With reference to the legal and judicial terms used in India, consider the following pairs: 1. Cognizable offence: An offence for which the police can arrest a suspect without a court-issued warrant. 2. Cross-examination: The questioning of a witness by the opposing party's lawyer to test the reliability of testimony. 3. Detention: The act of officially keeping someone in custody. Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Fundamental Rights — question ID 471
Options
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Explanation
All three pairs are correctly matched. A cognizable offence refers to a criminal case where the police are authorized to make an arrest without a judicial warrant. Cross-examination is the process where a witness is questioned by the counsel of the opposing party. Detention refers to the act of keeping a person in legal or police custody.