Consider the following statements 1 Indian Penal Code formulated by the British durin...........

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Consider the following statements

1) Indian Penal Code formulated by the British during the British Raj forms the backbone of criminal law in India.

2) The Police and Prison are the state subjects.

Which of the given statement (s) is/ are correct?

1 Only

2 Only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Both the statements are correct.

Indian Penal Code formulated by the British during the British Raj in 1860, forms the backbone of criminal law in India. Jury trials were abolished by the government in 1960 on the grounds they would be susceptible to media and public influence. This decision was based on an 8-1 acquittal of Kawas Nanavati in K. M.
'Prisons'/'persons detained therein' is a State subject under Entry 4 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.
'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India and therefore, it is the primary duty of the State Governments to prevent, detect, register and investigate crime and prosecute the criminals.