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Consider these grounds under section 35(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. I. A person commits a cognizable offence in a police officer’s presence. II. A person is proclaimed an…

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Consider these grounds under section 35(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. I. A person commits a cognizable offence in a police officer’s presence. II. A person is proclaimed an offender under the Sanhita or by State Government order. Which are grounds for police arrest without a Magistrate’s order and without warrant?

  1. Statement I only

  2. Statement II only

  3. Statements I and II

  4. Neither statement I nor statement II

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Correct answer: C - Statements I and II

BNSS section 35(1)(a) covers a cognizable offence committed in a police officer’s presence. Clause (d) covers a proclaimed offender under the Sanhita or by State Government order. These are separate grounds; the provision does not authorize arrest merely for an unsupported allegation or refusal of an informal request.

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