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JAIGOPAL GARODIA VIVEKANANDA VIDYALAYA, AVADI, Ch.54, , VII STD CIVICS LESSON- UNDERSTANDING OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, , QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:, , 1., , State the main objective of criminal justice sytem?, , Ans: The main objective of criminal justice system can be categorized as follows,, , Prevention of occurrence of crime., , Punishment of criminals., , Rehabilitation of criminals., , Compensation to the victims a far as possible., , Maintain and enhance of law and order in the society., , , Deterring the offenders from committing any criminal act in the future., , What is a Fair Trial?, , a. A Fair Trial | a trial which is held in an open court, in public view., , b. Any relative can attend the court. The trial held in the presence of the accused., , c. The accused is defended by a lawyer. The advocate of the accused is given an opportunity, to present witnesses in the accused defence., , d. Although the police files the cases, judge should assume the accused to be innocent., , e. The judge should decide the matter only on the basis of evidence before the court., , f. The Judge should be impartial. They all should ensure that all the citizens irrespective of, their class, caste, gender, religious and ideological background get a fair trial when being, accused., , Who is the Public Prosecutor?, , The lawyer or advocate who appears in a case on behalf of the state or government., , Who is a witness?, , , , -—mepanoarge, , Awitness is a person who is called upon in the courtroom to give a first hand account of what, he/she has seen , heard or known., What is FIR?, (a) FIR stands for First Information Report which a police officer receives about the, commitment of the crime., , (b) It is the report which reaches the police first in due period of time., , (c) This information can be given to be the police either orally or in writing., Define Bail., Bail is money or property an accused puts forth as security to make sure he/she will appear in, the court for trial., , , , SEES O SII SISOS IOI