Section 54A of the Code of Criminal Procedure as amended by the Criminal Law Amendment Act 2013 prov...........

Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 1973 Arrest

Section 54A of the Code of Criminal Procedure as amended by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 provides that:

if the person identifying the person arrested is mentally or physically disabled, such process of identification shall take place under the supervision of a Judicial Magistrate who shall take appropriate steps to ensure that such person identifies the person arrested using methods that person is comfortable with.

if the per identifying the person arrested is mentally or physically disabled, the identification shall be video-graphed.

Both (a) and (b)

Neither (a) nor (b).

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Explanation:

- Section 54A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, focuses on the identification process of an arrested person by someone who is mentally or physically disabled.

- Option 1: States that this process requires the supervision of a Judicial Magistrate. The Magistrate should ensure the identification is conducted using methods comfortable for the person identifying.

- Option 2: Specifies that the identification process must be video-graphed if the identifier is mentally or physically disabled.

- Option 3: Combines both option 1 and option 2, implying supervision by a Judicial Magistrate and video-graphing is required.

- Option 4: Suggests that neither supervision by a Magistrate nor video-graphing is needed.

Correct Answer: Option 3, Both (a) and (b)