Understanding Our Criminal Justice System

The act of being kept in illegal custody by the police is called ___.

• Detention

• Offence

• Accused

• Cognizable

Any act that the law defines as a crime is called ___.

• prosecute

• defence

• offence

• Witness

__ directs the government to operate secure legal system to promote justice on the basis of equal opportunity.

• Article 21

• Article 29

• Article 39A

• Artcle 42

___ is a person who is charged with allegations.

• Petitioner

• respondent

• advocate

• accused

The full form of FIR is ___.

• Firm in Region

• First Investigation Report

• First Information Report

• First International Report

The following is the duty of the Police.

• hearing

• investigation

• interpretation

• interference

Who is a defence lawyer?

• an advocate who defends his client

• an advocate who prosecute the accused

• a clerk in the court

• none of the above

Indian Constitution allows every individual accused of _____ to be given a fair trial.

• crime

• working

• innocence

• good behaviour

_____ records statements of witnesses when a crime has been committed.

• Defence Lawyer

• Judge

• Police

• Criminal

_____ of Indian Constitution guarantees that every arrested person must have certain fundamental rights.

• Article 24

• Article 22

• Article 20

• Article 21