With reference to India's criminal justice administration, consider the following statements regarding 'Judicial Custody': 1. In judicial custody, the accused is under the custody of the concerned magistrate and is kept in a jail, not in a police station lock-up. 2. During judicial custody, the police officer in charge of the case cannot interrogate the suspect without obtaining the permission of the court. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Fundamental Rights — question ID 503
Options
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B.
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: Judicial custody implies that the accused is under the custody of the magistrate and housed in a jail, whereas police custody refers to the suspect being kept in the police station lock-up. Statement 2 is correct: During judicial custody, police officers cannot interrogate the suspect without specific permission from the concerned court or magistrate.