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Public prosecutor, means a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor or a Special Public Prosecutor appointed under s. 28 and includes any person acting under the directions of the Public Prosecutor. [Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (15 of 2002), s. 2(1)(e)]Means any person appointed under s. 24, and includes any person acting under the directions of a Public Prosecutor. [ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 2 (u)]The 'Public Prosecutor' is the counsel for the government for conducting prosecution on behalf of the State Government or the Central Govern-ment as the case may be. He is an officer and like every advocate practicing before court, he owes an obligation to the court to be fair and just, Sheonandan Paswan v. State of Bihar, AIR 1987 SC 877: (1987) 1 SCC 288: (1987) 1 SCR 702.The King, in whose name criminal are prosecuted, because all offences are said to be against the King's peace, his Crown and dignity. By the (English) Prosecution of Offences Act,...
Prosecuting officer
Prosecuting officer, means a person, by whatever name called, appointed to perform the functions of a public prosecutor, an Additional Public Prosecutor or an Assistant Public Prosecutor under this Code. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 24(6) (Exp-b) (prev.)]...
Advocate, Lord
Advocate, Lord, the principal Crown Lawyer in Scotland, and one of the great Officers of State of Scotland. It is his duty to act as public prosecutor; but private individuals injured may prosecute upon obtaining his concurrence. He is assisted by a Solicitor-General and four junior counsel, termed advocates-depute. He has the power of appearing as public prosecutor in any Court in Scotland where any person can be tried for an offence, or in any action where the Crown is interested, but it is not usual for him to act in the inferior Courts, which have their respective public prosecutors, called procurators-fiscal, acting under his instructions. He does not, in prosecuting for offences, require the intervention of a grand jury, except in prosecutions for treason, which are conducted according to the English method. Until the creation of the office of Secretary for Scotland the Lord Advocate was virtually Secretary of State for Scotland. Consult Omond's Lord Advocates of Scotland....
Regular Cadre of Prosecuting Officers
Regular Cadre of Prosecuting Officers, means a Cadre of Prosecuting Officer which includes therein the post of a Public Prosecutor, by whatever name called, and which provides for promotion of Assistant Public Prosecutors by whatever name called, to that post. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 24(6). Expln. (a) (Prov)]...
Crown Solicitor
Crown Solicitor. In Ireland there were officrs called Crown solicitors attached to each circuit, whose duty it was to get up every case for the Crown in criminal prosecutions. They were paid by salaries. In Scotland the still better plan exists of a Crown prosecutor (called the Procurator-Fiscal, and being a subordinate of the Lord-Advocate) in every county, who prepares every criminal prosecution. As to England, see PUBLIC PROSECUTOR....
Prosecution
Prosecution, a proceeding either by way of indict-ment or information, in the criminal courts, in order to put an offender upon his trial. In all criminal prosecutions the King is nominally the prosecutor. See titles PUBLIC PROSECUTOR and ADVOCATE, LORD.The word 'prosecution' as used in Article 20 contemplated a proceeding of a criminal nature either before a court or a judicial tribunal, Thomas Dana v. State of Punjab, AIR 1959 SC 375: (1959) Supp 1 SCR 274.Means a criminal action; a proceeding instituted and carried on by due course of law, before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining the guilt or innocence of a person charged with crime', Jasbir Singh v. Vipin Kumar Jaggi, AIR 2001 SC 2734.Means criminal proceedings in general. It includes all criminal proceedings to which any oral obloque is attached, ST Sahib v. Hasan Ghani Sahib, AIR 1957 Mad 646.Means a person appointed by the government to conduct all prosecutions on behalf of the State, Mansoor v. State of Madhy...
Occasion arises
Occasion arises, the mere existence of factions and the coming into being of a protracted state of what may be called cold war between factions would be an 'occasion' when the cold war becomes or threatens to become a hot war that would certainly be an 'occasion', Public Prosecutor v. K.G. Sivaswamy, AIR 1954 Mad 249 (252). [Police Act, 1861, s. 30(1)]...
Procurator fiscal
Procurator fiscal. Each of the inferior (Sheriff's) Courts in Scotland has its Procurator Fiscal, who acts, with deputies if necessary, as Public Prosecutor; and to make inquiry in to suspected offences in his area; under guidance of Crown Office Regulations. There are no coroners in Scotland....
Person designata
Person designata, means a person pointed out or described as an individual, as opposed to a person ascertained as a member of class or as filling a particular character, Public Prosecutor (AP) v. Legisetty Ramayya, (1974) 2 Andh LT 372: (1974) 2 Andh PLJ 305 (FB)....
Pre-meditated act
Pre-meditated act, means a determined act or deliberately intended, but not sudden or accidental, Public Prosecutor, Andhra Pradesh High Court v. Bande Siddaiah, (1978) 2 Andh WR 461: (1978) Mad LJ (Cr) 698....
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