Understanding Our Criminal Justice System

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This includes the Public prosecutor, Defense lawyer, Judge, FIR, Firemen, Police, and the Law.

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Under which Article of the Constitution every person has the Fundamental Right to be defended by a lawyer.

Art 35 Art 35a Article 22 Art 27

Which type of advocate who pleads on behalf of the accused person?

Public prosecutor Defence lawyer Judge All of these

What term refers to a person who is tried by a court for a crime?

Accused Lawyer Detention Fair trial

A person who is called upon in court to provide a first hand account of what he/she has seen, heard or knows?

Criminal Offence Witness None of these

Who register the FIR?

Firemen Policemen Lawyer Public prosecutor

What refers to any act that the law defines as a crime?

Detention Offence Witness All of these

What is the of FIR?

First Information Report First Investigation Report First Informing Report None of the above

A criminal offence is regarded as

Public wrong Public welfare Private wrong Public safety

Article 21 of the Constitution Guarantees-

Right to Speech Right to life Right to freedom None of the above

Who decides whether a person is guilty or not?

Advocate Public prosecutor Judge Police

What is the type of the advocate who pleads the cases on behalf of the government and who has been appointed by the government on permanent basis?

Public prosecutor Private prosecutor Deed writer Typist

What is the act of keeping the accused in custody by the police?

Cross-examine Detention FIR All of these

Right not to be ill treated or tortured during arrest or in custody written under

Act 22 Act 52 Act 43 Act 67

Who decided the guilty or innocence of victim ?

Judge None of the options Neighbor Police

Key players of criminal justice system are

Both Defence lawyer & Judge and Police & public prosecutor None of the options Defence lawyer & Judge Police & public prosecutor

Constitution places a duty on the state to provide a lawyer to any citizen who is unable to engage one due to poverty or other disability ?

Act 39 Act 67 Act 43 Act 22

Police file a charge sheet in the court & ?

If investigation proved the person is accused.

If a person commit a crime

If a person is suspected for anything

If police arrest a person

A fair trial is ensured by Article ………………. of the Constitution

Article 21

Article 22

Article 20

Article 19

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Understanding Our Criminal Justice System
Questions: 18
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