Q: What is the role of a judge?

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 defense. The judge decides whether the accused person is guilty or innocent on the basis of the evidence presented and in accordance with the law. 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.

Q: Who decides the guilt or innocence of the victim?

When we see someone violating the law, we immediately think of informing the police. After a person is arrested, it is a court of law that decides whether the accused person is guilty or not. According to the Constitution, every individual charged of a crime has to be given a fair trial.

Question 1

What is the Role of the Police in Investigating a crime?

Accepted Answer

When the police receive an FIR or detect a crime, it launches an investigation, which may include questioning witnesses, recording their statements and collecting other kinds of evidence, for example, fingerprints, stolen goods, and murder weapons. If the evidence collected makes the police believe that a person (or persons) is (are) guilty of the reported crime, it files a charge-sheet against the person(s) in a suitable criminal (usually magistrates) court. .

Question 2

What is the role of a judge?

Accepted Answer

&#10;&#10;The judge is&#10;like an umpire in a game and conducts the trial impartially and in an open&#10;court. The judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by&#10;the prosecution and the defense. The judge decides whether the accused person&#10;is guilty or innocent on the basis of the evidence presented and in accordance&#10;with the law. If the accused is convicted, then the judge pronounces the&#10;sentence. He may send the person to jail or impose a fine or both, depending on&#10;what the law prescribes.&#10;&#10;

Question 3

What is a fair trial?

Accepted Answer

The trial held in the presence of the accused and held in an open court is known as fair trial. In fair trial the advocate has given an opportunity to cross-examine all the prosecution witnesses. A fair trial is the best means of separating the guilty from the innocent and protecting the innocent from injustice.

Question 4

D. K. Basu guideline include ________.

Accepted Answer

D. K. Basu guidelines includes:-1. The police officials carrying out the arrest and handling the interrogation of the arrestee should bear accurate, visible and clear identification and name tags with their designations.2. The police officer carrying out the arrest shall prepare a memo of arrest at the time of arrest and attested by at least one witness.3. The time, place of arrest and venue of custody of an arrestee must be notified by the police to any friend or relative of the arrestee.4. Copies of all the documents including the memo of arrest should be sent to the Magistrate for his record.

Question 5

Key players of criminal justice system are __________________.

Accepted Answer

Key players of the criminal justice system are as follows:-1. Police and public prosecutor to investigate any crime and file the charge sheet.2. Judge to conducts the trials impartially and hear all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the prosecution and the defence.3. Defence lawyer to do fair trials.

Question 6

Police file a charge sheet in the court _________.

Accepted Answer

On the basis of the investigation, the police are required to form an opinion. If the police think that the evidence points to the guilty of the accused person, then they file a chargesheet in the court.  It is not the job of a police to decide whether a person is guilty or innocent, that is for the judge to decide.

Question 7

Who is a Public Prosecutor?

Accepted Answer

Public Prosecutor is a person that has been appointed either by the central Government or the State government to represent cases on behalf of the State in criminal trials. The main role of the public prosecutor is to serve the ends of justice in the best interests of the public. The work of public prosecutor begins once the police have done its investigation and filed the charge sheet in the court. The public prosecutor is expected to act impartially and present all the facts of the case, documents, and evidence so as to assist the court in arriving at a correct judgement.Provisions with regards to Public Prosecutor have been provided under section 24 of the Criminal Procedure code, 1973.

Question 8

&#34;A tenant who is being forced to move out files a case in courts against the landlord&#34;. The matter is a concern of _______________.

Accepted Answer

Civil courts exercise jurisdiction in the cases related to land, property and money transactions; arbitration; guardianship, marriages; divorce; and cases involving a Will.

Question 9

Who decides the guilt or innocence of the victim?

Accepted Answer

&#10;&#10;When we see&#10;someone violating the law, we immediately think of informing the police. After&#10;a person is arrested, it is a court of law that decides whether the accused&#10;person is guilty or not. According to the Constitution, every individual&#10;charged of a crime has to be given a fair trial.&#10;&#10;

Question 10

'A group of girls are harassed by a group of boys'. This comes under _________________.

Accepted Answer

Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It regulates social conduct and proscribes whatever is threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering the property, health, safety, and moral welfare of people. It includes the punishment of people who violate these laws. &#10;&#10;