Law Officer -Practice -2

Practice questions

1. Under Section 155 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, information about a non-cognizable offence is generally entered by the officer in charge of a police station, and the informant is:
   • Directed to the Sessions Court in every case
   • Referred to the Magistrate as provided by law
   • Required to obtain a conviction first
   • Directed to file a civil suit
2. Under Section 156(3) CrPC, a Magistrate empowered under Section 190 may:
   • Order a police investigation into a cognizable case
   • Convict an accused without trial in every case
   • Cancel every FIR without hearing anyone
   • Issue a civil decree for damages
3. Under Section 160 CrPC, a police officer investigating a case may require attendance of:
   • Every person in the province without restriction
   • A person acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case, subject to statutory conditions
   • Only the complainant's lawyer
   • Only a person already convicted
4. Under Section 162 CrPC, a statement made to police during an investigation and reduced to writing generally:
   • Must always be signed by the person making it
   • Automatically becomes a confession
   • Must not be signed by the person making it and is subject to restrictions on evidentiary use
   • Replaces the court's judgment
5. Which section of the CrPC prohibits police officers and other persons in authority from offering specified inducements, threats, or promises to obtain statements?
   • Section 160
   • Section 163
   • Section 170
   • Section 190
6. Under Section 165 CrPC, a police officer conducting an investigation may search a place without first obtaining a warrant when:
   • The statutory conditions for such a search are fulfilled
   • The officer wishes to search any place for any reason
   • The complainant demands it, regardless of the law
   • The accused has already been acquitted
7. Under Section 168 CrPC, a subordinate police officer conducting an investigation must report its result to:
   • The complainant's employer
   • The officer in charge of the police station
   • The local revenue officer in every case
   • The nearest prison superintendent
8. Under Section 169 CrPC, when evidence or reasonable grounds of suspicion are insufficient, the investigating police officer may, subject to the law:
   • Release the accused on bond where the provision applies
   • Impose a sentence of imprisonment
   • Issue a final decree for the complainant
   • Convict the accused administratively
9. Under Section 170 CrPC, when evidence is sufficient and the accused is in custody, the police generally:
   • Send the accused to the competent Magistrate for proceedings according to law
   • Decide the final punishment themselves
   • Refer the case exclusively to a civil court
   • Automatically withdraw the prosecution
10. Under Section 172 CrPC, the investigating police officer is required to maintain:
    • A register of civil decrees
    • A diary of proceedings in the investigation
    • A register of judicial appointments
    • A record of parliamentary debates
11. Under Section 174 CrPC, police ordinarily prepare a report concerning:
    • The result of every civil appeal
    • Certain deaths, including specified cases of suicide or suspicious and unnatural death
    • Every application for bail
    • Every property transfer
12. Under Section 176 CrPC, an inquiry into the cause of death may be conducted by:
    • A Magistrate empowered by law
    • Only the complainant's private lawyer
    • A local shopkeeper
    • The prisoner's employer
13. Under Section 200 CrPC, when examining a complainant in a complaint case, the Magistrate generally:
    • Examines the complainant and witnesses present, on oath, subject to statutory exceptions
    • Must convict the accused immediately
    • Must send every complaint to the Supreme Court
    • Must obtain a police conviction certificate
14. Under Section 202 CrPC, a Magistrate may postpone issuing process and direct an inquiry or investigation for the purpose of:
    • Determining whether sufficient ground exists to proceed
    • Giving the accused a sentence before trial
    • Replacing all criminal courts with police stations
    • Enforcing a civil decree
15. Under Section 203 CrPC, a complaint may be dismissed when:
    • The Magistrate finds no sufficient ground for proceeding, for reasons recorded as required by law
    • The complainant has hired a lawyer
    • The accused requests a civil trial
    • The police have registered a property document
16. Under Section 204 CrPC, when sufficient ground exists to proceed, the Magistrate may:
    • Issue the appropriate process for attendance of the accused
    • Automatically declare the accused guilty
    • Transfer every matter to a civil tribunal
    • Cancel the Constitution
17. Under Section 241A CrPC, in a case instituted on a police report, the accused is entitled, subject to the provision, to receive:
    • Copies of specified statements and documents relied upon by the prosecution
    • The judge's private correspondence
    • Every confidential government file
    • The final appellate judgment before trial begins
18. Under Section 249A CrPC, a Magistrate may acquit an accused at any stage of the case when:
    • The charge is groundless or there is no probability of conviction, in the circumstances specified by the section
    • The accused merely asks for a postponement
    • The complainant hires a new lawyer
    • A witness changes their address
19. Under Section 265-K CrPC, the High Court or Court of Session may acquit an accused at any stage when:
    • The court finds no probability of the accused being convicted of an offence, as provided by the section
    • The accused refuses to answer a newspaper reporter
    • The police request an adjournment
    • The case involves more than one witness
20. Under Section 540 CrPC, a court may summon or recall a witness when:
    • The evidence is essential to a just decision of the case, as provided by the section
    • A party wishes to delay the proceedings without reason
    • A witness is known to the accused personally
    • The police ask the court to disregard all evidence