New Getting Ahead In Social Studies Class 8 Solutions Chapter - 6 - Social and Political Life | The Role of the Police and that of the Courts | Solved Question and Answers

Part III: Social and Political Life

Chapter – 6

The Role of the Police and That of the Courts

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      I.            Fill in the Blanks:

1.     Superintendent of Police (SP)

2.     FIR

3.     High

4.     Supreme

5.     Witness

 

   II.            True or False

1.     False

2.     False

3.     True

4.     True

5.     True

6.     True

 

III.            Answer in brief:

 

1.     What is a first Information report (FIR)

Ans:- FIR is a complaint submitted to the police.

 

2.     Who is a public prosecutor?

Ans:- A public prosecutor is a lawyer who fights for or defend the State. He or she is appointed by the State.

 

3.     On the basis of what factors does the judge decide a case?

Ans:-On the basis evidence or proof presented by the police, witnesses, defendant, and prosecutor, the judge decides a case.

 

 

IV.            Answer in detail.

1.     Describe the procedure to file an FIR.

Ans:-   The procedure to file an FIR:-

i.                   The victim or the witness should go to the nearest or any police station and file an FIR and later transferred to the police station under which the offence occurred.

ii.                The FIR must be hand written, signed and prepared in duplicate.

iii.              The police officer assigns a registration number and signs and gives the informant his or her copy.

iv.              The FIR should specify the place, date and time of the incident and describe the incident in detail.

v.                 No police can refuse to register an FIR.

 

 

2.     Why should every accused be held innocent until proved otherwise? What will happen if this is not so?

Ans:  It is because he is assumed guilty from the start. As a result, there is a fair chance of innocent person being punished. Therefore, it is a law given by the court that a person held is assumed to be innocent until he is proved guilty.

 

 

3.     Explain the process of investigating crimes.

Ans:-The process of investigating crimes are-

i.                   Each police station covers a specific area and so any crime committed in an area has to be reported at the police station concerned.

ii.                The law requires the officer of the police station to register a first information report or FIR.

iii.              Even if the crime committed is not within the purview of the concerned police station. The officer there must file an FIR.

iv.              The police cannot decide on the guilt of the accused – that is the work of the judiciary.

Multiple Choice Questions      

1.     c)

2.     c)

3.     c)

4.     a)

5.     c)

6.     b)