The correct answer is (d) Three months.
Section 376, 376-A,376-B, 376-C and 376-D of the Indian Penal Code deal with the offence of rape. Section 173(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 states that the investigation in relation to an offence under Section 376, 376-A,376-B, 376-C and 376-D shall be completed within a period of three months from the date on which the information was recorded by the officer in-charge of the Police Station.
Option (a) is incorrect because the investigation in relation to an offence under Section 376, 376-A,376-B, 376-C and 376-D shall be completed within a period of three months from the date on which the information was recorded by the officer in-charge of the Police Station, and not within 15 days.
Option (b) is incorrect because the investigation in relation to an offence under Section 376, 376-A,376-B, 376-C and 376-D shall be completed within a period of three months from the date on which the information was recorded by the officer in-charge of the Police Station, and not within 30 days.
Option (c) is incorrect because the investigation in relation to an offence under Section 376, 376-A,376-B, 376-C and 376-D shall be completed within a period of three months from the date on which the information was recorded by the officer in-charge of the Police Station, and not within two months.