Which court may take cognizance of offences under section 210 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

Any Magistrate of the first class

Any Magistrate of the second class specially empowered in this behalf

A magistrate cannot take cognizance of an offence:-

On the basis of direction given by District Judge

On the basis of his own knowledge

A Magistrate may take cognizance of an offence on complaint if in his opinion:-

There is sufficient ground for conviction

There is prima facie no probable defence of accused

There is sufficient ground for proceeding

A Magistrate may take cognizance under Section 210 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 of any offence:-

upon receiving a complaint of facts which constitute such offence or upon his own knowledge that such offence has been committed

upon a police report of such facts

upon information received from any person other than a police officer, that such offence has been committed

Which of the following statements correctly describes the powers of a Magistrate regarding a police report?

ignore the conclusion reached at by the Investigating Officer (IO) and apply his mind independently

not ignore the conclusions reached at by the IO and apply his mind independently

ignore the conclusions reached at by the IO and apply his mind independently only upon statements of witnesses recorded by the police in case diary and material collected during investigation

not ignore the conclusions reached by the IO under any circumstances

In which case, it was held that at the time of framing charge or taking cognizance, the accused has no right to produce any material?

State of Orissa v. Debendra Nath Padhi

Pratap Singh v. State of Jharkhand

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Chapter XV: Conditions Requisite for Initiation of Proceedings (Sections 210–222)

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