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Section 215(1)(a) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 bars cognizance of specified offences…

Section 215(1)(a) applies to offences under Sections 206–223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, excluding Section 209. The written-complaint requirement extends to…

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Section 215(1)(a) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 bars cognizance of specified offences concerning the lawful authority of public servants unless the required written complaint is made. Which choice gives all related charges to which that same provision extends the complaint requirement?

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Section 215(1)(a) applies to offences under Sections 206–223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, excluding Section 209. The written-complaint requirement extends to abetment, attempt and criminal conspiracy concerning those offences. The complaint must be made by the public servant concerned, a public servant to whom that person is administratively subordinate, or another public servant authorised by the public servant concerned. All of the given options are correct.

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Option A

Incomplete. Section 215(1)(a)(ii) covers abetment and attempt, and clause (iii) covers conspiracy.

Option B

Incomplete. Section 215(1)(a)(ii) covers attempt and abetment, and clause (iii) covers conspiracy.

Option C

Incomplete. Section 215(1)(a)(iii) covers conspiracy, and clause (ii) covers abetment and attempt.

Option D

Correct. Section 215(1)(a) expressly covers abetment, attempt and criminal conspiracy concerning the specified offences.

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