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individual is a crime against society. Therefore,
the responsibility of prosecution and punishment
lies with the state and not with the victim of the
crime. The public prosecutor who acts on behalf
of the state carries out this prosecution. The
public prosecutor is appointed by the state and is
required to be impartial and prosecute any
person who is charge sheeted by the police. The
public prosecutor faces tremendous pressure in
executing responsibilities because of powerful
FIR and influential people. Therefore, the public
2. The person arrested should be entitled to prosecutor must be a very honest person. Since,
have friend, relative or any other person there is no uniformity in the structure of the role
known to him/her to be informed. of the public prosecutor in India, sometimes,

3. The police must notify the place and venue senior police officers assume the role of the
of the arrest. prosecutor.
4. Copies of all arrest documents regarding
arrest must be sent to the Illaqa Magistrate.
5. The detained person must be permitted to
meet his/her lawyer.

The first FIR was filed at subzi Mandi Police Station of
North Delhi on October 18,1861. It was about the
thefts of utensils and a hookah. The complainant,
Maiyuddin, S/o Mohd Yaar Khan, a resident of Katra
Sheesh Mahal, complained that his three degchas,
Public Prosecutor in Court
degchis, katoras, a kulfi, a hookah and clothes worth
The judiciary and the provisions, which have
44 annas had been stolen from his house.
been made to ensure speedy justice to all, display
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR India’s truly democratic character. Judicial
The system of criminal justice is based on the activism has gained an importance because of
premise that every crime committed by an the media’s role in exposing various issues.

Terminology

Court : the place where legal trials takes place and judged
Jurisdiction : the power, right or authority to interpret and apply tax laws or decision
Prosecution : the act of pursuing a lawsuit or criminal trial

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