Social Studies Question(1 Marks)

Police, Public Prosecutor, Defense Lawyer, Judge.

The Police, the Public Prosecutor, the Defence Lawyer and the Judge play key role in our criminal justice system.

Courts play an important role in our legal system as they are the ones who provides justice and see to it that person who has committed crime is guilty or not.

FIR stands for First Information Report which a police officer receives about the commitment of the crime. It is the report which reaches the police first in due period of time. This information can be given to the police either orally or in writing.

The defence lawyers act on behalf of the accused. He also produces witnesses and evidences before the court in favour of his client.

Witness refers to the person who is called upon in the courtroom to give a firsthand account of what he/ she has seen, heard or known.

A public prosecutor is an official who puts people on trial on behalf of the government and people of a particular country.

Cross examine refers to question the witness carefully who has already been examined by the opposite side to determine the truth of his/her testimony.

Detention refers to the situation when the police forcibly keep someone in custody.