The correct answer is either to a Magistrate or a police officer.Public to give information of certain offences (Section 39)Every person who is aware of the Commission of, or of the intention of any other person to commit any offence.Any person can aid the Magistrate or police officer by giving such information. Hence, Option 1 is correct.In the absence of any reasonable excuse, the burden of proving which excuse shall lie upon the person so aware. He shall forthwith give information to the nearest Magistrate or police officer of such Commission or intention.For this section, the term œoffence includes any act committed at any place outside of India which would constitute an offence if committed in India.Duty of officers employed in connection with the affairs of a village to make a certain report (Section 40)Every officer is employed in connection with the affairs of a village and also every person residing in a village.They shall forthwith communicate to the nearest Magistrate or the officer in charge of the nearest police station whichever is nearer. Additional InformationCriminal Procedure Code “ CrPCThe administration of India was taken over after the rebellion of 1857 by the British crown and subsequently, the Criminal Procedure Code was enacted in the year 1861.The enactment of 1861 made the European natives immune from the jurisdiction of the criminal courts except for the high Court.The code was amended in the years 1872, 1882, and 1898 to ensure uniform application over British and Indian subjects.The legacy of British India continued until the present Code came into effect in the year 1973.