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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, if a First Information Report discloses an offence which is cognizable and other which is non-cognizable, the whole case shall be deemed to be

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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, if a First Information Report discloses an offence which is cognizable and other which is non-cognizable, the whole case shall be deemed to be
  1. Cognizable
  2. Non-cognizable
  3. Cognizable or non-cognizable depending on which offence is graver
  4. None of the given options is correct

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A - Cognizable
Section 174(4) BNSS (formerly Section 155(4) CrPC): where a case relates to two or more offences of which at least one is cognizable, the case shall be deemed to be a cognizable case, notwithstanding that the other offences are non-cognizable.

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