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Under section 223(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which written complaint brings…

The written complaint must be made by a public servant acting or purporting to act in discharge of official duties for this exception. The section separately covers a…

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Under section 223(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which written complaint brings the case within the public-servant exception to examining the complainant and witnesses on oath?

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The written complaint must be made by a public servant acting or purporting to act in discharge of official duties for this exception. The section separately covers a Court’s written complaint and specified transfers; the exception concerns oath examination and does not dispense with other requirements for cognizance. See clause (a) of the second proviso to section 223(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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Option A

An affidavit alone is not the stated public-servant exception.

Option B

The second proviso expressly identifies the written official-duty complaint.

Option C

General convenience is not a statutory substitute.

Option D

Official status alone is insufficient without the official-duty connection.

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