Code of Criminal Procedure Questions and Answers Part-12

1. Under section 159 of Cr PC, the Magistrate has the power to:
a) direct-investigation by the police
b) depute any Magistrate subordinate to him to hold a preliminary inquiry
c) either (a) or (b)
d) only (b) and not (a).

Answer: c

2. Section 160 of Cr PC authorises a police officer to:
a) summon a person as a witness
b) summon a person for the production of documents
c) summon a person for the production of an article(s)
d) all of the above.

Answer: a

3. A person can be summoned as a witness under section 160 of Cr PC, by:
a) any Police Officer
b) the Station House Officer
c) an Investigating Officer
d) any of the above

Answer: c

4. A person who fails to attend on being served with an order under section 160 of Cr PC of an investigating officer, is liable to be prosecuted under:
a) section 173, I.P.C.
b) section 174, I.P.C.
c) section 186, I.P.C.
d) all the above

Answer: b

5. Laying of trap is a part of:
a) investigation
b) inquiry
c) preliminary inquiry
d) trial

Answer: a

6. Section 161 of Cr PC covers the cases of information received by the police:
a) before the commencement of investigation
b) after the commencement of investigation
c) after the conclusion of trial
d) both (a) and (b).

Answer: b

7. Who amongst the following is not a police officer:
a) enforcement officer investigating the case under FERA
b) An officer invested with powers under NDPS Act
c) officer of Railway Protection Force
d) all of the above

Answer: d

8. An unjustified and unexplained long delay on the part of the investigating officer in recording the statement of a material witness would render the evidence of such witness:
a) unreliable
b) inadmissible
c) inadmissible and unreliable
d) only (b) and not (a).

Answer: a

9. Statement made under section 161, Cr. P.C. during investigation of a crosscase is:
a) always admissible in the main case
b) may be admissible in the main case
c) not at all admissible in the main case
d) admissible in the main case with the leave of the Court.

Answer: c

10. A refusal to answer questions put to a witness under section 161 of Cr PC is an offence under:
a) section 176, I.P.C.
b) section 179, I.P.C.
c) section 187, I.P.C.
d) neither (a) nor (b) nor (c).

Answer: d