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  • Anticipatory Bail10
  • Arrest, Search, Seizure and Remand11
  • Bail in Bailable and Non-Bailable Offences10
  • Bail, Bonds and Liberty8
  • Bail, Cancellation, and Post-Charge-Sheet Liberty5
  • BNSS Foundations and Court Structure7
  • BNSS Mixed Practice8
  • BNSS Reforms and Contemporary Criminal Procedure10
  • Compounding, Quashing and Revision3
  • Default Bail10
  • Default Bail and Timing Traps5
  • FIR and Early Recording5
  • FIR and Registration10
  • FIR, Investigation and Police Reports12
  • Inherent Powers and Compounding10
  • Initiation of Criminal Process10
  • Investigation10
  • Investigation and Police Statements5
  • Lalita Kumari and Preliminary Inquiry10
  • Lalita Kumari and Threshold Scrutiny5
  • Magistrate Stage Nuances5
  • Magistrate-Ordered Investigation10
  • Notice Before Arrest and Arrest Safeguards5
  • Quashing and Settlement5
  • Remand and Custody15
  • Rights of the Accused10
  • Search, Seizure, and Digital Process5
  • Search, Seizure, and Related Powers10
  • Technology and Contemporary BNSS Reforms2
  • Trial Process10
  • Trial, Charges and Court Procedure14
  • Victim Rights, Witnesses and Sentencing10
  • Victim Rights, Witnesses, and Fair Trial10
Question 151EasyDefault Bail

Default bail is commonly described as an indefeasible right because:

  1. A

    It arises from judicial generosity

  2. B

    It matures by operation of law when investigation is not completed within the statutory period and the accused is prepared to furnish bail

  3. C

    It is available after conviction

  4. D

    It depends only on the complainant's consent

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. It matures by operation of law when investigation is not completed within the statutory period and the accused is prepared to furnish bail

Default bail is a statutory safeguard against endless pre-charge detention. Once its conditions are fulfilled, the court does not assess merits in the ordinary bail sense.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 152EasyDefault Bail

The classic default-bail time structure under the general scheme is associated with:

  1. A

    15 and 30 days only

  2. B

    60 and 90 days depending on the nature of the offence

  3. C

    180 days in every ordinary case

  4. D

    No outer limit at all

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. 60 and 90 days depending on the nature of the offence

The procedural code traditionally ties the maximum investigation custody period to the gravity of the offence before the right to default bail arises.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 153MediumDefault Bail

If the charge-sheet is filed before the accused applies for default bail after expiry of the statutory period, the ordinary position is that:

  1. A

    The right can no longer be claimed as default bail in the same way

  2. B

    The right becomes stronger automatically

  3. C

    The court must still release the accused regardless of timing

  4. D

    The FIR stands quashed

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. The right can no longer be claimed as default bail in the same way

The right is time-sensitive in practice. Once the statutory deficiency is cured before the application is properly made, the ordinary default-bail claim may not survive.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 154MediumDefault Bail

If the accused applies for default bail after expiry of the statutory period and is ready to furnish bail, a later filing of charge-sheet ordinarily:

  1. A

    Automatically destroys the right that has already matured

  2. B

    Cannot defeat the matured right merely by being filed afterwards

  3. C

    Converts the matter into anticipatory bail

  4. D

    Eliminates judicial discretion in all future bail matters

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. Cannot defeat the matured right merely by being filed afterwards

The matured right cannot be frustrated by a later hurried filing. The crucial question is whether the right crystallised before the report was filed.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 155EasyDefault Bail

The logic of default bail is closest to the idea that:

  1. A

    Investigation may continue forever while the accused remains in jail

  2. B

    The State must complete investigation with diligence if it seeks continued pre-charge detention

  3. C

    Charge-sheet is unnecessary in serious crimes

  4. D

    Custody is itself evidence of guilt

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. The State must complete investigation with diligence if it seeks continued pre-charge detention

Default bail disciplines the State. It tells the prosecution that liberty cannot be indefinitely sacrificed to investigative delay.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 156EasyDefault Bail

A court deciding default bail is not primarily deciding:

  1. A

    Whether the statutory time limit has expired

  2. B

    Whether the accused is in custody

  3. C

    Whether the prosecution case appears morally convincing on a preliminary view

  4. D

    Whether the accused is willing to furnish bail

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. Whether the prosecution case appears morally convincing on a preliminary view

Default bail is not merit bail. The inquiry is procedural and statutory, not an evaluation of evidence strength.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 157HardDefault Bail

If an incomplete or legally deficient police report is filed merely to defeat default bail, the controversy usually turns on:

  1. A

    Whether the report can truly be treated as a completed final report in law

  2. B

    Whether the accused has changed counsel

  3. C

    Whether the complainant approves the filing

  4. D

    Whether the remand order was written in blue ink

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. Whether the report can truly be treated as a completed final report in law

Courts examine substance over labels. A formal filing that does not genuinely complete the statutory investigative requirement may not defeat the right.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 158MediumDefault Bail

The right to default bail is closely linked with constitutional values because it protects against:

  1. A

    Appellate review

  2. B

    Prolonged custody unsupported by timely investigative completion

  3. C

    Witness examination

  4. D

    Judicial reasoning

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. Prolonged custody unsupported by timely investigative completion

Though statutory in form, default bail strongly reflects Article 21 concerns. The State cannot casually keep a person in custody while delaying completion of the case foundation.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 159MediumDefault Bail

If the accused obtains default bail but fails to furnish the required bond or surety, the immediate consequence is usually that:

  1. A

    The right vanishes forever in theory, but release does not occur until bail conditions are actually fulfilled

  2. B

    The accused must be acquitted

  3. C

    The FIR is cancelled

  4. D

    The Sessions Court loses jurisdiction

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. The right vanishes forever in theory, but release does not occur until bail conditions are actually fulfilled

The right entitles the accused to release on bail, but actual release still depends on satisfying the formal requirements for bail.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 160EasyDefault Bail

Which proposition is most accurate?

  1. A

    Default bail is a discretionary act of sympathy

  2. B

    Default bail is a statutory entitlement that restrains investigative delay from swallowing personal liberty

  3. C

    Default bail applies only in civil fraud cases

  4. D

    Default bail becomes relevant only after appeal

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. Default bail is a statutory entitlement that restrains investigative delay from swallowing personal liberty

The entire point of default bail is to convert time limits into meaningful safeguards. Otherwise custody would depend entirely on the pace of the State.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 161EasyInherent Powers and Compounding

Compounding of offences means:

  1. A

    The executive pardons the accused without law

  2. B

    The offence is settled in the manner recognised by statute, resulting in legal termination of proceedings

  3. C

    The police close the case secretly

  4. D

    The court convicts on compromise

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. The offence is settled in the manner recognised by statute, resulting in legal termination of proceedings

Compounding is a statutory mechanism. It allows certain offences to be settled by the person legally competent to do so, sometimes with court permission.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 162MediumInherent Powers and Compounding

All offences are not compoundable because:

  1. A

    The law distinguishes between private wrongs and offences with broader public impact

  2. B

    Courts dislike settlement

  3. C

    The police refuse every settlement

  4. D

    The Constitution prohibits compromise entirely

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. The law distinguishes between private wrongs and offences with broader public impact

Some offences are seen as affecting society in a manner that private compromise cannot wash away. Public interest therefore limits private settlement.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 163EasyInherent Powers and Compounding

The inherent power of the High Court is usually invoked to:

  1. A

    Rewrite the penal code

  2. B

    Secure the ends of justice or prevent abuse of the process of court

  3. C

    Conduct trial itself in every case

  4. D

    Replace the investigating officer

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. Secure the ends of justice or prevent abuse of the process of court

Inherent power is residual and extraordinary. It exists to protect justice where ordinary procedure would otherwise be misused or frustrated.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 164MediumInherent Powers and Compounding

A High Court considering quashing on the basis of compromise will ordinarily be cautious where the offence is:

  1. A

    Purely private and minor

  2. B

    Heinous, serious, or socially harmful in a way that transcends the parties' settlement

  3. C

    Technical and compoundable

  4. D

    A simple cheque dispute

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. Heinous, serious, or socially harmful in a way that transcends the parties' settlement

The judicial concern is that criminal law should not become privately negotiable where the offence has grave social implications.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 165HardInherent Powers and Compounding

Gian Singh is important because it recognises that High Courts may in appropriate cases quash proceedings on settlement even where:

  1. A

    The penal law does not formally classify the offence as compoundable

  2. B

    The accused is already convicted finally

  3. C

    No FIR exists at all

  4. D

    The Constitution is suspended

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. The penal law does not formally classify the offence as compoundable

The judgment carefully distinguished statutory compounding from the wider but cautious inherent power of quashing in appropriate private disputes.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 166MediumInherent Powers and Compounding

Narinder Singh is frequently cited in settlement-based quashing matters because it emphasises:

  1. A

    A structured, fact-sensitive approach rather than a mechanical compromise rule

  2. B

    That every offence must be quashed if parties settle

  3. C

    That police can quash FIRs on their own

  4. D

    That courts should ignore social impact

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. A structured, fact-sensitive approach rather than a mechanical compromise rule

The decision stresses careful judicial assessment of the nature of offence, stage of proceedings, and the public-private character of the dispute.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 167EasyInherent Powers and Compounding

The proper use of inherent powers does not include:

  1. A

    Preventing abuse of court process

  2. B

    Securing the ends of justice

  3. C

    Short-circuiting trial in every contested case simply because the accused requests it

  4. D

    Correcting exceptional procedural misuse

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. Short-circuiting trial in every contested case simply because the accused requests it

Inherent powers are extraordinary, not routine. They cannot be used as an ordinary substitute for trial whenever factual disputes exist.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 168MediumInherent Powers and Compounding

Where a matrimonial dispute with intertwined criminal allegations is genuinely settled, the argument for quashing may be stronger because:

  1. A

    All matrimonial offences are trivial

  2. B

    The dispute may be essentially private in character, though the court must still examine seriousness and voluntariness

  3. C

    Settlement automatically erases every public concern

  4. D

    The police lose authority after marriage

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. The dispute may be essentially private in character, though the court must still examine seriousness and voluntariness

Courts often treat certain matrimonial or family disputes as having a predominantly personal character. But coercion, gravity, and statutory purpose still matter.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 169HardInherent Powers and Compounding

The difference between compounding and quashing is that compounding:

  1. A

    Exists only in constitutional law

  2. B

    Operates through the statutory list and framework, whereas quashing through inherent power is a broader but more carefully restrained remedy

  3. C

    Always requires trial first

  4. D

    Can be done by the police alone

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. Operates through the statutory list and framework, whereas quashing through inherent power is a broader but more carefully restrained remedy

Compounding is a code-based settlement device. Quashing under inherent power is judge-made relief used to prevent injustice in a narrower class of appropriate cases.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 170EasyInherent Powers and Compounding

A settlement reached through intimidation or coercion should ordinarily:

  1. A

    Strengthen the case for quashing

  2. B

    Be treated with suspicion because voluntariness is central to settlement-based relief

  3. C

    Bind the court automatically

  4. D

    Be accepted if the accused is influential

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. Be treated with suspicion because voluntariness is central to settlement-based relief

Judicial acceptance of settlement depends on genuine consent. A coerced compromise undermines both fairness and confidence in the process.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 171EasyTrial Process

Discharge is different from acquittal because discharge:

  1. A

    Occurs after a full trial on merits

  2. B

    Ordinarily occurs before full trial when the court finds insufficient ground to proceed under the applicable standard

  3. C

    Is available only after appeal

  4. D

    Can happen only if the complainant consents

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. Ordinarily occurs before full trial when the court finds insufficient ground to proceed under the applicable standard

Discharge is a threshold decision. Acquittal follows evaluation of evidence at or after trial, while discharge stops the case earlier for lack of sufficient basis to continue.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 172MediumTrial Process

Framing of charge does not require proof beyond reasonable doubt. It ordinarily requires:

  1. A

    Only political approval

  2. B

    A ground for presuming that the accused has committed the offence in the limited threshold sense of proceeding to trial

  3. C

    A confession from the accused

  4. D

    Medical evidence in every case

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. A ground for presuming that the accused has committed the offence in the limited threshold sense of proceeding to trial

At charge stage the court does not conduct a full trial. It asks whether the material, if taken at face value, justifies calling the accused to answer the charge.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 173EasyTrial Process

A summons case and a warrant case differ chiefly in:

  1. A

    Whether the Constitution applies

  2. B

    The seriousness and procedural rigour ordinarily attached to the prosecution framework

  3. C

    Whether witnesses may be examined

  4. D

    Whether Magistrates exist

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. The seriousness and procedural rigour ordinarily attached to the prosecution framework

The code draws distinctions in process, discharge, framing of accusation, and trial management based on the nature of the case.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 174EasyTrial Process

A sessions trial ordinarily reaches the Court of Session through:

  1. A

    Automatic appellate transfer after conviction

  2. B

    Committal or the recognised procedural route provided by law

  3. C

    Election by the accused

  4. D

    A civil revision petition

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. Committal or the recognised procedural route provided by law

Serious offences triable by the Court of Session generally move there through committal after the case enters the court system under the code.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

Question 175EasyTrial Process

Supply of police papers and relied-on documents to the accused matters because it:

  1. A

    Provides advance coaching to witnesses

  2. B

    Enables meaningful defence preparation and procedural fairness

  3. C

    Eliminates the need for trial

  4. D

    Creates an automatic right to discharge

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. Enables meaningful defence preparation and procedural fairness

Fair trial requires that the accused know the case they have to meet. Without access to core materials, defence preparation becomes illusory.

Source note: LexMentor Notes, Law of Crimes II (BNSS-CrPC)

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