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Section 2(g) CrPC defines an **"inquiry"** as:
A{'text': 'A purely administrative investigation conducted by the police officer in charge of the police station before the FIR is registered', 'label': 'A'}
B{'text': 'Every inquiry, other than a trial, conducted under this Code by a Magistrate or Court', 'label': 'B'}
C{'text': 'A judicial proceeding conducted only by the Sessions Court of competent jurisdiction in respect of an offence triable exclusively by that court', 'label': 'C'}
D{'text': 'A formal examination of the accused and witnesses conducted exclusively by the prosecution and the defence after the trial concludes', 'label': 'D'}
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. {'text': 'Every inquiry, other than a trial, conducted under this Code by a Magistrate or Court', 'label': 'B'}
1. Section 2(g) CrPC defines "inquiry" as **every inquiry, other than a trial, conducted under this Code by a Magistrate or Court**.
2. Together with section 2(h) (investigation by police) and the concept of trial, inquiry covers the pre-trial judicial scrutiny of facts.
3. The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 does not apply to investigations but does apply to inquiries and trials.
4. The other options describe related processes that are not the statutory definition.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 — Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws, Lesson 10 (Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), pp. 244-249._
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