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Cognizable Offences

As per Law, Cognizable Offences are those where a police officer can arrest without warrant. And such cases, after arrest has been made, the accused will be produced before a magistrate, and he may require the police officer to investigate the matter. Cognizable offences are both bailable, and non-bailable.

What is Cognizable Case?
As per Lawkidunya, generally, cognisable offence means a police officer has the authority to make an arrest without a warrant and to start an investigation with or without the permission of a court. Cognizable cases are more serious then the non cognizable cases.

What is Section 154 CrPC?
Section 154(3) CrPC provides such a remedy. The informant can intimate the SP about the commission of a crime. Then the SP has power to either himself investigate the case or direct the officer-in-charge of the police station to do so. Generally, the Criminal Law sets in motion after the recording of FIR.

What is Cognizable Offence Under CrPC?
Section 2 (c) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 defines Cognizable offences. Cognizable offence/case means a case in which, a police officer may arrest without warrant, as per the First Schedule of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 or under any other law for the time being in force.

Is Theft a Cognizable Offence?
According to law, in the case of a cognizable offence, the police can arrest a deemed offender without a warrant, and can register a case without permission from a magistrate. Murder, robbery, theft, rioting and counterfeiting are examples of a cognizable offence.

What are Non Cognizable Offences?
As per Law, definition: S.2.(1) (Cr.P.C.) Non-Cognizable offence means an offence for which and Non-Cognizable Case means a case in which, a police officer has no authority to arrest without warrant. Non-cognizable offences are not so much serious as cognizable offences.

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