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 evidence. If The evidences points to the guilt of the accused person, police file a c