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Under section 16, which statement about trial of offences under the Act is correct?

Any person, police officer or Inspector may file a complaint. Section 16(1) allows this in a court of competent jurisdiction, while trial is restricted to a Metropolitan Magistrate or first class Magistrate and the medical age certificate is conclusive evidence.

  1. AOnly a police officer may file a complaint
  2. BAny person, police officer or Inspector may file a complaintCorrect
  3. CA court inferior to a Metropolitan Magistrate or first class Magistrate may try the offence
  4. DA medical age certificate is only prima facie evidence of age

Explanation

Section 16(1) lets any person, police officer or Inspector file a complaint. Section 16(3) bars courts inferior to a Metropolitan Magistrate or Magistrate of the first class from trying offences. Section 16(2) makes a prescribed medical authority's age certificate conclusive evidence, not merely prima facie.

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