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Understanding Our Criminal Justice System
What is the role of the Judge in the criminal justice system?
The judge is one of the key player in the criminal justice system.
(i)The judge is like an umpire in a game and conducts the trial impartially and in an open court. The judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the prosecution and the defence.
(ii)The judge decides whether the accused person is guilty or innocent on the basis of the evidence presented and in accordance with the law.
(iii)If the accused is convicted, then the judge pronounces the sentence. He may send the person to jail or impose a fine or both, depending on what the law prescribes.
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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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