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A "summons case" and a "warrant case" together cover
A{'text': 'Only offences against the State', 'label': 'A'}
B{'text': 'Only offences triable by Sessions Court', 'label': 'B'}
C{'text': 'Only compoundable offences', 'label': 'C'}
D{'text': 'All cases relating to an offence under the Code', 'label': 'D'}
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. {'text': 'All cases relating to an offence under the Code', 'label': 'D'}
1. Section 2(x) CrPC defines a warrant case as one punishable with death, life imprisonment or imprisonment exceeding two years.
2. Section 2(w) defines summons case as any case that is not a warrant case.
3. So every case relating to an offence is either a summons case or a warrant case.
4. The definitions together exhaust all cases under the Code, no matter the offence.
_Source: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (indiacode.nic.in), S. 2(w), S. 2(x)_
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