Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita - MCQs: Part V

81. When a private person may arrest any person under the provisions of the CrPC or BNSS?

a. If any person commits a bailable and non-bailable offence.

b. If any person commits non-bailable and non-cognizable offence in his presence.

c. If any person commits a bailable and cognizable offence.

d. If any person commits non-bailable and cognizable offence in his presence

82. When any offence is committed in the presence of a Magistrate within his local jurisdiction, he may

a. only direct a police officer posted in a police station within his local jurisdiction to arrest the offender.

b. order only a gazette officer to arrest the offender.

c. himself arrest or order any person to arrest the offender.

d. None of these.

83. A private person:

a. Cannot arrest an accused.

b. Can arrest any person who in his presence commits a non-bailable and cognizable offence in the absence of police officer.

c. Can arrest a person if he sees him running away from the crime spot where an offence has been commited.

d. Can arrest any person suspected of committing an offence.

84. Every police officer on making arrest has to forthwith give information regarding such arrest and the place from where the person was arrested:

a. to the magistrate of the area.

b. To the complainant/ Victim

c. To the friends, relative or such other person disclosed or nominated by the arrested person.

d. It is not necessary to inform anyone but the person arrested must be informed about the grounds of arrest.

85. Which one of the following statements is wrong?

If a person forcible resists the endeavour to arrest him, the police officer may--

a. Use all the means necessary to effect the arrest.

b. Cause the death of such person irrespective of the offence he has committed.

c. Cause the death of such person accused of murder.

d. Cause the death of such person accused of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

86. Save in exceptional circumstances, no woman shall be arrested after Sunset and before Sunrise, and where such exceptional cicumstances to arrest exist, the woman police officer shall obtain the prior permission of the following:

a. District Magistrate.

b.Superintendent of Police.

c. Judicial Magistrate of First Class.

d. Sessions Judge

87. Which one of the following Sections of CrPC or BNSS prohibits the male police officer from touching the person of a woman while making her arrest?

a. Proviso to Section 41(1)

b. Proviso to Section 42(1)

c. Proviso to Section 46(1) or Section 43 of BNSS

d. None of the above.

88. A person arrested has a right to be informed of the ground of his arrest:

a. in brief only.

b. in brief in English and Hindi Language.

c. In detail

d. in detail and in the language understood by the accused

89. Section 53A of IPC or Section 52 of BNSS provides for the examination of the :

a. person accused of rape by medical practitioner.

b. arrested person accused of rape by medical practitioner at the request of arrested person.

c. person accused of rape by medical practitioner at the request of police officer.

d. person accused of rape by medical practitioner at the request of the victim.

90. Under Section 53A or Section 52 of BNSS., when a person is arrested on the charge of committing rape, the arrestee may be examined by a registered medical practitioner other than a registered medical practitioner emplyed in a hospital run by the Government or by a local authority when the later is not available within a radius of Sixteen KM from the place

a. Where the offence has been committed.

b. Where the arrest was made.

c. Where the nearest police station is situated.

d. Where the nearest court is situated.

91. which one of the following statements in NOT correct in relation to medical examination of an arrested person under the provisions of the CrPC or BNSS?

a. An accused may be asked to undergo medical examination under Section 53. or 51 of BNSS

b. Medical examination of a person accused of rape is conducted under Section 53A or 52 of BNSS

c. An arrested person can submit an application to the Magistrate for the medical examination under Section 54 or 53 of BNSS

d. Request of the arrested person for the medical examination cannot be rejected by the magistrate under Section 54 or Section 53 of BNSS

92. A person arrested should be presented before a magistrate (excluding time for journey to the court) within

a. 24 hours.

b. 48 hours

c. 73 hours.

d. None of the above.

93. A person arrested by police must be produced before the Judicial Magistrate who has the jurisdiction. If the Judicial Magistrate is not available, the accused can be produced before:

a. Any other Judicial Magistrate.

b. Any executive magistrate.

c. Any Executive Magistrate who is so empowered.

d. District magistrate.

94. Under Section 60A CrPC., or Section 62 of BNSS, a person can be arrested.

a. in case of commission of offence in the presence of a police officer.

b. on credible information about the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment for more than seven years.

c. On a complaint by a victim, when a police officer has reason to believe that the concerned person has commtted the offence.

d. under all these circumstances

95. In a famous case the SC has provided strict guidelines related to right the arrested persons

a. Sakiri Basu Case.

b. Hussain Aara Khatton v. State of Bihar.

c. D.K Basu v. State of West Bengal.

d. None of these.

96. Assertion: An accused person has been guarateed the right to be informed of the nature and cause of accusation.

Reason: The accused person can get his conviction quashed upon vague and obscure charges.

a. Both A and R are true and R correctly explains A

b. Both A and R are false.

c. A is true but R is not a correct explaination.

d. None of the above.

97. Consider the following statements(s).

A police officer has the power to arrest any person without an order from a magistrate or warrant of arrest, if he has reason to suspect his complicity in a cognizable offence punishable with imprisonment which may extend to seven years, provided that he is satisfied for reasons in writing that such arrest is necessary.

(i) to Prevent such person from committing any further offence.

(ii) For proper investigation of the offence.

(iii) to prevent such person from tampering with or causing the evidence of the offence to disappear.

(iv) to compel the absconding co-accused to surrender.

Which of the Statements given above are correct?

a. (i) and (ii)

b. (ii) and (iii)

c. (i), (ii) and (iii).

d. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

98. Arrest of persons is covered under Chapter............ of the CrPC or BNSS

a.IV

b. V

c. VI

d. III

99. Any private person may arrest any person who:

a. Commits non-bailable offence in his presence.

b. Commits non-bailable offence and cognizable offence in his presence.

c. Commits compoundable offence in his presence.

d. Commits non-bailable and cognizable offence in his presence or is proclaimed offence.

100. The Supreme Court of India in the case of State of Haryana v. Dinesh Kumar (2008) held that 'arrest' implies:

a. Apprehension of the accused by the police officer.

b. Apprehension of the accused by the police officer or the submission of the accused to the custody by word or action including when he is in the judicial custody on surrender before the court and /or submits to its direction.

c. handcuffing of the accused by the police officer.

d. handcuffing and putting the accused in police or judicial custody.