Under Section 8, an area may be declared a Metropolitan Area if its po…

Question

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

Accepted Answer

D. {'text': 'One million', 'label': 'D'}

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)_

Answer

{'text': 'Five lakh', 'label': 'A'}

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{'text': 'Fifty lakh', 'label': 'B'}

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{'text': 'Twenty-five lakh', 'label': 'C'}