Q1 Code of Criminal Procedure Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a summons issued by a court -
A can never be served in electronic form. B must in every case be served only by personal delivery of a paper duplicate. C may be served only through a police officer of or above the rank of Sub-Inspector. D may be served by electronic communication bearing the image of the court's seal, in such form and manner as the State Government may by rules provide.
Q2 Code of Criminal Procedure Section 472 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which has no express counterpart in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, makes statutory provision for -
A the procedure for filing of a mercy petition by or on behalf of a convict under sentence of death. B the suspension of sentence pending appeal. C the commutation of a sentence of imprisonment for life. D the procedure for grant of pardon to an approver.
Q3 Code of Criminal Procedure Under Section 193(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in the case of an offence under specified provisions relating to offences against women and children (such as Sections 64 to 71 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023), the investigation shall be completed -
A within twenty-four hours. B within six months from the date of recording of information. C within fifteen days. D within two months from the date of recording of information.
Q4 Code of Criminal Procedure A woman approaches a police station in Ernakulam and gives oral information disclosing the commission of a cognizable offence which actually took place within the limits of a police station in Kollam. Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the officer in charge -
A shall record the information only in his station diary and forward it for enquiry. B may register the information only after obtaining sanction of the Superintendent of Police. C shall register the information (a "Zero FIR") irrespective of the area where the offence was committed. D must refuse to record the information and direct her to the police station having territorial jurisdiction.
Q5 Code of Criminal Procedure Information is given disclosing a cognizable offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of five years. Before registering a regular FIR, the officer in charge wishes to ascertain whether a prima facie case exists. Under Section 173(3) BNSS, a preliminary enquiry -
A may be conducted with the prior permission of an officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police, and shall be completed within fourteen days. B may be conducted only with the prior sanction of the jurisdictional Magistrate within thirty days. C is wholly prohibited where the offence is cognizable. D may be conducted at the discretion of the station house officer and must be completed within seven days.
Q6 Code of Criminal Procedure An accused is in judicial custody while investigation of an offence punishable with imprisonment of less than ten years is pending. The investigating officer fails to file the police report. The accused becomes entitled to release on default bail under Section 187(3) BNSS on the expiry of -
A sixty days from the date of first remand. B forty days from the date of arrest. C fifteen days from the date of first remand. D ninety days from the date of first remand.
Q7 Code of Criminal Procedure Regarding police custody under Section 187(2) BNSS, which statement is correct?
A Police custody can never exceed fifteen days and must be granted only within the first fifteen days of detention. B Police custody of fifteen days, whether in whole or in parts, may be sought during the initial forty or sixty days of the total detention period of sixty or ninety days respectively. C Police custody is unavailable once judicial custody has commenced. D Police custody may be granted for any period not exceeding the total period of ninety days.
Q8 Code of Criminal Procedure A person is alleged to have committed a cognizable offence punishable with imprisonment which may extend to seven years. Under Section 35 BNSS, the police officer -
A must arrest the person before any investigation can begin. B has no power to arrest such a person at all. C shall ordinarily issue a notice of appearance, arrest being an exception to be resorted to only where it is necessary for the reasons specified in the section. D may arrest only with the prior order of a Magistrate.
Q9 Code of Criminal Procedure Under Section 479 BNSS dealing with the maximum period for which an undertrial prisoner may be detained, a first-time offender who has never been convicted of any offence in the past is entitled to be released on bond when he has undergone detention for a period extending up to -
A one-third of the maximum period of imprisonment specified for the offence. B one-half of the maximum period of imprisonment specified for the offence. C one-fourth of the maximum period of imprisonment specified for the offence. D the entire maximum period of imprisonment specified for the offence.
Q10 Code of Criminal Procedure During investigation of an offence punishable with imprisonment for seven years or more, the BNSS introduces a mandatory requirement that -
A the accused be produced before a forensic Magistrate. B a forensic expert shall visit the crime scene to collect forensic evidence and videograph the process. C the case be transferred to the Court of Session within thirty days. D the trial be conducted only by a Special Court.
