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AIBE (Bar Exam) Constitution of Criminal Courts — practice questions

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Under Section 8, an area may be declared a Metropolitan Area if its population exceedsRead the answer and worked solution →A summons case under Section 2(w) means a case relating to an offenceRead the answer and worked solution →Under Section 7 of the CrPC, every State shall be divided intoRead the answer and worked solution →Under Section 2(u), a "public prosecutor" meansRead the answer and worked solution →The place where any court of criminal jurisdiction ordinarily holds its sittings is under Section 2 termedRead the answer and worked solution →Under Section 2(g), a proceeding for the purpose of inquiring into an offence under the Code stops being an "inquiry" whenRead the answer and worked solution →Under Section 5, the CrPC does NOT affectRead the answer and worked solution →A "summons case" and a "warrant case" together coverRead the answer and worked solution →

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Under Section 8, an area may be declared a Metropolitan Area if its population exceeds

  1. Five lakh
  2. Fifty lakh
  3. Twenty-five lakh
  4. One million
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Correct answer: D. One million

1. Section 8(1) empowers the State Government to notify metropolitan areas. 2. The area must comprise a city or town whose population exceeds one million. 3. On notification, that area is deemed a metropolitan area for the CrPC. 4. Metropolitan Magistrates preside over such areas under later provisions of the Code. _Source: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (indiacode.nic.in), S. 8(1)_

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A summons case under Section 2(w) means a case relating to an offence

  1. Which is not a warrant case
  2. Where trial is by summary procedure
  3. Which is compoundable only
  4. Punishable exclusively with death
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Correct answer: A. Which is not a warrant case

1. Section 2(w) CrPC defines a summons case. 2. It is any case relating to an offence that is not a warrant case. 3. Warrant cases follow Chapter XIX; summons cases follow Chapter XX of the Code. 4. Summons cases involve a simpler and quicker trial procedure than warrant cases. _Source: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (indiacode.nic.in), S. 2(w)_

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Under Section 7 of the CrPC, every State shall be divided into

  1. Judicial Committees of two or more districts
  2. Sessions Divisions consisting of one or more districts
  3. Metropolitan Areas without districts
  4. Only High Court zones
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Correct answer: B. Sessions Divisions consisting of one or more districts

1. Section 7(1) CrPC deals with territorial divisions. 2. Every State shall be a Sessions Division or consist of Sessions Divisions. 3. Every Sessions Division is a district or consists of districts. 4. The Session Division is the operating jurisdiction of the Court of Session for that area. _Source: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (indiacode.nic.in), S. 7(1)_

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