Understanding Our Criminal Justice System

The Supreme Court of India has laid down certain guidelines to be followed by the police and any other investigating agencies during arrest, detention and interrogation known as the _____________________________.

• D. K. Basu Guidelines

• Malimath Committee Guidelines

• Maneka Gandhi Guidelines

• None of these

What term refers to a person who is charged with a crime or other offence?

• Accused

• Fair trial

• Lawyer

• Detention

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

• Detention

• Offence

• Witness

• None of the above

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

• Cross examine

• Detention

• FIR

• None of the above

Open Court refers to:

• Court decisions taking place in an open field

• Trial is dismissed

• Trial is held in public view

• Court decisions are to be taken privately

Who cannot be called to a police station only for questioning?

• A Boy under 15 yrs of age

• Women

• Both Women and a boy under 15 yrs of age

• Government Employees

In a Fair Trial, ____________.

• The Innocent is acquitted

• Both Guilty and Innocent get a certain amount of punishment

• The guilty is acquitted

• Neither Guilty nor innocent get any punishment

For ______ offence, the police needs permission of the court to file an FIR.

• Cognisable

• Non-Cognisable

• Criminal

• Civil

When a friend or relative lives outside the district, the time, place of arrest and venue of custody must be notified by police within ________ to ________ hours after arrest.

• 8 to 19

• 8 to 10

• 8 to 12

• 8 to 14

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

• Police

• Judge

• Public Prosecutor

• Defence Lawyer