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Section 173(4) permits the written postal escalation. If satisfied that the information discloses a cognizable offence, the Superintendent must investigate or direct a…

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If the officer in charge of a police station refuses to record information disclosing a cognizable offence, which provision of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, allows the aggrieved person to send the substance of that information in writing and by post to the Superintendent of Police?

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Section 173(4) permits the written postal escalation. If satisfied that the information discloses a cognizable offence, the Superintendent must investigate or direct a subordinate police officer to investigate. The subsection also provides for an application to a Magistrate if the Superintendent route fails.

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Option A

Section 175(3) provides for a Magistrate to order investigation on the statutory conditions.

Option B

Section 174(2) requires a Magistrate’s order to investigate a non-cognizable case.

Option C

Section 173(4) provides the postal route to the Superintendent of Police.

Option D

Section 175(1) concerns police power to investigate cognizable cases.

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