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The first proviso to section 173(1) applies when the woman against whom a listed offence is alleged to have been committed or attempted supplies the information. The list…

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A woman gives information to the officer in charge of a police station alleging rape against her under section 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Which provision of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 requires a woman police officer or other woman officer to record that information?

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The first proviso to section 173(1) applies when the woman against whom a listed offence is alleged to have been committed or attempted supplies the information.

The list includes BNS section 64. A woman police officer or other woman officer must record that information.

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Option A

The first proviso expressly applies to information given by the woman against whom an offence under BNS section 64 is alleged.

Option B

Section 174 concerns information and investigation in non-cognizable cases.

Option C

Section 175 concerns police powers to investigate cognizable cases and related orders.

Option D

Section 176 concerns investigation procedure. The duty to record the initial information in the stated way is found in section 173(1).

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