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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, within how many days of the completion of arguments must a court pronounce its judgment?

  1. A.Thirty days
  2. B.Forty-five days
  3. C.Sixty days
  4. D.Ninety days

Correct answer

B. Forty-five days

Explanation

The correct answer is B, forty-five days. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita requires a court to pronounce its judgment within forty-five days of the completion of the trial, with a further short extension allowed for reasons recorded in writing. The same code fixes a series of other timelines to cut delay. Option C, sixty days, is the period within which charges must be framed from the date of the first hearing on charge, which makes it the strongest distractor in this question. Option D, ninety days, is the period within which the police must inform the informant or the victim about the progress of the investigation, and it is also the outer limit for filing a charge sheet in many offences. Option A, thirty days, is the period given to a convict sentenced to death to file a mercy petition after the jail superintendent informs him that his appeals are exhausted.

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  1. A.Section 88
  2. B.Section 83
  3. C.Section 84
  4. D.Section 86
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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 has replaced which of the following laws?

  1. A.The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
  2. B.The Indian Penal Code, 1860
  3. C.The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
  4. D.The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013
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Correct answer: B. The Indian Penal Code, 1860

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