Code of Criminal Procedure: Investigation and Arrest MCQs 2026

Section 154 CrPC requires every information relating to commission of a cognizable offence given to an officer in charge of a police station to be

1. Aentered in a book kept as prescribed and signed by informant✓
2. Bdestroyed after twenty-four hours always✓
3. Centered only for non-cognizable offences✓
4. Drecorded only orally without writing ever✓

Under section 154 CrPC, if informant is unable to sign, the information shall be

1. Arefused entirely always✓
2. Bentered only after magistrate approval always for every case✓
3. Crecorded only in summary trial register✓
4. Dentered verbatim and a copy given to informant free of cost✓

Section 46 CrPC provides that in making an arrest the police officer shall actually touch or confine the body of the person unless he

1. Aflees the country always without arrest✓
2. Bis a government minister always exempt✓
3. Cis a woman in all cases without exception ever✓
4. Dsubmits to custody by word or action✓

Under section 46 CrPC, when a woman is to be arrested, unless the circumstances indicate otherwise, the arrest shall not be executed by

1. Aany male officer at any time without exception ever✓
2. Bmagistrate personally always✓
3. Cany person other than a woman police officer✓
4. Dcomplainant always✓

Section 54 CrPC authorizes a police officer to arrest without warrant any person who has been concerned in a cognizable offence or against whom

1. Aonly civil liability is alleged always✓
2. Ba reasonable complaint or credible information or reasonable suspicion exists✓
3. Conly traffic fine is pending always✓
4. Donly defamation civil suit is filed always✓

Section 61 CrPC provides that no police officer shall detain in custody a person arrested without warrant for longer than

1. Aforty-eight hours always without magistrate order✓
2. Btwenty-four hours excluding travel time, without order of magistrate✓
3. Cseven days always without magistrate order✓
4. Done week routinely without magistrate order✓

Section 167 CrPC applies when investigation cannot be completed within twenty-four hours and requires production before

1. Asessions judge only always without production✓
2. Bhigh court directly always first✓
3. Ccomplainant privately always✓
4. Dnearest magistrate who may authorize detention in custody for a term not exceeding fifteen days total subject to law✓

Section 103 CrPC requires that when search is made, two respectable inhabitants of the locality be

1. Aexcluded entirely always✓
2. Bcalled upon to attend and witness the search✓
3. Cchosen only from police force always✓
4. Dnot required for any search ever✓

Section 156 CrPC empowers an officer in charge of a police station to investigate

1. Acognizable cases without order of magistrate✓
2. Bnon-cognizable cases without any order always✓
3. Ccivil disputes only always✓
4. Donly after sessions court permission always for every cognizable case✓

Section 157 CrPC requires officer in charge of police station on receiving information of cognizable offence to

1. Aenter substance in daily diary and proceed in person or depute subordinate to spot to investigate facts and circumstances✓
2. Bwait for high court direction always before any step✓
3. Crecord only and take no further action always✓
4. Drefer complainant to civil court always without investigation✓

A cognizable offence under CrPC is one in which a police officer may

1. Anot arrest without court warrant ever✓
2. Binvestigate only after complainant withdraws always✓
3. Cnot register FIR ever✓
4. Darrest without warrant and investigate without magistrate's order✓

A non-cognizable offence is one in which a police officer

1. Ahas no authority to arrest without warrant and shall not investigate without an order of magistrate✓
2. Bmay always arrest without warrant freely✓
3. Cmust always register FIR without magistrate✓
4. Dmay investigate freely without order always✓

Section 155 CrPC deals with information as to non-cognizable offences and requires police officer to

1. Aregister FIR and arrest immediately always✓
2. Binvestigate without magistrate order always✓
3. Center information in daily diary and refer informant to magistrate✓
4. Dignore complaint entirely always✓

Bailable offences under CrPC Second Schedule are those in which bail is

1. Anever available at any stage ever✓
2. Ba right and shall be granted by police officer or court✓
3. Conly within discretion of high court always without exception✓
4. Dforbidden until final judgment always✓

Non-bailable offences under CrPC are those in which bail is

1. Anot a matter of right but subject to court discretion under section 497✓
2. Bautomatically granted by police always✓
3. Cnever grantable at any stage ever✓
4. Ddecided only by complainant always✓

Section 46 CrPC allows use of all means necessary to effect arrest when person forcibly resists or attempts to evade arrest, except causing

1. Aany injury whatsoever always without limit✓
2. Btemporary restraint always prohibited✓
3. Cdeath of a person not accused of offence punishable with death or life imprisonment✓
4. Dhandcuffing in every case always prohibited✓

Section 54 CrPC clause relating to proclaimed offender allows arrest without warrant of person

1. Aagainst whom only civil suit is pending always✓
2. Bagainst whom proclamation has been issued under section 88 and order of attachment under section 87✓
3. Cwho is witness in case always without qualification✓
4. Dwho is complainant always✓

Section 57 CrPC requires person arrested to be taken before magistrate without unnecessary delay and generally not beyond

1. Aseventy-two hours always✓
2. Btwenty-four hours excluding travel time✓
3. Cone week always✓
4. Dfifteen days always without magistrate✓

Section 58 CrPC provides that police officer shall report arrests to

1. Ahigh court only always✓
2. Bcomplainant only always✓
3. Cno reporting required ever✓
4. Ddistrict magistrate without unnecessary delay✓

Section 59 CrPC covers discharge of person arrested when

1. Apolice always prefer charges regardless of evidence✓
2. Bmagistrate is unavailable for one month always✓
3. Cno sufficient ground exists for proceeding✓
4. Dcomplainant requests always without inquiry✓

Section 60 CrPC allows person arrested to consult

1. Alegal practitioner of his choice✓
2. Bno lawyer until final judgment ever in any case✓
3. Conly police-approved lawyer always✓
4. Donly after conviction always✓

Section 60A CrPC requires arresting officer to inform arrested person of

1. Aonly his family name always✓
2. Bgrounds of arrest and right to bail where applicable✓
3. Conly court date without grounds always✓
4. Dnothing until trial ends always✓

Section 162 CrPC makes statements recorded by police during investigation

1. Afully admissible as confession always without qualification✓
2. Badmissible as sole proof of guilt always without other evidence✓
3. Cnever usable in any proceeding ever even for contradiction✓
4. Dinadmissible except as provided in the Code for contradiction or corroboration in limited ways✓

Section 163 CrPC prohibits police from offering inducement, threat or promise when recording statements during investigation except as provided in

1. Asection 154 FIR only always✓
2. Bsection 103 search only always✓
3. Csection 164 before magistrate✓
4. Dsection 561A only always✓

Section 164 CrPC empowers magistrate to record

1. Aonly final judgment always✓
2. Bconfessions and statements during investigation or before trial✓
3. Conly civil pleadings always✓
4. Donly bail bonds always without statements✓

Section 165 CrPC allows police officer making investigation to require production of any document or thing from any person if he considers it

1. Anecessary for investigation✓
2. Bunnecessary but convenient only always✓
3. Cfor civil dispute only always✓
4. Donly from accused never from third parties ever✓

Section 166 CrPC covers letter of request to competent authority for

1. Aexamination of witness or production of document in another jurisdiction✓
2. Bbail cancellation only always✓
3. Ccivil execution only always✓
4. Dmarriage registration only always✓

Section 169 CrPC allows release of accused on bail when insufficient evidence at investigation stage if

1. Aevidence is overwhelming always✓
2. Boffence is non-bailable always without exception ever✓
3. Cbail is not prohibited for the offence✓
4. Dcomplainant objects always without inquiry✓

Section 170 CrPC requires police to forward accused to magistrate when evidence is sufficient and to

1. Awithhold all documents always from accused✓
2. Btry case themselves always without magistrate✓
3. Cfurnish copy of entries in case diary to accused✓
4. Drelease accused without magistrate always when evidence sufficient✓

Section 173 CrPC requires police to complete investigation and submit report within prescribed time to

1. Ahigh court directly always first in every case✓
2. Bmagistrate empowered to take cognizance✓
3. Ccomplainant only always without magistrate✓
4. Ddefence counsel only always✓

Section 103 CrPC allows search without witnesses if no inhabitant is available or willing to witness, but officer shall record

1. Anothing and abandon search always✓
2. Breasons for absence of witnesses✓
3. Conly oral note without record always✓
4. Dcomplainant signature only always✓

Section 102 CrPC allows police to seize property suspected to be stolen or found under circumstances creating suspicion of commission of offence and requires report to

1. Amagistrate having jurisdiction✓
2. Bcomplainant only always without magistrate✓
3. Chigh court always first✓
4. Dno report ever required✓

Section 100 CrPC deals with search of closed place and allows breaking open after

1. Anotice and refusal or inability to open✓
2. Bimmediate breaking without notice always in every case✓
3. Ccomplainant request only always without warrant✓
4. Dverbal permission of neighbour only always✓

Section 99 CrPC requires search warrant to be executed in presence of

1. Ano witnesses ever required for any search✓
2. Bonly at midnight always for every search✓
3. Cwitnesses as provided and generally during daytime for dwelling house unless specially authorized✓
4. Dcomplainant alone always without independent witnesses✓

Section 94 CrPC empowers criminal court to summon production of document or thing if

1. Aonly for civil suits always✓
2. Bonly after acquittal always✓
3. Conly with consent of accused always in every case✓
4. Dnecessary or desirable for purposes of investigation, inquiry, trial or appeal✓

Section 91 CrPC allows court or officer in charge of police station to require production of document if

1. Anecessary for investigation, trial or inquiry✓
2. Bonly for non-cognizable cases always without exception✓
3. Conly from accused never third party ever✓
4. Donly after conviction always✓

Section 55 CrPC lists cases in which police may arrest without warrant including person reasonably suspected of being a

1. Adeserter from armed forces where applicable✓
2. Bwitness in civil case always✓
3. Ccomplainant always without qualification✓
4. Dmagistrate always without offence✓

Section 56 CrPC requires police making arrest without warrant to report particulars to

1. Ahigh court only always✓
2. Bdistrict magistrate or sub-divisional magistrate within prescribed time✓
3. Ccomplainant only always✓
4. Dno one ever required✓

Section 62 CrPC covers notification of substance of warrant to arrested person and requires showing

1. Aonly oral command without substance ever✓
2. Bno notification ever required for any arrest✓
3. Cwarrant if so required✓
4. Donly after trial begins always✓

Section 63 CrPC provides that warrant of arrest shall ordinarily be executed by

1. Acomplainant personally always without police✓
2. Bany private citizen always without court order✓
3. Cpolice officer within local jurisdiction of issuing court or as directed✓
4. Daccused voluntarily always without officer✓

Section 167 CrPC total police custody remand generally cannot exceed

1. Aone day always only✓
2. Bfifteen days without special statutory provisions for extended remand in certain cases✓
3. Cthirty days always without magistrate in every case✓
4. Dsix months routinely without court order always✓

Section 157 CrPC allows officer to refrain from investigating or depute subordinate when offence is

1. Aalways serious regardless of facts always✓
2. Bnot of serious nature or investigation unnecessary✓
3. Ccognizable always requiring full investigation without exception ever✓
4. Dnon-cognizable always investigated without order always✓

Section 158 CrPC requires report when subordinate investigates under section 157 to be sent to

1. Acomplainant only always without magistrate✓
2. Bdefence counsel always first✓
3. Cmagistrate empowered to take cognizance and superior police officer✓
4. Dhigh court always directly only✓

Section 159 CrPC empowers magistrate on receiving report under section 158 to

1. Aalways acquit accused immediately always without inquiry✓
2. Balways convict accused immediately always without trial✓
3. Crefer to civil court always in every case✓
4. Ddirect investigation or hold preliminary inquiry or depute magistrate for inquiry✓

Section 160 CrPC allows police to require attendance before themselves of any person within limits who appears acquainted with circumstances of case, but not

1. Amales at any place always without limit in all cases ever✓
2. Bmagistrates always without exception ever✓
3. Cwitnesses ever under any circumstances always exempt✓
4. Dfemales at other than their residence in applicable provisions✓

Section 161 CrPC empowers police to examine orally any person supposed to be acquainted with facts during investigation and requires such person to

1. Aanswer truly all questions except those exposing him to criminal charge✓
2. Bremain silent on all questions always without exception ever✓
3. Canswer only written questions always never oral✓
4. Drefuse attendance always without penalty ever✓

First Information Report under section 154 CrPC relates primarily to

1. Anon-cognizable offences only always without exception ever✓
2. Bcivil disputes only always✓
3. Ctax appeals only always✓
4. Dcognizable offences✓

Under Second Schedule CrPC, whether offence is bailable or non-bailable is determined by

1. Acomplainant preference only always✓
2. Bpolice station tradition only always✓
3. Cclassification in the Schedule read with the Penal Code sections✓
4. Daccused financial status only always✓

Section 55A CrPC imposes duty on person having custody of accused to take reasonable care of

1. Aonly prosecution witnesses always✓
2. Bonly complainant always✓
3. Conly police property always without accused care✓
4. Dhealth and safety of accused✓

Section 51 CrPC allows search of arrested person and seizure of articles found, other than necessary wearing apparel, subject to provisions of

1. Asection 500 PPC only always✓
2. Bsection 124A only always✓
3. Cno other provision ever applicable always✓
4. Dsection 103 where applicable for search of place✓