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    Question

    The proviso to Section 43(1) lays down that when a woman

    is to be arrestedтАФ
    A She must be arrested only by two female officers. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Her submission to custody on oral intimation shall be presumed, and unless the police officer is a female, he shall not touch her person. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C She cannot be arrested at all. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only a female Magistrate can order her arrest. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E She must be arrested in presence of a witness. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The proviso to Section 43(1) presumes a womanтАЩs submission to custody upon oral intimation of arrest, and prohibits male officers from touching her unless necessary or if they are female officers.

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