Role of Public Prosecutor


 
 
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Role of Public Prosecutor

What is the role of the Public Prosecutor?

·      A criminal offence is regarded as a public wrong. What is meant by this is that it is considered to have been committed not only against the affected victims but against society as a whole. In court, it is the public prosecutor who represents the interests of the state.

·      The role of the prosecutor begins once the police has conducted the investigation and filed the charge sheet in the court. He/ she have no role to play in the investigation. The prosecutor must conduct the prosecution on behalf of the state.

·      As an officer of the court, it is his/ her duty to act impartially and present the full and material facts, witnesses and evidence before the court to enable the court to decide the case.

 
 


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