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Plea bargaining under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly the Cr.P.C., 1973) means

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Plea bargaining under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly the Cr.P.C., 1973) means
  1. an agreement arrived at between the opposing lawyers and the judge reducing the sentence of the accused in exchange for his pleading guilty to the offence.
  2. a procedure by which an accused voluntarily pleads guilty in exchange for a lesser sentence and in pursuance thereof an agreement is reached between the accused, victim, investigating officer and the prosecutor resulting in a satisfactory disposition of the case of which a report is made and signed by the presiding officer of the trial court.
  3. an agreement in writing between the prosecutor and the defence lawyer to settle the claim of the victim and seek acquittal of the accused.
  4. None of the given options is correct

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Correct answer: B - a procedure by which an accused voluntarily pleads guilty in exchange for a lesser sentence and in pursuance thereof an agreement is reached between the accused, victim, investigating officer and the prosecutor resulting in a satisfactory disposition of the case of which a report is made and signed by the presiding officer of the trial court.
Chapter XXIII BNSS (formerly Chapter XXIA CrPC): the accused applies voluntarily, and a mutually satisfactory disposition is worked out with the prosecutor, the investigating officer and the victim. The court records a report signed by the presiding officer and gives a lesser sentence.

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