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Is public prosecutor and lawyer same?
A lawyer is a person who is licensed to practice law. A prosecutor is a lawyer that works for a prosecutors office, which is essentially a government law firm whose only client is the State, and the State pays the prosecutors office to uphold it’s laws.
What is difference between a lawyer and an advocate?
A lawyer is a general term used to describe a legal professional who has attended law school and obtained a Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree. An advocate is a specialist in law and can represent clients in court.
Can a legal practitioner be both an attorney and an advocate?
A. For the purposes of the Act, a ‘legal practitioner’ is an attorney or an advocate. Certain services may only be rendered by an advocate, attorney, conveyancer or notary, as the case may be.
Who is more powerful advocate or police?
If you ask a layman that who is more powerful a lawyer or police officer, no doubt the answer will be the police officer. Lawyers only have the power is their outstanding knowledge of the law, they use their knowledge of the law as a weapon and stands before the Court of law to defend and save their client.
Can a prosecutor defend?
The job of a criminal defense lawyer is to defend you against the charges that are presented. At trial, the prosecuting lawyer’s job is to prove “beyond a reasonable doubt” that you’ve committed the crime for which you’re being charged.
What is the role of a public prosecutor in criminal law?
Prosecutors hold a commanding position and play an essential role in the Criminal Justice System. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 provided the basic framework of the hierarchy of criminal courts as well as Public Prosecutors. This law also governs the enforcement of the substantive criminal law i.e. Indian Penal Code.
What is the role of a Prosecuting agent?
The author discusses various kinds of Prosecuting Agents and their function in the Criminal Justice System. Prosecutors hold a commanding position and play an essential role in the Criminal Justice System. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 provided the basic framework of the hierarchy of criminal courts as well as Public Prosecutors.
What happens if there is no assistant public prosecutor available?
In case any Assistant Public Prosecutor is not available, the District Magistrate can appoint any person to be the Assistant Public Prosecutor.
What is ‘regular cadre’ of prosecuting officers?
The explanation for this section provides that ‘Regular Cadre’ of Prosecuting Officers means a body of selected individuals from which any person is to be promoted to the position of Public Prosecutor from the position of Assistant Public Prosecutor.