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A woman reports to X, officer in charge of a police station, that her boyfriend used criminal force to…

A complaint of criminal force with intent to disrobe discloses BNS section 76. A police officer failing to record the relevant information under BNSS section 173(1) commits…

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A woman reports to X, officer in charge of a police station, that her boyfriend used criminal force to try to remove her shirt with intent to disrobe her. X refuses to record her information and directs her to a Magistrate. Under BNS section 199(c) read with the BNSS, X has committed:

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A complaint of criminal force with intent to disrobe discloses BNS section 76. A police officer failing to record the relevant information under BNSS section 173(1) commits BNS section 199(c). The BNSS First Schedule classifies section 199 as cognizable. Directing the complainant to a Magistrate does not excuse this failure.

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Option A

BNS section 199(c) makes the failure penal, not merely misconduct.

Option B

The information discloses section 76 disrobing; section 199(c) failure is cognizable under the BNSS First Schedule.

Option C

The BNSS First Schedule classifies section 199 as cognizable, not non-cognizable.

Option D

A specific cognizable offence is established, excluding the catch-all negative.

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