Under Section 2(c) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, a **"cogni…

Question

Under Section 2(c) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, a **"cognizable offence"** is best described as one in which:

Accepted Answer

A. {'text': 'A police officer may, in accordance with the First Schedule or under any other law in force, arrest without warrant', 'label': 'A'}

1. Section 2(c) CrPC defines "cognizable offence" as an offence for which a police officer may, in accordance with the **First Schedule** or under any other law in force, **arrest without warrant**.
2. Cognizable cases are typically more serious (e.g. murder, dacoity).
3. A non-cognizable offence under section 2(l) needs the magistrate's authority before arrest.
4. Cognizance of offences is taken by Magistrates, not police, so option (D) is wrong.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 — Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws, Lesson 10 (Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), pp. 244-249._

Answer

{'text': 'A police officer may arrest only after obtaining a written warrant from a Judicial Magistrate of competent jurisdiction', 'label': 'B'}

Answer

{'text': 'A police officer may register an FIR only with the prior written sanction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate of the district', 'label': 'C'}

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{'text': 'A police officer may take cognizance of the offence by himself without involving any magistrate at any stage of the trial', 'label': 'D'}