Practice paper — BNSS Chapter VI — Processes To Compel Appearance
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1.According to Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a summons issued in writing must be which of the following?
- (A) In writing, in duplicate, signed by the presiding officer or such other officer as the High Court may direct, and bearing the seal of the Court
- (B) In writing, signed by any court staff member and bearing a photocopy of the seal
- (C) Only a single handwritten copy signed by the accused
- (D) An oral direction recorded in court minutes
2.Which statement best captures the distinction in signing and authentication requirements between the written and electronic summons under Section 63?
- (A) Both written and electronic summons must be signed by the presiding officer and bear the physical seal of the Court
- (B) An electronic summons must be signed by the presiding officer in addition to bearing a digital signature
- (C) A written summons must be signed by the presiding officer (or an officer the High Court directs) and bear the Court seal, whereas an electronic summons need only bear the image of the seal or a digital signature
- (D) Neither form requires any signature or seal if issued by the court registry
3.Section 64(2) says a summons shall, if practicable, be served personally. How is a summons served personally according to the provision?
- (A) By sending an electronic copy to the person's email
- (B) By delivering or tendering to him one of the duplicates of the summons
- (C) By leaving the summons with a neighbour or family member
- (D) By publishing the summons in a newspaper
4.Under Section 65(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, service of a summons on a company or corporation may be effected by serving it on which of the following persons?
- (A) Director, Manager, Secretary or other officer of the company or corporation
- (B) Only the Director of the company or corporation
- (C) Only the Company Secretary of the company or corporation
- (D) The registered office address of the company or corporation only
5.If a summons is sent by registered post addressed to a Director of a company in India, when is service deemed to have been effected under Section 65(1)?
- (A) When the addressee signs and acknowledges receipt of the letter
- (B) When the letter would arrive in the ordinary course of post
- (C) From the date the letter is posted
- (D) Only when the sender receives a return receipt from the postal service
6.According to the Explanation to Section 66, which of the following is expressly not a 'member of the family' for the purposes of serving a summons?
- (A) A spouse
- (B) A resident parent
- (C) A servant
- (D) An adult child
7.Where does Section 66 require the receipt to be signed when the serving officer so requires a signature?
- (A) On the back of the other duplicate
- (B) On the duplicate left with the family member
- (C) On the summons itself (face of the document)
- (D) On a separate receipt form kept by the serving officer
8.Which condition must exist before the serving officer is required to affix a duplicate of the summons under Section 67?
- (A) The person must have explicitly refused to accept service
- (B) Service cannot, by the exercise of due diligence, be effected as provided in sections 64–66
- (C) The Court must first order the officer to affix the summons
- (D) The officer may affix a duplicate whenever convenient
9.According to Section 68 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, when the person summoned is in the active service of the Government, to whom shall the Court ordinarily send the summons?
- (A) Directly to the summoned person at their residence
- (B) To the head of the office in which such person is employed
- (C) To the Secretary of the Department concerned
- (D) To the local police station for service
10.What legal effect does the head of office's signature on the returned summons have under Section 68(2)?
- (A) It confirms the person's employment status
- (B) It transfers jurisdiction to the head of office
- (C) It nullifies the summons if unsigned by the summoned person
- (D) It is evidence of due service
11.How many copies of the summons does the Court ordinarily send under Section 69 when service is to be effected outside its local jurisdiction?
- (A) Two (in duplicate)
- (B) One copy
- (C) Three (in triplicate)
- (D) Four copies
12.The phrase in Section 69 "within whose local jurisdiction the person summoned resides, or is, to be there served" means:
- (A) Only the Magistrate of the person's permanent residence
- (B) Either the Magistrate of the place of residence or the Magistrate of the place where service will occur, even if different
- (C) The Magistrate of the originating Court
- (D) A Magistrate chosen by the person summoned
13.If a summons issued by a Court is served outside its local jurisdiction and the serving officer is absent at the hearing, which of the following combinations does Section 70(1) make admissible in evidence?
- (A) Only the oral statement of the serving officer given later in written form.
- (B) An affidavit purporting to be made before a Magistrate that the summons has been served together with a duplicate of the summons purporting to be endorsed by the person to whom it was delivered.
- (C) Only the duplicate summons without any affidavit.
- (D) A police report of service prepared by the investigating officer.
14.To which address may the Court direct the copy of the summons to be sent under Section 71(1)?
- (A) The place where the witness ordinarily resides or carries on business or personally works for gain
- (B) Any address given by the complainant
- (C) Only the witness's workplace
- (D) The Court's official address
15.What is the effect of the opening phrase 'Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding sections of this Chapter' in Section 71(1)?
- (A) It gives these service directions priority over earlier conflicting provisions of the Chapter
- (B) It repeals all preceding sections of the Chapter
- (C) It makes the Section applicable only when earlier sections are complied with
- (D) It requires the Court to follow the preceding sections before using Section 71
16.If a different Court (not the one that issued the warrant) attempts to cancel a warrant issued under Section 72, is that cancellation effective according to the provision?
- (A) Yes—an appellate court may cancel it
- (B) Yes—any Court upon review may cancel it
- (C) No—only the Court which issued the warrant can cancel it
- (D) No—warrants cannot be cancelled once issued
17.Under Section 73 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which court may direct by endorsement on a warrant that security be taken?
- (A) Any Court issuing a warrant for the arrest of any person
- (B) Only a Magistrate's Court
- (C) Only a High Court
- (D) Only a Sessions Court
18.After security is taken under Section 73, what is the officer's duty regarding the bond?
- (A) Forward the bond to the Court
- (B) Send the bond to the nearest police station for record
- (C) Return the bond to the sureties
- (D) Retain the bond in the officer's local records until further notice
19.If a warrant is directed to more than one officer or person under Section 74(2), how may it be executed?
- (A) Only by all of them together
- (B) By all, or by any one or more of them
- (C) Only by a single officer chosen by the court
- (D) Only by the senior-most police officer among them
20.Does the word 'ordinarily' in Section 74(1) allow a court to direct a warrant to a non-police person even when police officers are immediately available?
- (A) No; the court may do so only if immediate execution is necessary and no police officer is immediately available
- (B) Yes; 'ordinarily' is non-binding and the court has unfettered discretion regardless of police availability
- (C) Yes; but only if the court records written reasons (not stated in the section)
- (D) No; warrants must always be directed only to police officers without exception
21.When a person is directed a warrant under Section 75(2), what must that person do and when must he execute it?
- (A) Acknowledge receipt in writing and execute it only if the person for whose arrest it was issued is in, or enters on, any land or other property under his charge
- (B) Acknowledge receipt verbally and execute it wherever the accused is found
- (C) There is no need to acknowledge receipt in writing; he must execute immediately wherever the accused is located
- (D) Execute the warrant only on the request of a police officer
22.According to Section 76 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, who may execute a warrant directed to a police officer?
- (A) Any police officer whose name is endorsed upon the warrant by the officer to whom it is directed or endorsed.
- (B) Only the police officer to whom the warrant is directed.
- (C) Any public servant authorised by a magistrate.
- (D) Any private person requested by the police.
23.If a police officer's name appears on a warrant but it has not been endorsed by the officer to whom the warrant is directed or endorsed, may that officer lawfully execute the warrant under Section 76?
- (A) Yes, mere appearance of the name on the warrant is sufficient.
- (B) Yes, if the officer belongs to the same police station as the addressee.
- (C) No, execution is allowed only by a police officer whose name is endorsed by the officer to whom it is directed or endorsed.
- (D) Only with written confirmation from the officer to whom the warrant was originally directed.
24.What must be notified to the person to be arrested according to Section 77?
- (A) The substance of the warrant
- (B) The charges that will be framed later
- (C) The conditions of detention
- (D) The time and place of trial
25.Which statement correctly captures the two obligations imposed by Section 77 when executing a warrant of arrest?
- (A) The officer must notify the substance of the warrant and must always show the warrant document to the person
- (B) The officer must notify the substance of the warrant and must show the warrant only if the person requires it
- (C) The officer need only show the warrant; notifying its substance is optional
- (D) Neither notifying the substance nor showing the warrant is required under this section
26.Is the duty to bring the arrested person before the Court under Section 78 subject to any other provision?
- (A) No, it is an absolute duty
- (B) Yes, but only when the arrested person is charged with a non-bailable offence
- (C) Yes, but only when the arrest is made at night
- (D) Yes, it is subject to the provisions of section 73 as to security
27.Does Section 79 permit execution of a warrant of arrest outside the territorial limits of India?
- (A) Yes, the provision applies worldwide
- (B) Only in neighbouring countries by reciprocity
- (C) No, it is limited to places in India
- (D) Yes, but only with central government approval
28.The provision uses the wording "may be executed at any place in India." What does the word "may" indicate in this context?
- (A) It creates a mandatory duty to execute the warrant anywhere in India
- (B) It prohibits execution unless another law expressly permits it
- (C) It grants permission/discretion to execute the warrant anywhere in India but does not make execution obligatory
- (D) It restricts execution to places specifically prescribed elsewhere
29.If a Court forwards a warrant under Section 80(1) to an Executive Magistrate in whose limits it is to be executed, what is the official required to do?
- (A) Endorse his name on the warrant and, if practicable, cause it to be executed in the manner hereinbefore provided
- (B) Immediately execute the warrant regardless of practicability or local procedure
- (C) Forward the warrant back to a police officer within the issuing Court’s jurisdiction for execution
- (D) Refuse execution and return the warrant with reasons to the issuing Court
30.When a warrant directed to a police officer is to be executed beyond the local jurisdiction of the Court issuing it, to whom shall the police officer ordinarily take it for endorsement?
- (A) An Executive Magistrate or a police officer not below the rank of an officer in charge of a police station within the local limits where the warrant is to be executed.
- (B) Any police officer in the issuing court’s own jurisdiction.
- (C) Only to the head of the district administration where the issuing court is located.
- (D) To the nearest judicial magistrate regardless of local limits.
31.Which of the following ranks satisfies the provision’s minimum rank requirement for a police officer who may endorse the warrant?
- (A) Sub-Inspector of Police
- (B) Head constable stationed at the local police post
- (C) Superintendent of Police (a senior officer)
- (D) The officer in charge of a police station
32.Which of the following, under Section 82(1), would permit the arrested person to be taken before the Court which issued the warrant instead of the local Magistrate/Police authority?
- (A) The Court which issued the warrant is within thirty kilometres of the place of arrest
- (B) The issuing Court is nearer than the Executive Magistrate or District Superintendent of Police or Commissioner of Police to the place of arrest
- (C) Security is taken under section 73
- (D) Any of the above
33.Which of the following is NOT listed in Section 82(1) as an exception allowing departure from the general rule of taking the arrested person before the local Magistrate/Police authority?
- (A) The issuing Court is within thirty kilometres of the place of arrest
- (B) The issuing Court is nearer than the Executive Magistrate or District Superintendent of Police or Commissioner of Police
- (C) The Commissioner of Police within whose local limits the arrest was made
- (D) Security is taken under section 73
34.A person arrested for a non-bailable offence appears to be the person intended by the warrant. Who may lawfully release such person on bail under Section 83?
- (A) District Superintendent of Police or Commissioner of Police
- (B) Any Executive Magistrate
- (C) Chief Judicial Magistrate (subject to section 480) or the Sessions Judge of the district where the arrest is made, on consideration of information and documents in section 80(2)
- (D) The arresting police officer after taking security under section 73
35.Under Section 84, what is the minimum period between the date of publishing a proclamation and the time specified for the person to appear?
- (A) 7 days
- (B) 15 days
- (C) 30 days
- (D) 60 days
36.Where a proclamation relates to a person accused of an offence punishable with imprisonment of ten years or more (or life/death) and the person fails to appear at the specified place and time, the Court may, after making such inquiry as it thinks fit:
- (A) Order immediate arrest without any further process
- (B) Strike out the prosecution
- (C) Convert the warrant into a summons
- (D) Pronounce him a proclaimed offender and make a declaration to that effect
37.When may the Court order attachment simultaneously with the issue of the proclamation under Section 85?
- (A) Only when the proclaimed person has been convicted of an offence
- (B) When the Court is satisfied, by affidavit or otherwise, that the person is about to dispose of or remove whole or any part of his property from the local jurisdiction
- (C) Only when the District Magistrate certifies imminent removal of property
- (D) Whenever the accused is out of the country
38.Which statement correctly describes the Court's authority to attach property belonging to the proclaimed person that is situated outside the district where the order is made, under Section 85(2)?
- (A) The Court's order by itself authorises attachment of such property anywhere in the country
- (B) The Court's order authorises attachment outside the district only when endorsed by the District Magistrate of the district in which the property is situate
- (C) Attachment outside the district requires endorsement by the Collector of the district where the property is situate
- (D) Attachment outside the district requires approval of the State Government
39.May the Court request assistance under Section 86 from a non‑contracting State?
- (A) Yes, the provision allows requests to any foreign authority
- (B) Yes, but only for identification
- (C) Yes, if the proclaimed person consents
- (D) No, assistance is to be requested from a Court or an authority in the contracting State
40.Who may prefer a claim or make an objection to an attachment under Section 87(1)?
- (A) Any person other than the proclaimed person
- (B) Only the proclaimed person
- (C) Only the legal representative of the owner
- (D) Only the person in actual possession of the property
41.If a claim is disallowed in whole or in part under Section 87(1) and the claimant institutes a suit within one year under Section 87(4), what is the effect of the earlier order of disallowance?
- (A) The order of disallowance is rendered ineffective as soon as the suit is instituted
- (B) The order remains conclusive except insofar as it is affected by the result of the suit (i.e., conclusive subject to the result of such suit)
- (C) The order is automatically suspended until the suit is decided
- (D) The order continues to bind the parties and cannot be questioned even if the suit succeeds
42.Which of the following circumstances in Section 88(2) permits the Court to cause the attached property to be sold before the six-month period has expired?
- (A) The proclaimed person appears within the time specified in the proclamation.
- (B) There is a claim pending under section 87.
- (C) The property is subject to speedy and natural decay.
- (D) The State Government requests immediate sale for revenue.
43.Who may file an appeal under Section 89 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?
- (A) Any person irrespective of status
- (B) The person referred to in sub‑section (3) of section 88
- (C) The First‑mentioned Court
- (D) The State Government
44.Is an appeal under Section 89 available to someone who is aggrieved because property was delivered when they sought its retention?
- (A) Yes; any aggrieved person may appeal under Section 89
- (B) No; Section 89 applies only to appeals against refusals to deliver property or proceeds
- (C) Yes; but only if the delivery was contrary to a court order
- (D) No; appeals about delivery are governed by section 88, not section 89
45.Which of the following describes a ground under clause (a) of Section 90 for issuing a warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, a summons?
- (A) If the Court sees reason to believe that the person has absconded or will not obey the summons, either before the issue of the summons or after issue but before the time fixed for appearance
- (B) If the summons is proved to have been duly served and the person fails to appear at the fixed time without reasonable excuse
- (C) If the person is convicted in a separate proceeding
- (D) If the complainant requests a warrant instead of a summons
46.Which of the following correctly distinguishes the requirements of clauses (a) and (b) of Section 90?
- (A) Clause (a) requires proof of service of the summons; clause (b) applies before a summons is issued
- (B) Clause (a) permits issuing a warrant even without proof of service and can operate before or after issue of a summons; clause (b) requires the summons to have been proved duly served in time and failure to appear without reasonable excuse
- (C) Both clauses require the summons to have been proved to have been duly served before a warrant can be issued
- (D) Clause (a) applies only after the time fixed for appearance; clause (b) applies only before issue of the summons
47.Can the officer require a bond for appearance in a Court to which the case may later be transferred for trial even if the transfer has not yet occurred?
- (A) No, only for the Court in which the person is present
- (B) No, bonds cannot cover future courts
- (C) Yes, the officer may require bond for appearance in such Court or any other Court to which the case may be transferred for trial
- (D) Yes, but only if the transfer order has already been made
48.Under Section 92, what event authorises the court to take action under this provision?
- (A) A person who is bound by any bond or bail bond taken under this Sanhita to appear before a Court does not appear
- (B) A person is convicted of an offence by the Court
- (C) A person applies for bail before the Court
- (D) A bond or bail bond is found to be defective
49.Which of the following types of engagements does Section 92 expressly cover for the purpose of issuing a warrant on non-appearance?
- (A) Only a bond (but not a bail bond) taken under this Sanhita
- (B) Only a bail bond (but not a bond) taken under this Sanhita
- (C) Any surety agreement regardless of its form
- (D) Both a bond or a bail bond taken under this Sanhita
50.To which summons and warrants does Section 93 expressly limit the application of the Chapter's provisions?
- (A) Only summons and warrants issued by police officers
- (B) Every summons and every warrant of arrest issued under this Sanhita
- (C) Every summons and all types of warrants issued under any law
- (D) Only summons to produce before a court
Answer key
Explanations
- 1. (A) Section 63(i) states a written summons must be in writing, in duplicate, signed by the presiding officer or an officer the High Court may by rule direct, and shall bear the seal of the Court. The other options contradict these explicit requirements.
- 2. (C) Section 63(i) requires a written summons to be signed by the presiding officer or an officer the High Court directs and to bear the seal; clause (ii) requires an electronic summons to bear the image of the seal or a digital signature. Thus the electronic form need not bear a presiding officer's handwritten signature.
- 3. (B) Section 64(2) provides that, if practicable, the summons shall be served personally by delivering or tendering to the person one of the duplicates of the summons.
- 4. (A) Section 65(1) expressly provides that service may be effected by serving it on the Director, Manager, Secretary or other officer of the company or corporation. The other options narrow the persons or methods contrary to the text.
- 5. (B) Section 65(1) provides that where the summons is sent by registered post addressed to the Director, Manager, Secretary or other officer in India, service shall be deemed to have been effected when the letter would arrive in the ordinary course of post.
- 6. (C) The Explanation states: 'A servant is not a member of the family within the meaning of this section.' Therefore a servant is expressly excluded from the definition of 'member of the family' for service under this section.
- 7. (A) Section 66 states that the person with whom the summons is left shall 'sign a receipt therefor on the back of the other duplicate.' Hence the signature, if required, must be placed on the back of the other duplicate.
- 8. (B) Section 67 is triggered only when service cannot by the exercise of due diligence be effected as provided in sections 64–66; in that situation the serving officer shall affix a duplicate.
- 9. (B) Section 68(1) states that where the person summoned is in the active service of the Government, the Court shall ordinarily send the summons in duplicate to the head of the office in which such person is employed.
- 10. (D) Section 68(2) expressly provides that such signature shall be evidence of due service, giving legal effect to the head's signed return of the summons.
- 11. (A) Section 69 specifies that the Court "shall ordinarily send such summons in duplicate," which means two copies are ordinarily sent.
- 12. (B) The provision pairs the two possibilities — "resides, or is, to be there served" — indicating the summons should be sent to the Magistrate of either the place of residence or the place where the person is to be served. Thus both locations are covered by the text.
- 13. (B) Section 70(1) permits an affidavit (purporting to be made before a Magistrate) that the summons has been served and 'a duplicate of the summons purporting to be endorsed' to be admissible when service is outside local jurisdiction or the serving officer is absent.
- 14. (A) Section 71(1) authorises service by electronic communication or registered post addressed to the witness at the place where he ordinarily resides or carries on business or personally works for gain. Those three locations are the addresses specified in the provision.
- 15. (A) The phrase 'Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding sections of this Chapter' indicates that Section 71's directions operate despite (i.e., have effect notwithstanding) any conflicting provisions earlier in the Chapter. It therefore gives these service directions priority over earlier provisions to the extent of any inconsistency.
- 16. (C) Section 72(2) specifies that every such warrant shall remain in force until it is cancelled by the Court which issued it, or until it is executed. Thus cancellation by a different Court is not authorised by this provision.
- 17. (A) Section 73(1) states: "Any Court issuing a warrant for the arrest of any person may in its discretion direct by endorsement on the warrant...". Thus the provision applies to any court issuing such a warrant.
- 18. (A) Section 73(3) states: "Whenever security is taken under this section, the officer to whom the warrant is directed shall forward the bond to the Court." Hence the officer must forward the bond to the Court.
- 19. (B) Section 74(2) provides that where a warrant is directed to more officers or persons than one, 'it may be executed by all, or by any one or more of them.' Thus execution can be by all or by any subset, including a single person.
- 20. (A) Although subsection (1) uses 'ordinarily' to state warrants are directed to police officers, it explicitly provides an exception: the court 'may, if its immediate execution is necessary and no police officer is immediately available, direct it to any other person or persons.' Thus directing to non-police is allowed only under those conditions.
- 21. (A) Section 75(2) requires that "Such person shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of the warrant, and shall execute it if the person for whose arrest it was issued, is in, or enters on, any land or other property under his charge." Thus written acknowledgment is required and execution is limited to when the accused is on land/property under his charge.
- 22. (A) Section 76 provides that "a warrant directed to any police officer may also be executed by any other police officer whose name is endorsed upon the warrant by the officer to whom it is directed or endorsed." Thus execution is permitted by such endorsed police officers.
- 23. (C) Section 76 requires that the executing police officer's name be "endorsed upon the warrant by the officer to whom it is directed or endorsed." If the name is not so endorsed, Section 76 does not authorize execution by that officer.
- 24. (A) Section 77 expressly requires that the executing officer 'shall notify the substance thereof'—that is, the substance of the warrant—to the person to be arrested.
- 25. (B) Section 77 requires notification of the substance to the person to be arrested, and states that the officer 'shall, if so required, show him the warrant,' so notification is mandatory while showing the warrant is conditional on a request.
- 26. (D) The section begins with the words "(subject to the provisions of section 73 as to security)" which makes the duty to produce the arrested person subject to section 73's provisions regarding security.
- 27. (C) Section 79 expressly limits execution to India by stating a warrant "may be executed at any place in India." That language excludes execution outside India under this provision.
- 28. (C) The phrase "may be executed" indicates permissive authority: the provision allows execution "at any place in India" rather than imposing a compulsory duty to do so. The text grants discretion to execute within India but does not command mandatory execution.
- 29. (A) Section 80(1) requires the Executive Magistrate, District Superintendent or Commissioner to endorse his name on the forwarded warrant and, if practicable, cause it to be executed in the manner described earlier in the Act. The duty is conditional on practicability and does not mandate immediate execution regardless of circumstances.
- 30. (A) Section 81(1) states the officer shall ordinarily take the warrant for endorsement either to an Executive Magistrate or to a police officer not below the rank of an officer in charge of a police station within the local limits where the warrant is to be executed. The provision specifically confines endorsement to those persons and to the local limits of execution.
- 31. (D) Section 81(1) specifies endorsement may be made by a police officer not below the rank of an officer in charge of a police station; thus the officer in charge is the minimum rank mentioned. Senior ranks would also meet the ‘not below’ criterion, but the provision explicitly names the officer in charge as the baseline.
- 32. (D) Section 82(1) lists exceptions to the general rule: if the issuing Court is within thirty kilometres or is nearer than the local Executive Magistrate/District Superintendent/Commissioner, or if security is taken under section 73, the arrested person need not be taken before the local authorities and may be taken before the issuing Court.
- 33. (C) Section 82(1) treats the Executive Magistrate, District Superintendent or Commissioner as the local authorities before whom the person shall be taken as the general rule; these are not exceptions. The listed exceptions are the issuing Court being within thirty kilometres, being nearer than those local authorities, or security being taken under section 73.
- 34. (C) The second proviso to Section 83(1) states that for non-bailable offences it is lawful for the Chief Judicial Magistrate (subject to section 480), or the Sessions Judge of the district in which the arrest is made, on consideration of the information and documents referred to in section 80(2), to release such person on bail.
- 35. (C) Section 84(1) states the specified time for appearance must be not less than thirty days from the date of publishing the proclamation. Therefore the minimum period is 30 days.
- 36. (D) Section 84(4) provides that where the proclamation concerns specified serious offences and the person fails to appear, the Court may, after such inquiry as it thinks fit, pronounce him a proclaimed offender and make a declaration accordingly.
- 37. (B) The proviso to Section 85(1) permits the Court to order attachment simultaneously with the issue of the proclamation if it is satisfied, by affidavit or otherwise, that the person is about to dispose of or remove the whole or any part of his property from the local jurisdiction. No other certification (e.g., by the District Magistrate) is prescribed for this simultaneous order.
- 38. (B) Section 85(2) provides that the order authorises attachment of property within the district where it is made, and it authorises attachment of property outside that district "when endorsed by the District Magistrate within whose district such property is situate." Thus endorsement by the relevant District Magistrate is required.
- 39. (D) Section 86 specifies requesting assistance "from a Court or an authority in the contracting State," so the assistance contemplated is from a contracting State, not from a non‑contracting State.
- 40. (A) Section 87(1) states a claim or objection may be preferred by "any person other than the proclaimed person" on the ground that he has an interest not liable to attachment. The provision therefore excludes the proclaimed person but allows any other person to prefer a claim.
- 41. (B) Section 87(4) permits the aggrieved person to institute a suit within one year but states that "subject to the result of such suit, if any, the order shall be conclusive." This means the order remains conclusive except insofar as it may be affected by the outcome of the subsequent suit; it is not automatically suspended or rendered ineffective merely by institution of the suit.
- 42. (C) Section 88(2) permits sale before six months if the property is subject to speedy and natural decay, or if the Court considers the sale would be for the benefit of the owner. A pending claim under section 87 would otherwise delay sale.
- 43. (B) The provision expressly limits the right of appeal to "Any person referred to in sub-section (3) of section 88"; it does not grant a general right to any person or to the State or courts.
- 44. (B) Section 89 is confined to those "aggrieved by any refusal to deliver property or the proceeds of the sale thereof." It does not provide for appeals against deliveries or other kinds of grievances.
- 45. (A) Clause (a) states the Court may issue a warrant if it sees reason to believe the person has absconded or will not obey the summons, either before the summons is issued or between issue and the time fixed for appearance. The other grounds are not what clause (a) specifies.
- 46. (B) Clause (a) allows a warrant if the Court sees reason to believe the person has absconded or will not obey the summons and may apply before issue or after issue but before the time fixed; it does not require proof of service. Clause (b) specifically requires the summons to be proved duly served in time to admit of appearance and failure to appear without reasonable excuse.
- 47. (C) The provision authorises the officer to require a bond 'for his appearance in such Court, or any other Court to which the case may be transferred for trial.' This explicitly permits bonds to cover appearance in a Court to which the case may be transferred.
- 48. (A) The provision applies when "any person who is bound by any bond or bail bond taken under this Sanhita to appear before a Court, does not appear." That failure to appear is the triggering event for Section 92.
- 49. (D) Section 92 mentions both "any bond or bail bond taken under this Sanhita," showing it covers either a bond or a bail bond taken under this Sanhita as grounds for issuing a warrant.
- 50. (B) Section 93 specifies that the Chapter's provisions shall apply to every summons and every warrant of arrest issued under this Sanhita. The text explicitly limits application to those issued under this Sanhita.