Judge
Trending Questions
Write a short on public prosecutor
Public prosecutor is ____________. (a) one who represents interest of the state (b) one who investigates crime (c) both of these (d) None of these
In a town called Peace Land, the supporters of the Fiesta football team learn that the supporters of the Jubilee football team in the nearby city about 40 km away have damaged the ground on which the Final between both teams is to be held the following day. A crowd of Fiesta fans armed with deadly weapons attacks the homes of the supporters of the Jubilee football team in the town. In the attack, 10 men are killed, 5 women are gravely hurt, many homes are destroyed and over 50 people injured.
Imagine that you and your classmates are now part of the criminal justice system. First divide the class into the following four groups of persons:
1. Police 2. Public Prosecutor 3. Defence lawyer 4. Judge
The column on the right provides a list of functions. Match these with the roles that are listed on the left. Have each group pick the functions that it needs to perform to bring justice to those who were affected by the violence of the Fiesta fans. In what order, will these functions be performed?
|
Roles |
Functions |
|
Police Public prosecutor Defence Lawyer Judge |
hear the witnesses |
|
record the statements of witnesses |
|
|
cross examine the witnesses |
|
|
take photographs of burnt homes |
|
|
record the evidence |
|
|
arrest the Fiesta fans |
|
|
writes the judgment |
|
|
argue the case for the victims |
|
|
decide for how many years the accused will be put in jail |
|
|
examine the witnesses in court |
|
|
pass the judgment |
|
|
get the assaulted women medically examined |
|
|
conduct a fair trial |
|
|
Meet the accused persons |
Now take the same situation but ask one student who is a supporter of the Fiesta Club to perform all the functions listed above. Do you think the victims would get justice if only one person performed all of the functions of the criminal justice system? Why not?
State two reasons why you believe that different persons need to play different roles as part of the criminal justice system.
True/ False
It is the duty of the police to decide whether a person is guilty or innocent.
- Police
- Judge
- People
- Military
- Public
- Police
- Judge
- Defence lawyer
- Public
- Police
- Judge
- Defence lawyer
- partial
- impartial
- impersonal
- unbiased
- Police
- Judge
- People
- Military
- umpire
- batsperson
- wicket-keeper
- bowler
- holds the trial in a secret location
- All of the above
- the judgment on the basis of the evidence
- court does not give a copy of the chargesheet
1. FIR means
a. First Information Report
b. Formal Identification Report
c. First Indian Report
d. None of these
2. Public prosecutor is
a. One who investigate the crime
b. One who represents the interests of state
c. Decide the case
d. To defend the accused person
3. Who decides the guilty or innocence of victim?
a. Police
b. Public Prosecutor
c. Defence Lawyer
d. Judge
- umpire
- batsperson
- wicket-keeper
- bowler
what happens if there is no evidence that the accused may not be guilty ? What should the public prosecutor do in such a case?
Keeping the Sudha Goel case in mind, tick the sentences that are true and correct the ones that are false.
(a) The accused took the case to the High Court because they were unhappy with the decision of the Trial Court.
(b) They went to the High Court after the supreme Court had given its decision.
(c) If they do not like the Supreme Court verdict, the accused can go back again to the Trial Court.
