Department of Law, University of Jammu, organised lecture on the Role of Prosecutor in the Criminal Justice System
JAMMU, May 22: Department of Law, University of Jammu, organized a lecture, the third in the Law Lecture Series started under the chairmanship of Prof Satinder Kumar, Dean and Head, Department of Law. The lecture was delivered by Ms Sunita Kargotra, Deputy Director, Prosecution, Directorate of Prosecution, Jammu, on the topic, Role of Prosecutor in the Criminal Justice System. She is also an alumnus of the Department.
Prof Satinder Kumar extended his gratitude to the guest and emphasized the importance of the lecture in shaping the career-oriented student perspective towards the profession.
Ms Sunita Kargotra made a holistic approach to the role played by a prosecutor in the administration of the criminal justice system. At the outset, she apprised the students of the process of appointment of a prosecutor and the various roles allotted to the Prosecuting Officers appointed in different government departments vis-à-vis Public Prosecutors, besides explaining the hierarchical positions and working of the Prosecutors. While emphasizing the role of the Prosecutor, who acts as a bridge between various investigating agencies in the State and the Centre and the Court. She displayed her forte and expertise in the field and highlighted the role of prosecutors in guiding the investigating authorities in submitting the Final Report to the court and their role as facilitators aiding the court with the evidence needed to decide a case was also elaborated.
From their duty in assisting the court with the framing of charges to the examination of witnesses, cross-examination, obtaining arrest warrants, remand orders, cancellation of bail, conditions of bail, proclamation and attachment orders, appeal and the limitation period for appeal, review, etc., were discussed. The lecture was followed by an interactive Q-and-A session, wherein various queries of the students were addressed.
The formal Vote of Thanks was delivered by Prof Sanjay Gupta. The lecture was moderated by Dr Navdeep Kour Sasan. Among the other attendees were Dr Mohd Arif, Dr Raj Sandhu and Ms Meenu Sharma.
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