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Which of the following statements is false in the context of Section 155 of the Code of Criminal Procedure regarding investigation of non cognizable cases?

A. No police officer shall investigate a non-cognizable case without the order of a Magistrate having power to try such case or commit the case for trial

B. Any police officer receiving such order may exercise the same powers in respect of the investigation including the power to arrest without warrant, as an officer in charge of a police station may exercise in a cognizable case

C. Where a case relates to two or more offences of which at least one is cognizable, the case shall be deemed to be a cognizable case, not with standing that the other offences are non-cognizable

D. Upon receipt of information of the commission of a non-cognizable offence, the officer in charge of a police station shall enter the substance of the information in a book in such form as the state government may prescribe in this behalf

Answer: Option B


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