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Q: Which section of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) empowers an executive magistrate to prohibit an assembly of more than four persons in an area?
  • A. Section 144
  • B. Section 231
  • C. Section 357
  • D. Section 111
Correct Answer: Option A - Under the section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.PC), the Executive Magistrate of any state or Union territory in India has the power to prohibit the assembly of four or more people in a specified Area.
A. Under the section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.PC), the Executive Magistrate of any state or Union territory in India has the power to prohibit the assembly of four or more people in a specified Area.

Explanations:

Under the section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.PC), the Executive Magistrate of any state or Union territory in India has the power to prohibit the assembly of four or more people in a specified Area.