The correct answer is (a).
Section 25A was inserted in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 by the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act, 2008. The amendment was made in order to provide for the appointment of special public prosecutors to conduct cases of heinous offences against women and children.
The amendment defines a “heinous offence” as an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term of not less than ten years. It also provides that the Central Government or the State Government may, by notification, appoint a special public prosecutor to conduct any case of heinous offence against women or children.
The amendment further provides that the special public prosecutor shall be a person who has been a judge of a High Court or a district judge or an advocate of not less than ten years’ standing.
The amendment was made in order to ensure that heinous offences against women and children are effectively prosecuted and that the victims of such offences get justice.
The other options are incorrect because they do not correspond to the year in which Section 25A was inserted in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.