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A' is arrested and detained in custody in a case of murder. The investigating police officer within 24 hours produces the accused before a Metropolitan Magistrate who has no jurisdiction to try the case, seeking police custody as investigation is not complete. The Metropolitan Magistrate has the power and jurisdiction to:

Correct Answer: Grant police custody for fifteen days

If, in a complaint case it is made to appear to Magistrate that an investigation by the police is in progress in relation to the same offence, which of the following order(s) a Magistrate may pass under Section 210 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973?
1. Return the complaint to be re-filed after police investigation
2. Stay the proceeding of inquiry or trial on such complaint
3. Call a report from the Investigating Officer
4. Refer the complaint for investigation by police
5. Refer the complaint to Chief Judicial Magistrate

During investigation by a police officer under directions of the Magistrate on complaint of 'A' alleging criminal misappropriation of his diamond ring by 'B', 'A' produces an invoice evidencing his title to the property. The invoice is found during investigation to be fabricated. On closure report, the Magistrate took cognizance and summoned 'A' to face trial on the charge of fabricating false evidence. The contentions of 'A' are:
1. The document (invoice) was not given in a judicial proceeding.
2. The police officer has not made a complaint.

Consider the following statement and choose the correct answer with the help of code given below:
1. Investigation is conducted by police officer
2. Magistrate cannot interfere in investigation
3. Investigation is a judicial proceeding
4. Investigation is not a judicial proceeding

The investigating officer shall within 24 hours of arrest of a person transmit to the nearest Judicial Magistrate a copy of the entries in the diary relating to that case alongwith accused, if the investigation is:

Which of the following statements are correct?
1. Investigation is made by a police officer.
2. The object of police investigation is to collect evidence.
3. Investigation is a judicial proceeding.
4. Investigation is not a judicial proceeding.
Select the correct answer:

Consider the following statements:
1. Investigation is made by a police officer
2. The object of police investigation is to collect evidence
3. Investigation is a judicial proceeding
4. Investigation is not a judicial proceeding
Which of the statements given above are correct?

A person arrested by police must be produced before the Judicial Magistrate who has the jurisdiction. If the Judicial Magistrate is not available, the accused can be produced before:

Under Section 27 of the Evidence Act, in respect of confessional evidence
1. So much of the information as it relates distinctly to the fact discovered in consequence of information received from the person accused may be proved against him.
2. Person giving such information must be accused of an offence.
3. Accused need not be in the police custody.
4. Any statement of the accused confessing his guilt must be made in presence of a Magistrate, in all cases, whether anything is discovered or not in consequence of such statement, may be proved against him.

A Police officer arrested and detained a person in the lockup despite production of bail orders from the court. The police officer is guilty of:

Regarding bail applications, a Bench comprising of Justice A. K. Goel and Justice U. U. Lalit of the Supreme Court of India has asked all High Courts to issue directions to their Subordinate Courts that
1. All bail applications normally be disposed of by judicial officers within one week.
2. Magisterial trial where accused is in custody be concluded within six months.
3. Session trial where accused is in custody normally be concluded within two years.
4. Efforts to be made to dispose of all cases, which are ten years old, by the end of the year.
5. The above timelines may, however, will not be the touchstone for assessment of judicial performance in annual confidential reports