Understanding Our Criminal Justice System

A fair trial is ensured by ___

• Article 43

• Article 21

• Article 33

• Article 35

_____ conducts the fair trial.

• A judge

• a prosecutor

• a defence lawyer

• a bench clerk

Right to be informed at the time of arrest is guaranteed by ____.

• Article 24

• Article 43

• Article 22

• Article 42

The police officials who carry out the arrest or interrogation should wear clear, accurate and visible identification and name tags with their designation is part of ____.

• Mahalanobis guidelines

• DK Basu Guidelines

• Justice Gogoi guidelines

• guidelines of election commission

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

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

What is the full form of "FIR" ?

• Firm Investigation Result

• First Information Report

• Fast Ionic Reaction

• Film Investigation Report

The _____________ has the responsibility to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused person is guilty.

• Judge

• Defence Lawyer

• Prosecutor

• Defendant