RPF Head Constable Rule 72 LDCE MCQ Practice

1. A. May approach the Magistrate for a recall
2. B. May still file a revision as a substitute
3. C. Cannot invoke the revisional jurisdiction in respect of that order
4. D. Is barred from all remedies including writs

1. A. Order a fresh trial automatically
2. B. Never take any evidence beyond the trial record
3. C. Direct the police to collect it privately without producing it in Court
4. D. Record its reasons and take the evidence itself or direct it to be taken by a Magistrate or, where the appellate court is the High Court, by a Court of Session or Magistrate

1. A. Order a retrial
2. B. Acquit the appellant
3. C. Enhance the sentence
4. D. Reduce the sentence

1. A. Not unless the appellant or his pleader has had a reasonable opportunity of being heard in support of the appeal
2. B. Only after calling for the police case diary
3. C. Only after the High Court agrees
4. D. Only with the consent of the Public Prosecutor

1. A. Wait for the sentence to be half served
2. B. Hear the victim's relatives only
3. C. Give the Public Prosecutor an opportunity to show cause in writing against the release
4. D. Obtain the approval of the Supreme Court

1. A. The Public Prosecutor
2. B. The officer in charge of the jail
3. C. The investigating officer
4. D. The nearest police station

1. A. Need only be told to the Public Prosecutor
2. B. Must be stated in the charge, and if omitted the Court may add it before sentence is passed
3. C. Cannot ever be mentioned in the charge
4. D. Must be proved only after sentencing

1. A. Tried only for the least serious offence
2. B. Charged with having committed all or any of such offences, or in the alternative
3. C. Discharged for want of certainty
4. D. Tried by the High Court

1. A. Frame the final charge for the Sessions Judge
2. B. Try the case himself on the merits
3. C. Send the record and articles to the Court of Session and notify the Public Prosecutor of the commitment
4. D. Release the accused unconditionally

1. A. Only on a reference from the High Court
2. B. Only after the case has been committed to it by a Magistrate, unless the Sanhita expressly provides otherwise
3. C. On the oral request of the victim
4. D. Directly on a police report in every case

1. A. Need not examine the complainant and witnesses on oath at the stage of taking cognizance
2. B. Must refuse cognizance
3. C. Must first obtain the High Court's permission
4. D. Must still examine the complainant on oath in every case

1. A. Obtain the written consent of the complainant's advocate
2. B. Wait for one year
3. C. Give the public servant an opportunity to make assertions about the situation and receive a report of facts from the officer superior to him
4. D. Refer the complaint to the Lokpal

1. A. Shall postpone issue of process and either inquire into the case himself or direct an investigation to decide if there is sufficient ground to proceed
2. B. Must transfer the complaint to the accused's local police station
3. C. May issue process immediately without any inquiry
4. D. Must dismiss the complaint

1. A. Plea bargaining as a mode of disposal of certain cases
2. B. Legal recognition of electronic FIRs signed within three days
3. C. Trial in absentia of proclaimed offenders
4. D. Mandatory forensic visit to crime scenes for offences punishable with seven years or more

1. A. Any police officer of the rank of Inspector
2. B. Only an advocate appointed by the High Court
3. C. Any person acting under the directions of a Public Prosecutor
4. D. Any complainant in a private case

256. In the BNSS, 2023, the term 'charge' is defined to include:

1. A. Any head of charge when the charge contains more than one head
2. B. The first information report
3. C. The summons issued to the accused
4. D. Only the final order of the Court

1. A. Held by an Executive Magistrate to maintain order
2. B. In the course of which evidence is or may be legally taken on oath
3. C. Before a Station House Officer recording an FIR
4. D. Conducted by the police during investigation

1. A. Possesses a recognised medical qualification under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 and is enrolled in the National or a State Medical Register
2. B. Has been approved by the District Magistrate for forensic work
3. C. Is employed only in a Government hospital
4. D. Holds any diploma recognised by the State Police

1. A. Any enactment for the time being in force regulating the manner or place of investigating, inquiring into or trying such offences
2. B. The approval of the Director General of Police
3. C. Nothing; the Sanhita always overrides
4. D. The permission of the Sessions Judge in each case

1. A. The consent of the accused
2. B. A notification of the State Government
3. C. A Supreme Court order
4. D. A specific provision to the contrary

1. A. The Superintendent of Police
2. B. The State Public Prosecutor
3. C. The Sessions Judge
4. D. The District Magistrate

1. A. The Governor on the advice of the Home Department
2. B. The High Court
3. C. The District Magistrate
4. D. The Central Government

1. A. The District Magistrate
2. B. The Superintendent of Police
3. C. The Registrar of the High Court
4. D. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, subject to the general control of the Sessions Judge

1. A. Thirty days - mandatory filing of the charge-sheet in every case after arrest
2. B. Ninety days - police informing the informant or victim of progress of investigation
3. C. Fourteen days - preliminary enquiry by police for an offence punishable with three to seven years
4. D. Three days - informant signing an FIR given electronically

1. A. An undertaking for release with a surety
2. B. A court order refusing release
3. C. A personal undertaking for release without any surety
4. D. A cash deposit made to the investigating officer

1. A. 12 December 2023
2. B. 1 September 2023
3. C. 6 January 2024
4. D. 20 December 2023

1. A. 21 December 2023
2. B. 25 December 2023
3. C. 20 December 2023
4. D. 1 January 2024

1. A. 531
2. B. 511
3. C. 484
4. D. 558

1. A. Headed by the Advocate General, with only Assistant Public Prosecutors
2. B. Headed by the Inspector General of Police, with Public Prosecutors as subordinates
3. C. Headed by the Chief Justice of the High Court, with District Judges as members
4. D. Headed by a Director of Prosecution, with Deputy Directors and Assistant Directors of Prosecution

1. A. The accused is a public servant
2. B. The error was committed by a Magistrate of the second class
3. C. A failure of justice has in fact been occasioned thereby
4. D. The error appears in the first page of the record

1. A. Arrested only after a Magistrate's warrant is obtained
2. B. Sentenced by the police officer to 24 hours' confinement
3. C. Fined on the spot by the police officer
4. D. Detained or removed from the place and taken before a Magistrate or, subject to law, released by the officer in charge of a police station

1. A. Order its immediate destruction in every case
2. B. Return it to the police officer who seized it
3. C. Hand it over to the first claimant to appear later
4. D. Direct that it be at the disposal of the State Government and may be sold

1. A. The next hearing date
2. B. The Superintendent of Police approves it
3. C. Thirty days after the High Court is informed
4. D. The period allowed for appeal has elapsed, or if an appeal is presented, until it is disposed of

1. A. Must call for the defence evidence regardless
2. B. Shall record an order of acquittal
3. C. May only discharge the accused
4. D. Must refer the case to the High Court

1. A. The defence counsel stating the accused's defence
2. B. The presiding Judge reading the police report
3. C. The investigating officer
4. D. The Public Prosecutor, describing the charge and the evidence by which guilt is to be proved

1. A. Two years
2. B. Six months
3. C. One year
4. D. Three months

1. A. Stop the proceedings at any stage without pronouncing judgment and release the accused
2. B. Transfer it to an Executive Magistrate
3. C. Convert it into a Sessions case
4. D. Order a fresh police investigation by the High Court

1. A. Acquit the accused
2. B. Convert the case into a warrant-case
3. C. Commit the case to the Court of Session
4. D. Discharge the accused with liberty to re-file

1. A. Are treated as a confession to the police
2. B. Must be forwarded to the High Court for confirmation
3. C. Can be used as evidence against him in the trial if bargaining fails
4. D. Cannot be used for any purpose other than plea bargaining

1. A. Fifteen days
2. B. One hundred and eighty days
3. C. Sixty days
4. D. Seven days

1. A. The Registrar of the High Court
2. B. The Superintendent of Police only
3. C. The District Magistrate, Sub-Divisional Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate of the first class
4. D. The Director General of Police

1. A. Allow free ingress and afford all reasonable facilities for search
2. B. Only allow entry in the presence of a Magistrate
3. C. Hand over the place to the police for 24 hours
4. D. Refuse entry unless a warrant of search is produced

1. A. Rs 1,00,000
2. B. Rs 10,000
3. C. Rs 1,000
4. D. Rs 500

1. A. Two months
2. B. Six months
3. C. Thirty days
4. D. Fifteen days

1. A. A verbatim question-and-answer transcript only
2. B. A memorandum of the substance of the witness's evidence
3. C. No record at all unless the accused demands it
4. D. A full narrative signed by the witness on every page

1. A. In camera and, as far as practicable, by a woman Judge or Magistrate
2. B. In open court, with media permitted to report freely
3. C. In camera but only by a Sessions Judge of the rank of District Judge
4. D. In open court but with the victim's name displayed on the cause list

1. A. The admissibility of his own plea
2. B. The finding of guilt itself
3. C. The extent or legality of the sentence
4. D. The jurisdiction of the Court to try him

1. A. Another Court of Session in the same district
2. B. The Supreme Court directly
3. C. The High Court
4. D. The Chief Judicial Magistrate

1. A. Five years
2. B. Three years
3. C. Seven years
4. D. Ten years

1. A. Thirty days of the death
2. B. Seven days of the death
3. C. Ninety days of the death
4. D. Six months of the death

1. A. Thirty days of the alleged offence
2. B. Six months from the date of the alleged offence
3. C. Three months of the alleged offence
4. D. One year from the date of the alleged offence

1. A. The Supreme Court in every case
2. B. The Court of Session of the district where the accused was first arrested
3. C. The High Court within whose appellate criminal jurisdiction the proceedings were first commenced
4. D. The Central Government

1. A. Only the act was done
2. B. The accused ordinarily resides, regardless of where the act or consequence occurred
3. C. Only the consequence ensued
4. D. Either the act was done or the consequence ensued

1. A. Only the Court of the area where the accused is finally arrested
2. B. Only the Court of Session of the State capital
3. C. A Court having jurisdiction over any of the local areas in which the offence continues
4. D. Only the Court of the area where the offence first began

1. A. Without informing relatives
2. B. Only after one year
3. C. In addition to the police inquiry, within twenty-four hours the body must be sent for post-mortem as per the procedure
4. D. Only if the relatives complain

1. A. The Public Prosecutor
2. B. The Executive Magistrate
3. C. The prison where the convict is confined
4. D. The nearest police station

1. A. Any male officer of the rank of Inspector
2. B. Any male constable
3. C. A private security guard
4. D. Another woman, with strict regard to decency

1. A. Any police officer
2. B. The Chief Secretary
3. C. Any member of the public
4. D. Some person aggrieved by the offence

1. A. Convicted on plea
2. B. Acquitted in all cases
3. C. Sent to the Sessions Court
4. D. Discharged in respect of such offence or offences

1. A. No advocate, since he is poor
2. B. A police officer to defend him
3. C. A Public Prosecutor to defend him
4. D. An advocate for his defence at the expense of the State

1. A. The accused wants removed
2. B. The complainant wishes to alter
3. C. The witness wants hidden for fun
4. D. He requests the Magistrate to exclude from copies given to the accused as unnecessary or against public interest

1. A. Judicial custody in a prison
2. B. A railway protection post
3. C. The Magistrate's chamber
4. D. The residence of the SHO

1. A. The police station SHO telephones him
2. B. The accused is produced before him (physically or via audio-video electronic means) and adequate grounds exist
3. C. The accused's advocate requests it
4. D. The complainant consents

1. A. Neither (i) nor (ii)
2. B. Only (i)
3. C. Only (ii)
4. D. Both (i) and (ii)

1. A. Any registered medical practitioner
2. B. A female registered medical practitioner, or under her supervision
3. C. A police constable
4. D. Any nurse

1. A. Issue a warrant against the complainant
2. B. Convict the accused
3. C. Commit the case to Sessions
4. D. Acquit the accused unless he adjourns the hearing to another day

1. A. Discharges him automatically
2. B. Commits the case to Sessions
3. C. Frames a formal charge with sections
4. D. States to him the particulars of the offence of which he is accused and asks whether he pleads guilty; no formal charge is framed

1. A. Conduct the cross-examination without the prosecutor
2. B. Replace the Public Prosecutor
3. C. Engage an advocate of his choice to assist the prosecution
4. D. Withdraw the case on his own

1. A. The Sessions Judge has transferred the case
2. B. Only one summons was issued
3. C. Two successive warrants of arrest were issued at an interval of at least thirty days and the accused was served with notice of trial
4. D. He has been convicted earlier

1. A. Only bank passbooks
2. B. Only handwritten papers
3. C. Electronic communication and digital records
4. D. Only Government gazettes

1. A. The Sessions Judge
2. B. The Executive Magistrate only
3. C. The person in whose possession or power the document or thing is believed to be
4. D. The complainant only

1. A. A proclaimed offender
2. B. A government servant on duty
3. C. A minor
4. D. A public prosecutor

1. A. Make over the person to a police officer or take him to the nearest police station
2. B. Release him on bail
3. C. Keep him for 24 hours
4. D. Hand him to a village headman

1. A. Whenever the judge wishes
2. B. With the consent of the prosecution and the accused, if it is expedient for the convenience of parties and witnesses
3. C. Only on Sundays
4. D. Only on High Court's orders

1. A. Three
2. B. Two
3. C. Seven
4. D. Five

1. A. Order a fresh trial in all cases
2. B. Convict him of the minor offence though he was not charged with it
3. C. Forward the matter to the High Court
4. D. Acquit him

1. A. Only the name of the accused
2. B. Only the investigating officer's opinion
3. C. Only the sentence proposed
4. D. The offence with which he is charged, the law and section, and time and place of the alleged offence

1. A. Are asked by a constable
2. B. Are asked in Hindi
3. C. Concern the weather
4. D. Tend to expose him to a criminal charge, penalty or forfeiture

1. A. Preference of the defence
2. B. Absence of the Public Prosecutor
3. C. Illness or infirmity
4. D. Holiday of the Court

1. A. After thirty days against a fee
2. B. Only after the appeal period
3. C. Immediately and free of cost
4. D. Only with the Magistrate's consent