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The Vice-President of India is allegedly defamed in relation to the discharge of public functions.…

Section 222(2) assigns the written complaint to the Public Prosecutor. Under section 222(4)(b), the Public Prosecutor needs the Central Government's previous sanction.…

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The Vice-President of India is allegedly defamed in relation to the discharge of public functions. Under section 222(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, whose written complaint allows a Court of Session to take cognizance without committal, subject to the other statutory requirements?

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Section 222(2) assigns the written complaint to the Public Prosecutor. Under section 222(4)(b), the Public Prosecutor needs the Central Government's previous sanction. Section 222(5) requires the complaint to be made within six months of the alleged offence.

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Option A

The President is not the designated complainant under this route.

Option B

The law designates the Public Prosecutor for the written complaint.

Option C

The District Magistrate is not designated to file this complaint.

Option D

The Public Prosecutor files the written complaint with the required previous sanction.

Option E

The designated officer is a listed choice.

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