Notes of Chapter -6 Understanding Our Criminal Judicial System | class 8th civics |By Anju choudhary
Understanding Our Criminal Justice System Chapter-6 After occurrence of crime , police arrests the accused person, registers an FIR, then after investigation police files a charge sheet in magistrate's court. Then court decides whether the accused person is guilty or not in a defined way as mentioned under laws in constitution According to Article 22 of the Constitution, every person has a Fundamental Right to be defended by a lawyer. 39A Article of the Constitution places a duty upon the State to provide a lawyer to any citizen who is unable to hire one due to poverty or other disability. 4 key players in the criminal justice system are: The police The Public Prosecutor The defense lawyer The judge Role of the Police in Investigating a Crime To investigate any complaint about crime. The investigation includes recording statements of witnesses and collecting different kinds of...