Section 313 CrPC empowers the court to question the accused for the purpose of enabling him personally to:

1. Section 313(1) CrPC: 'In every inquiry or trial, for the purpose of enabling the accused personally to explain any circumstances appearing in the evidence against him, the Court — (a) may at any stage, without previously warning the accused, put such questions to him as the Court considers necessary; (b) shall, after the witnesses for the prosecution have been examined and before he is called on for his defence, question him generally on the case.' 2. Section 313(2): No oath shall be administered to the accused under this section. 3. Section 313(3): The accused shall not render himself liable to punishment by refusing to answer such questions, or by giving false answers to them. 4. The accused's Section 313 statement is relevant evidence but not substantive (Sharad Birdhichand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1984 SC 1622). 5. Hence option B is correct. _Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — CrPC, Section 313_