Indian Law and Jurisprudence

(1) An offender under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years.

Option (4) is correct: Section 402 of the IPC states whoever, at any time after the passing of this Act, shall be one of five or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing dacoity, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term, which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine. 

Option (3) is correct: Section 82 states 'nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age'.

Option (4) is correct: Under Section 103 of the IPC, the right to private defence of property extends to causing death if the offence is mischief, robbery, housebreaking by night and theft.

Statement under Section 161 of the CrPC is made during investigation and it can be used to contradict the statement in the court during a trial.

For summoning an accused under Section 319 of the CrPC, a statement on oath in a trial is relevant.

Inquiry is conducted by a Magistrate with a view to find out an apparent nature of something on intial adjudication.

(1) Penalty for conservation of the provisions of the Forest Act is under Section 3A.

(3) Offences by the authorities and the government department in the Forest Act is under Section 3B.

Option (1) is incorrect: Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deals with the process of taking information of a cognizable offence. Option (2) is incorrect: Section 156 of the Code of Criminal Procedure talks about the police officer's power to investigate a cognizable case. Option (3) is incorrect: Section 159 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deals with the magistrate’s power to hold investigation and preliminary enquiry. Option (4) is correct: Under Section 157 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, if from information received or otherwise, an officer in charge of a police station has reason to suspect the commission of an offence, which he is empowered to investigate under Section 156, he shall forthwith send a report of the same to a magistrate empowered to take cognizance of such offence upon a police report. 

Option (1) is incorrect: No such provision is provided under the Code of Criminal Procedure. Option (2) is incorrect: Under Section 438(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, if such person is thereafter arrested without warrant by an officer in charge of a police station on such accusation, and is prepared either at the time of arrest or at any time, while in the custody of such officer to give bail, he shall be released on bail. Option (3) is correct: Under Section 438(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, if such person is thereafter arrested without warrant by an officer in charge of a police station on such accusation, he shall be released on bail. Option (4) is incorrect: Code of Criminal Procedure does not provide any provision of three days.

Option (1) is incorrect: It has an effect of acquittal, not conviction. Option (2) is incorrect: It has an effect of acquittal, not conviction. Option (3) is correct: Under Section 320(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the composition of an offence under this section shall have the effect of acquittal of the accused with whom the offence has been compounded. Option (4) is incorrect: It has an effect of acquittal, not conviction.

Option (1) is correct: Definition provided under Section 2(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a 'bailable offence' means an offence which is shown as bailable in the First Schedule. Option (2) is incorrect: All cases of summons trial are not only bailable offences. Option (3) is incorrect: All non-cognizable offences are not bailable. Option (4) is incorrect: No such provision is provided under the CrPC.

Option (1) is incorrect: Section 37 of the Specific Relief Act talks about temporary and perpetual injunctions. Option (2) is correct: Section 38 of the Act deals with perpetual injunctions when granted. Option (3) is incorrect: Section 39 of the Act deals with mandatory injunctions. Option (4) is incorrect: Section 40 of the Act states provision for damages in lieu of, or in addition to injunction.

It is the correct answer.