Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Test Online

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1. Which of the following courts has the power to try any offence under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898?

Magistrate of Second Class

Magistrate of Third Class

Court of Session

High Court

2. Which officer is responsible for investigating cognizable offences without prior approval of a Magistrate?

Justice of Peace

Police Officer in charge of a police station

Magistrate of First Class

Superintendent of Jail

3. Which class of Magistrate can pass a sentence of imprisonment up to three years?

Magistrate of Third Class

Magistrate of Second Class

Magistrate of First Class

Executive Magistrate

4. Who is empowered to issue a warrant of arrest under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898?

Any police constable

Any Magistrate

Head Constable

Inspector General of Police

5. Which section of the Code of Criminal Procedure deals with the definition of "Cognizable offence"?

Section 2(l)

Section 3

Section 5

Section 10

6. Which authority appoints Justice of the Peace under the Code of Criminal Procedure?

Federal Government

Provincial Government

High Court

District Police Officer

7. In which situation can a police officer arrest a person without a warrant?

When the offence is non-cognizable

When the offence is bailable

When the offence is cognizable

When the person requests it

8. Which officer is bound to submit a police report (challan) after investigation to the Magistrate?

SHO

Inspector General of Police

Superintendent of Police

DIG

9. What is the maximum remand period a Magistrate can grant in police custody under CrPC?

7 days

10 days

15 days

30 days

10. Which court has the jurisdiction to hear appeals against judgments of the Court of Session?

Supreme Court

High Court

Magistrate of First Class

Justice of Peace

11. Under CrPC, who has the power to order preventive detention for security of public peace?

High Court Judge

Magistrate

SHO

Inspector General of Police

12. When an arrested person is produced before a Magistrate, within how many hours must it be done (excluding travel time)?

12 hours

24 hours

48 hours

72 hours

13. Which schedule of the Code classifies offences as cognizable or non-cognizable, and bailable or non-bailable?

First Schedule

Second Schedule

Third Schedule

Fourth Schedule

14. Who is empowered to transfer a criminal case from one court to another within a district?

High Court Judge

District & Sessions Judge

Magistrate of First Class

SHO

15. Which of the following trials is dealt with under summary trial provisions of CrPC?

Murder case

Theft not exceeding Rs. 10,000

Terrorism case

Rape case

16. Who issues summons under the Code of Criminal Procedure?

Police Officer

Magistrate or Court

SHO

Justice of Peace

17. Which type of offence requires a complaint before a Magistrate for investigation to begin?

Cognizable offence

Non-cognizable offence

Heinous offence

Special offence

18. Who records the confessional statement of an accused under CrPC?

Police Officer

Magistrate

SHO

Prosecutor

19. Which court can award the death penalty under CrPC?

Magistrate of First Class

Court of Session

Magistrate of Second Class

Justice of Peace

20. Which provision of CrPC provides that no person shall be tried twice for the same offence?

Section 300

Section 403

Section 350

Section 200

21. Which officer has the power to discharge an accused when there is no sufficient ground for proceeding?

High Court Judge

Magistrate

Inspector General of Police

Justice of Peace

22. Which of the following persons can grant bail in bailable offences?

SHO

Magistrate

High Court

All of the above

23. Who is empowered to order attachment of property of an absconding accused?

Magistrate

Court of Session

High Court

SHO

24. Under CrPC, who conducts the trial of offences exclusively punishable with death?

Magistrate of First Class

Court of Session

High Court

Justice of Peace

25. What is the maximum fine a Magistrate of First Class can impose?

Rs. 5,000

Rs. 10,000

Rs. 20,000

Rs. 50,000

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26. Which provision of CrPC empowers the police to search a place suspected of containing stolen property?

Section 96

Section 103

Section 165

Section 167

27. Who is competent to issue a search warrant under the Code of Criminal Procedure?

SHO

Magistrate

Prosecutor

Justice of Peace

28. What is the purpose of summary trials under CrPC?

To punish serious offenders quickly

To ensure speedy disposal of petty cases

To bypass courts entirely

To avoid police investigation

29. Which officer is empowered to declare an unlawful assembly?

SHO

Magistrate

Superintendent of Police

Justice of Peace

30. Who is authorized to tender pardon to an accused for becoming an approver?

SHO

Magistrate

Court of Session

High Court

31. Which of the following is considered a non-cognizable offence?

Murder

Rape

Defamation

Theft

32. Under CrPC, what is the minimum number of witnesses required for a search to be valid?

One

Two

Three

None required

33. Who may issue a proclamation requiring an absconding accused to appear before the court?

Magistrate

Court of Session

High Court

SHO

34. Which provision of CrPC deals with recording of dying declarations?

Section 161

Section 162

Section 164

Section 172

35. Which of the following officials supervises the overall police investigation process?

SHO

Superintendent of Police

Inspector General of Police

Prosecutor

36. Who can file a private complaint under CrPC?

Only police officer

Any aggrieved person

Only prosecutor

Only Magistrate

37. Which class of Magistrate cannot try offences punishable with imprisonment exceeding one year?

Magistrate of Third Class

Magistrate of Second Class

Magistrate of First Class

Executive Magistrate

38. Who prepares the charge sheet (challan) under CrPC?

Prosecutor

Police Officer

Magistrate

Justice of Peace

39. What is the maximum punishment a Magistrate of Second Class can award?

One year imprisonment

Two years imprisonment

Three years imprisonment

Five years imprisonment

40. Which provision of CrPC ensures that trials are conducted in open court?

Section 352

Section 367

Section 403

Section 540

41. Who can order medical examination of an accused during investigation?

SHO

Magistrate

Prosecutor

Justice of Peace

42. Which of the following is a bailable offence?

Murder

Theft

Kidnapping

Rape

43. Who has the power to transfer cases from one province to another?

Magistrate

High Court

Supreme Court

Provincial Government

44. What is the primary role of a Public Prosecutor under CrPC?

To supervise police investigation

To conduct prosecution on behalf of the State

To grant bail to accused

To act as defense counsel

45. Who can record the evidence of a witness on commission?

SHO

Magistrate or appointed Commissioner

Justice of Peace

Prosecutor

46. Which provision of CrPC allows the court to examine any person present, even if not listed as a witness?

Section 364

Section 367

Section 540

Section 550

47. Which officer maintains the case diary during investigation?

SHO

Investigating Officer

Prosecutor

Magistrate

48. What is the maximum punishment a Magistrate of Third Class can impose?

1 month imprisonment or Rs. 500 fine

3 months imprisonment or Rs. 1,000 fine

6 months imprisonment or Rs. 2,000 fine

1 year imprisonment or Rs. 5,000 fine

49. Who has the authority to revise decisions of subordinate courts under CrPC?

Magistrate of First Class

Court of Session

High Court

Justice of Peace

50. Which court has the power to take cognizance of an offence upon a police report?

Magistrate

High Court

Supreme Court

Justice of Peace

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51. Which authority may direct further investigation in a case even after submission of the police report?

Magistrate

Prosecutor

Justice of Peace

Inspector General of Police

52. Who has the power to order an inquest in cases of suspicious death?

SHO

Magistrate

Police Officer

Both Magistrate and Police

53. Which court records evidence in cases triable by the Court of Session?

High Court

Magistrate

Justice of Peace

SHO

54. Who has the power to withdraw a case from prosecution?

Prosecutor with Court’s consent

SHO

Inspector General of Police

Justice of Peace

55. What is the maximum punishment a Court of Session may impose?

Death penalty

Life imprisonment

Any sentence authorized by law

All of the above

56. Which provision of CrPC deals with tender of pardon to an accomplice?

Section 337

Section 338

Section 339

Section 340

57. Who conducts the trial of cases instituted upon private complaints?

Police Officer

Magistrate

Prosecutor

High Court Judge

58. Under CrPC, which authority decides whether an offence is compoundable or not?

SHO

Magistrate

Court as per law

Public Prosecutor

59. Which of the following is a compoundable offence?

Murder

Theft (with consent of owner)

Rape

Terrorism

60. Who supervises the jail authorities under CrPC?

Magistrate

Inspector General of Prisons

Court of Session

Justice of Peace

61. Which provision provides protection against unlawful arrest and detention?

Section 54

Section 61

Section 167

Section 190

62. Which authority has the power to release an accused on probation?

SHO

Magistrate

Court of Session

Both Magistrate and Session Court

63. Under CrPC, which court may try offences committed on the high seas or beyond Pakistan’s territory?

Magistrate

Court of Session

High Court

Any Court with Federal Government sanction

64. Which provision ensures that no person is compelled to give self-incriminating evidence?

Section 161

Section 162

Section 163

Section 164

65. Who is empowered to issue general search warrants for obscene material?

SHO

Magistrate

High Court

Justice of Peace

66. What is the main purpose of a proclamation against an absconding offender?

To declare him innocent

To require his appearance in court

To attach his property immediately

To arrest him without trial

67. Who decides whether an offence shall be tried summarily?

SHO

Magistrate

Prosecutor

High Court

68. Which of the following trials can only be conducted by a Sessions Court?

Minor theft cases

Murder cases

Bailable offences

Petty assaults

69. Which authority has the power to suspend or remit a sentence?

Magistrate

High Court

Provincial Government

SHO

70. Which section of CrPC deals with production of accused before a Magistrate?

Section 54

Section 61

Section 167

Section 190

71. Who has the power to alter or add charges during a trial?

Prosecutor

Court

SHO

Justice of Peace

72. What is the purpose of framing a charge in criminal trial?

To punish the accused

To inform the accused of specific allegations

To decide bail

To record evidence

73. Which authority has the power to grant anticipatory bail?

Magistrate

High Court and Court of Session

SHO

Justice of Peace

74. Which section empowers police to arrest persons involved in cognizable offences without warrant?

Section 54

Section 61

Section 103

Section 167

75. Which provision allows examination of the accused by the court after evidence is recorded?

Section 313

Section 320

Section 340

Section 352

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76. Which authority has the power to order disposal of property seized during investigation?

SHO

Magistrate

Court of Session

Justice of Peace

77. Who conducts identification parades of suspects under CrPC?

Police Officer

Magistrate

Prosecutor

SHO

78. Which section of CrPC lays down that trials should be conducted continuously and day-to-day?

Section 344

Section 366

Section 344A

Section 540

79. Who can order the transfer of a criminal case from one Sessions Court to another within the same province?

Magistrate

High Court

Supreme Court

SHO

80. Which provision of CrPC deals with compounding of offences?

Section 320

Section 340

Section 345

Section 352

81. Who is competent to record evidence on oath in a criminal trial?

Police Officer

Prosecutor

Magistrate or Judge of the Court

Justice of Peace

82. What is the purpose of a charge sheet (challan) in criminal procedure?

To record confessions

To notify the accused of bail

To present evidence against the accused before the court

To release the accused

83. Which court has the power to issue directions for retrial of a criminal case?

Magistrate

Court of Session

High Court

Supreme Court

84. Under CrPC, who has the authority to order police to register an FIR if refused?

SHO

Justice of Peace

Prosecutor

Court of Session

85. Which provision of CrPC prohibits altering of judgments after they are signed?

Section 367

Section 369

Section 371

Section 375

86. Which authority is empowered to conduct trial of contempt of lawful authority of public servants?

Magistrate

Court of Session

High Court

SHO

87. Who records statements of witnesses under Section 161 CrPC?

Magistrate

Police Officer

Prosecutor

Judge

88. Which of the following is a non-bailable offence?

Murder

Theft

Simple hurt

Mischief

89. Which section of CrPC provides procedure for medical examination of rape victims?

Section 164A

Section 173

Section 190

Section 250

90. Who has the power to order police investigation in non-cognizable cases?

SHO

Magistrate

Prosecutor

Justice of Peace

91. What is the effect of compounding of an offence?

Accused is acquitted

Accused is convicted

Trial is postponed

Bail is denied

92. Which authority conducts the committal proceedings in cases triable by the Court of Session?

High Court

Magistrate

Prosecutor

SHO

93. Which section empowers the court to summon material witnesses not listed by prosecution?

Section 310

Section 311

Section 540

Section 550

94. Who prepares the inquest report in cases of sudden death?

Prosecutor

Police Officer

Magistrate

High Court

95. Which provision allows an accused to be defended by a pleader of his choice?

Section 340

Section 350

Section 355

Section 367

96. Who grants sanction for prosecution of public servants in official acts?

SHO

Magistrate

Government (Provincial/Federal)

Prosecutor

97. Which court has the power to grant pardon in cases triable by itself?

Magistrate

Court of Session

High Court

Supreme Court

98. Which section of CrPC empowers Magistrates to record confessions?

Section 161

Section 164

Section 172

Section 190

99. Who has the power to quash criminal proceedings?

Magistrate

Court of Session

High Court

SHO

100. Which provision of CrPC provides the procedure for framing of charges?

Section 221

Section 227

Section 230

Section 240

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