Question

Which of the following statements correctly describes a

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.

new provision introduced under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, that was NOT present in the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973?

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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