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Section 173(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 covers information about cognizable offences regardless of the area of commission. When given electronically,…

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An informant electronically gives the officer in charge of a police station information about a cognizable offence committed outside the station’s area. The informant signs the information within three days. Which provision of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 governs taking this information on record?

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Section 173(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 covers information about cognizable offences regardless of the area of commission. When given electronically, it is taken on record upon signature within three days by the informant.

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Option A

This provision expressly covers electronic information about a cognizable offence and is independent of area of commission.

Option B

Section 174(1) governs information about a non-cognizable offence.

Option C

Section 175(3) concerns a Magistrate’s power to order an investigation.

Option D

Section 210(1) concerns cognizance of offences by Magistrates.

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