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Section 43(1) recognizes submission to custody by word or action. Once the person submits in this scenario, physical contact is unnecessary under the subsection.

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An officer tells a person whom the officer is legally entitled to arrest that the person is under arrest. The person expressly submits to custody. Under section 43(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which statement is correct?

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Section 43(1) recognizes submission to custody by word or action.

Once the person submits in this scenario, physical contact is unnecessary under the subsection.

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Option A

Section 43(1) does not require handcuffs where the person submits to custody.

Option B

The express exception for submission to custody removes the need for touching or physical confinement in the stated situation.

Option C

Section 43(1) expressly recognizes submission to custody by word or action.

Option D

The method of arrest in section 43(1) does not make a station diary entry the act of arrest.

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