With reference to India, consider the following statements : 1. Judicial custody means an accused is in the custody of the concerned magistrate and such accused is locked up in police station, not in jail. 2. During judicial custody, the police officer in

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Q: (IAS/2021)
With reference to India, consider the following statements :
1. Judicial custody means an accused is in the custody of the concerned magistrate and such accused is locked up in police station, not in jail.
2. During judicial custody, the police officer in charge of the case is not allowed to interrogate the suspect without the approval of the court.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'judicial custody': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'custody': [2, 0, 0, 3], 'court': [11, 1, 18, 32], 'concerned magistrate': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'police station': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'jail': [0, 0, 0, 4], 'police officer': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'suspect': [0, 0, 0, 1]}

The statement 1 is incorrect. Judicial custody means an accused is in the custody of the concerned magistrate and such accused is locked up in jail, not in police station. Therefore, the correct answer is:

2 only.

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