Explanation
- A
1 only
1 only. Judicial custody is jail/court custody, not the police lock-up.
- B
2 only
2 only. Police need the court’s nod to interrogate in judicial custody.
- C
Both 1 and 2
Both. Statement 1 swaps police and judicial custody.
- D
Neither 1 nor 2
Neither. Statement 2 holds.
Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. Police custody: lock-up, interrogation. Judicial custody: jail under the magistrate; the police cannot question at will without the court. Statement 1 has the accused in the thana — that is police custody.
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