Cognizable offence means
Question and options
Cognizable offence means
- Serious criminal wrong
- Light criminal wrong
- Civil wrong
- Light civil wrong
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - Serious criminal wrong
Under Section 2(1)(g) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 2(c) CrPC), a cognizable offence is one for which a police officer may arrest without warrant under the First Schedule or any other law in force. These are generally the serious offences, such as murder, rape and robbery, which is why they are called serious criminal wrongs; lighter offences are usually non-cognizable, and civil wrongs are not offences at all.
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