Question

Under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973, which specific provision provides the legal definition for a ‘Bailable Offence’?

• A. Section 2(x)
• B. Section 2(h)
• C. Section 2(c)
• D. Section 2(a)

Hint:

Alphabetical trick: "A" for "A" (a) in Section 2(a) stands for "bailable" (the first thing you want to know in criminal law is usually about bail!).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The CrPC's definitions section assigns a specific letter to each defined term, so identifying "bailable offence" is really about matching the right letter to the right concept.

1. Section 2(x): This letter is reserved for a different term in the definitions list and has no connection with bail.
2. Section 2(h): This letter, too, is assigned to a separate concept used elsewhere in the Code, not to bailable offences.
3. Section 2(c): This defines "cognizable offence," the question of whether police need a warrant to arrest, which is a neighbouring but different idea from bail eligibility.
4. Section 2(a): This is the opening definition of the section and fixes "bailable offence" as one shown to be bailable in the First Schedule or made bailable by any other current law. Being placed first in the definitions list is consistent with its being a foundational term the rest of the Code relies on.

Since only one lettered clause is tied to the concept of bail eligibility, the answer follows directly from the structure of Section 2.

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Answer 2

Since all four options point to different sub-clauses of the same definitions section, the safest approach is to recall what each specific letter defines rather than guess.

1. Option (A) - Section 2(x): This letter corresponds to an entirely different definition in the Code and is unrelated to bail.
2. Option (B) - Section 2(h): This letter is likewise tied to a different defined expression, not to bailable offences.
3. Option (C) - Section 2(c): This is commonly confused with the correct answer because it also concerns categorisation of offences, but it defines "cognizable offence" specifically, a concept about arrest powers rather than bail.
4. Option (D) - Section 2(a): This sub-clause is the one that actually defines "bailable offence," tying the definition to the First Schedule's classification or any other law that separately makes an offence bailable.

Distinguishing the bail-related definition from its closely related neighbour, cognizable offence, isolates the correct sub-clause.

Hence, the correct answer is Section 2(a).