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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, what must a police officer ordinarily obtain to…

Section 174(2) requires an order from a Magistrate with power to try the case or commit it for trial. The question concerns a case involving only a non-cognizable offence.

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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, what must a police officer ordinarily obtain to investigate a case involving only a non-cognizable offence?

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Section 174(2) requires an order from a Magistrate with power to try the case or commit it for trial. The question concerns a case involving only a non-cognizable offence.

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Option A

Section 174(2) requires an order from a Magistrate who can try the case or commit it for trial.

Option B

A police chief’s direction is not the Magistrate’s order required by section 174(2).

Option C

A prosecutor’s direction is not the Magistrate’s order required by section 174(2).

Option D

A station chief’s direction is not the Magistrate’s order required by section 174(2).

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