Understanding Our Criminal Justice System

Public prosecutor is :

• One who represents the interests of state

• One who investigate crime

• Both (a) & (b)

• None of these

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

• 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
• women
• Both Women And A boy under 15 yrs
• 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 and venue of custody must be notified by police within ________to ___________hours after arrested.

• 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

• Advocate