Question

Public prosecutor is ____________.
A) Defends the accused
B) Argues against the accused
C) Helps the court to decide cases
D) Helps the people to come crime

Answer 1

Hint: Public Prosecutor refers to a person who has been appointed either by the central Government or the State government in order to represent cases on behalf of the State in the criminal trials.

Complete answer:
The public prosecutor refers to an important officer of the state government and is appointed by the state government under the provisions of the criminal procedure code. The main function of the public prosecutor refers to a public purpose that entrusts him with the responsibility of acting specifically only in the interest of administration of justice. In accordance to the case of public prosecutors this additional public element that flows from the statutory provisions in Cr.P.C., undoubtedly, invest the PP with the attributes of holder of a public office that cannot be whittled down by the ascension that their engagement is purely professional among a client as well as his lawyer with no public element attaching it.

Thus, Option B is the correct answer.

Note: Anyhow the public prosecutor represents the case that is against the accused,so he/she is supposed to act impartially. The person is supposed to narrate the facts of the case, represent the evidence, call witnesses and also question the accused without trying to bias the court (judge) or bully or insult or disrespect the accused. The accused is assumed to be innocent unless proven guilty beyond any doubt. The onus (responsibility) of proving that the accused is guilty lies only with the prosecutor. It is not the onus of the accused to prove that he or she is innocent.