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Understanding Our Criminal Justice System
Describe the role of Public Prosecutor in the criminal justice system.
In court, it is the Public Prosecutor who represents the interests of the State.
(i)The role of the Prosecutor begins once the police has conducted the investigation and filed the chargesheet in the court. He/she has no role to play in the investigation.
(ii)The Prosecutor must conduct the prosecution on behalf of the State.
(iii)As an officer of the court, it is his/ her duty to act impartially and present the full and material facts, witnesses and evidence before the court to enable the court to decide the case.
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The police begin their investigations into a crime with the registration of an _________.
The role of the Public Prosecutor begins once the ________ has conducted the investigation.
The judge is like an ________ in a game and conducts the _________ impartially in an open court.
The police are not allowed to _________ or ________ or _________ anyone during investigation.
According to Article 22 of the Constitution, every person has a Fundamental Right to be ___________ by a lawyer.
Shanti had stolen the gold chain of Mrs Shinde.
It is the duty of the police to decide whether a person is guilty or innocent.
The FIR usually mentions the date, time and place of the offence, details the basic facts of the offence including a description of the events.
The Public Prosecutor has no role to play in the investigation.
In Shanti’s case, justice was finally done to her because she was given a fair trial.
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