Q1 Code of Criminal Procedure An information disclosing a cognizable offence is given orally to the officer in charge of a police station and reduced to writing. Under Section 173(2) BNSS, with respect to a copy of such information -
A no copy need be given until the charge sheet is filed. B a copy shall be given only with the permission of the Magistrate. C a copy shall be given forthwith, free of cost, to the informant or the victim. D a copy shall be given only on payment of the prescribed fee.
Q2 Code of Criminal Procedure A person is alleged to have committed an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and is infirm and above sixty years of age. Section 35(7) BNSS provides that in respect of such an offence, no arrest shall be made -
A without the prior permission of an officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. B without the prior sanction of the State Government. C without the prior written order of the jurisdictional Magistrate. D in any circumstances whatsoever.
Q3 Code of Criminal Procedure An accused is in judicial custody for an offence punishable with imprisonment up to seven years and the police have not filed the police report. Under Section 187 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, after the expiry of what period of detention does he become entitled to be released on default bail?
A one hundred eighty days B sixty days C forty-five days D ninety days
Q4 Code of Criminal Procedure Under Section 187 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the fifteen days of police custody that a Magistrate may authorise -
A is unavailable once the accused is produced before a Magistrate B may be sought wholly or in parts at any time during the initial forty or sixty days of the total detention period C can be extended up to thirty days by the Sessions Court D must be granted in one continuous spell within the first fifteen days of arrest only
Q5 Code of Criminal Procedure A person orally reports a cognizable offence to a police station whose jurisdiction does not cover the place where the offence was committed. Under Section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the officer in charge -
A can only forward the informant to a Magistrate B may register it only if the offence is punishable with more than seven years C must register the information (a Zero FIR) irrespective of the area in which the offence is committed D must refuse the information and direct the informant to the correct police station
Q6 Code of Criminal Procedure Under Section 176(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the visit of a forensic expert to the scene of crime to collect forensic evidence is mandatory for offences punishable with imprisonment for -
A seven years or more B ten years or more C five years or more D three years or more
Q7 Code of Criminal Procedure Under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, when a search and seizure is carried out, the audio-video electronic recording of the process is to be forwarded by the police officer, without delay, to the -
A District Magistrate, Sub-Divisional Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate of the first class B Director of Prosecution C Court of Session having jurisdiction D Superintendent of Police of the district
Q8 Code of Criminal Procedure Under Section 23 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the Court of a Magistrate of the first class may pass a sentence of imprisonment not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding -
A fifty thousand rupees B one lakh rupees C ten thousand rupees D five thousand rupees
Q9 Code of Criminal Procedure Under Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a Court may commence the trial in absentia of a proclaimed offender who has absconded, only after a period of -
A one hundred eighty days from the date of the proclamation B ninety days from the date of framing of the charge C thirty days from the issue of the proclamation D sixty days from the filing of the charge-sheet
Q10 Code of Criminal Procedure Under Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a first-time offender (one never previously convicted of any offence) shall be released on bond if he has undergone detention up to -
A one-half of the maximum period of imprisonment prescribed for the offence B one-third of the maximum period of imprisonment prescribed for the offence C the entire maximum period of imprisonment prescribed for the offence D one-fourth of the maximum period of imprisonment prescribed for the offence
