Law · Criminal Procedure Code / BNSS
Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), what specific power is given to the Magistrate regarding a preliminary inquiry before registering an FIR for serious offenses?
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- 1Power to quash FIRs on their own motion without a High Court reference.
- 2Power to grant anticipatory bail without hearing the prosecution or police.
- 3Power to direct a preliminary inquiry within 14 days in cases punishable with 3 to 7 years of imprisonment.✓
- 4Power to issue a death warrant directly without a trial court judgment.
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Power to direct a preliminary inquiry within 14 days in cases punishable with 3 to 7 years of imprisonment.
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