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Understanding Our Criminal Justice System
Question
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Study Shanti’s case that has been mentioned in the storyboard  in NCERT text book, pages 67, 68, 69 and 70 and then identify the essential elements of a fair trial.

Answer

(i)Shanti was given a copy of the chargesheet and all other evidence that the prosecution presented against her. Shanti was charged with the offence of theft that was defined as a crime in the law.
(ii)The trial was held in an open court, in public view. Her brother, Sushil was allowed to attend the court hearings. The trial was held in the presence of the accused.
(iii)Shanti was defended by a lawyer. Her lawyer, Advocate Roy was given an opportunity to cross-examine all the prosecution witnesses. Advocate Roy was given an opportunity to present witnesses in Shanti’s defence.

(iv)The police filed a case of theft against Shanti, but the judge assumed her to be innocent. The decided the matter on the basis of the evidence before the court. He did not jump to the conclusion that Shanti was the thief just because she was poor.
(v)Instead, he remained impartial. The evidence showed that some young men and not Shanti was the thief. Finally, the judge acquits her. In this way, Shanti got a fair trial.

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Some More Questions From Understanding Our Criminal Justice System Chapter

 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.

Match the following options:

What had happened to Mr. Shinde’s house?