Which of the following section of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been amended by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018?
Which of the following section of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been amended by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018?
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Option A: Section 163
Option B: Section 173
Option C: Section 183
Option D: Section 193
Correct Answer
Option: b
Explanation
In this section there is an amendment in sub-section (1A) which provides that rape of a child may be completed within 3 months, this sub-section was substituted with “an offence under section 376AB, 376B, 376C, 376D, 376DA, and 376DB or section 376E of the Indian penal code shall be completed within 2 months”.