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Which of the following statements correctly describes a new provision introduced under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNS

Q: Answer-Which of the following statements correctly describes a new provision introduced under the Bharatiya...

Section 173 of the BNSS, 2023 formally codifies the concept of the Zero FIR, which allows a person to file an FIR at any police station regardless of where the offence was committed or which station has territorial jurisdiction. The police station receiving such a Zero FIR is then duty-bound to transfer it to the jurisdictionally competent police station without delay. This was a landmark reform not explicitly codified under the CrPC, 1973.

C , 1973?
S , 2023, that was NOT present in the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrP

A A Magistrate can take cognizance of an offence only upon a police report and not upon a complaint made by any person

B Under Section 173 of BNSS, a Zero FIR can be filed at any police station regardless of territorial jurisdiction, which must then be transferred to the jurisdictional police station

C Under Section 176 of BNSS, forensic investigation is mandatory for all cognizable offences irrespective of the prescribed punishment

D The provisions relating to Metropolitan Magistrates have been retained and strengthened under the BNSS for all metropolitan cities

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