was actually committed within the limits of a police station in Kollam. Under Section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the officer in charge -
A shall register the First Information Report irrespective of the area where the offence was committed, and thereafter cause it to be transferred to the police station having jurisdiction. B may register the FIR only after obtaining the prior permission of the Superintendent of Police. C shall record the information in the General Diary but is not bound to register an FIR for an offence committed outside its limits. D must refuse to register the information and direct the informant to approach the Kollam police station.
Q8 Code of Criminal Procedure On completion of investigation into an offence punishable with imprisonment for ten years or more, the accused has been in custody and no police report has been filed. Under the proviso to Section 187(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the Magistrate cannot authorise detention beyond a total period of -
A sixty days. B ninety days. C one hundred and eighty days. D seventy-five days.
Q9 Code of Criminal Procedure An officer in charge of a police station in Thrissur receives information about an offence punishable with imprisonment for seven years and above. As per Section 176(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, it is mandatory that -
A the accused be produced before the Magistrate within six hours of arrest. B a final report be filed within thirty days of registration of the FIR. C the investigation be transferred to a Deputy Superintendent of Police. D a forensic expert visit the crime scene to collect forensic evidence and the process be videographed using electronic means.
Q10 Code of Criminal Procedure A complainant aggrieved by the inaction of the police approaches a Judicial First Class Magistrate seeking a direction for investigation. The power of the Magistrate to order an investigation into a cognizable offence is conferred by -
A Section 173(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. B Section 210 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. C Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. D Section 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
