• MOHD WAQUAR IQBAL

In a criminal trial, the procedure is governed by the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. There are three basic stages of trial which are, Investigation (where evidence are to be collected), Inquiry (a judicial proceeding where the judge ensures for himself before going on trial, that there are reasonable grounds to believe the person to be guilty) and Trial. Here, investigation and inquiry fall under the pre-trial stages of a criminal proceeding. The principal object of criminal law is to protect the society by punishing the offenders. However, justice and fair play require that no one should be punished without a fair trial. A person might be under suspicion of guilt, might have been caught red handed, and yet he's not to be punished unless and until he is tried and adjudged to be guilty by a competent court. Here the researcher is focusing on the power of Public Prosecutor in pre-trial Stage.

pre-trial, Investigation, complaint, Trial

"DISCRETION WITH REGARD TO DIFFERENT AGENCY AT PRE-TRIAL STAGE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no.a114-a135, December-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112016.pdf

"DISCRETION WITH REGARD TO DIFFERENT AGENCY AT PRE-TRIAL STAGE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no. ppa114-a135, December-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112016.pdf