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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in which of the following cases may an officer in…

Under BNSS s.173(3), on receiving information about a cognizable offence punishable with three to seven years, the officer in charge may, with prior permission from an…

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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in which of the following cases may an officer in charge of a police station, with the prior permission of an officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police proceed to conduct a preliminary inquiry?

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Under BNSS s.173(3), on receiving information about a cognizable offence punishable with three to seven years, the officer in charge may, with prior permission from an officer not below Deputy Superintendent of Police, hold a preliminary inquiry to check for a prima facie case.

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