Bank English – Test 10

In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately.

The conflicting views of the Supreme Court on the precondition of "sanction" for prosecution of a public servant under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, 1988 have created a legal vortex which could be (1) by unscrupulous public servants to (2) a criminal investigation. The independence of criminal (3) from the executive is a sine qua non for success of a criminal justice system; this assumes even (4) significance in corruption cases where allegations are made against a public servant who is a part of the executive which controls the police.</br> Section 19 of the PC Act states: "No court shall take (5) of an offence"¦ alleged to have been committed by a public servant except with the previous sanction." The provision aims to balance two competing interests. One is the need to ensure that an honest public servant is not (6) in the performance of his or her duties by frivolous complaints. The other is that investigation into an allegation of crime isn't stifled at the threshold due to the power wielded by a public servant. Section19, (7) a bar on the court to take "cognisance" of an offence till sanction is obtained from the (8). The bar is against the court to take cognisance for the purposes of trial. There is no prohibition either under the PC Act or the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to (9) an investigation by (10) an FIR or through a court-initiated investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC.

In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately.

The conflicting views of the Supreme Court on the precondition of "sanction" for prosecution of a public servant under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, 1988 have created a legal vortex which could be (1) by unscrupulous public servants to (2) a criminal investigation. The independence of criminal (3) from the executive is a sine qua non for success of a criminal justice system; this assumes even (4) significance in corruption cases where allegations are made against a public servant who is a part of the executive which controls the police.</br> Section 19 of the PC Act states: "No court shall take (5) of an offence"¦ alleged to have been committed by a public servant except with the previous sanction." The provision aims to balance two competing interests. One is the need to ensure that an honest public servant is not (6) in the performance of his or her duties by frivolous complaints. The other is that investigation into an allegation of crime isn't stifled at the threshold due to the power wielded by a public servant. Section19, (7) a bar on the court to take "cognisance" of an offence till sanction is obtained from the (8). The bar is against the court to take cognisance for the purposes of trial. There is no prohibition either under the PC Act or the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to (9) an investigation by (10) an FIR or through a court-initiated investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC.

In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately.

The conflicting views of the Supreme Court on the precondition of "sanction" for prosecution of a public servant under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, 1988 have created a legal vortex which could be (1) by unscrupulous public servants to (2) a criminal investigation. The independence of criminal (3) from the executive is a sine qua non for success of a criminal justice system; this assumes even (4) significance in corruption cases where allegations are made against a public servant who is a part of the executive which controls the police.</br> Section 19 of the PC Act states: "No court shall take (5) of an offence"¦ alleged to have been committed by a public servant except with the previous sanction." The provision aims to balance two competing interests. One is the need to ensure that an honest public servant is not (6) in the performance of his or her duties by frivolous complaints. The other is that investigation into an allegation of crime isn't stifled at the threshold due to the power wielded by a public servant. Section19, (7) a bar on the court to take "cognisance" of an offence till sanction is obtained from the (8). The bar is against the court to take cognisance for the purposes of trial. There is no prohibition either under the PC Act or the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to (9) an investigation by (10) an FIR or through a court-initiated investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC.