भ्रष्टाचार प्रतिबंधक कायदा 1988 च्या कलम 17 नुसार मुंबई महानगरांमध्ये ______ दर्जाच्या खाली नसलेले पोलीस अधिकारी हे तपासासाठी अधिकृत व्यक्ती असतात.
(1) सहाय्यक आयुक्त
(2) आयुक्त
(3) निरीक्षक
(4) अधीक्षक

The correct answer is Option A (Assistant Commissioner of Police).

Key Points:
• Section 17 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act) lays down the ranks of police officers authorized to investigate offences under the Act without an order of a Metropolitan Magistrate or Magistrate of the first class.
• Statutory Investigation Jurisdiction under Section 17:
• (a) In the case of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (CBI): an officer not below the rank of an Inspector of Police;
• (b) In the metropolitan areas of Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, and Ahmedabad and any other notified metropolitan area: an officer not below the rank of an ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (ACP);
• (c) Elsewhere: an officer not below the rank of a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP).
• Hence, option 1 (Assistant Commissioner of Police) is correct.
• Key Takeaway: Under Section 17 of the PC Act 1988, an ACP is the minimum investigating rank in Mumbai and other metro areas.