Criminal Justice in Bangladesh DOCX

Title	Criminal Justice in Bangladesh
Author	Badrul Alam
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Criminal Justice in Bangladesh  Background: The criminal justice system is a network of various role players when it comes to criminal trials and includes the police, the Courts, prosecutors, lawyers (including those provided by the National Legal Aid Service Organization) and the prisons. To funct...

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Criminal Justice in Bangladesh Background: The criminal justice system is a network of various role players when it comes to criminal trials and includes the police, the Courts, prosecutors, lawyers (including those provided by the National Legal Aid Service Organization) and the prisons. To function smoothly, all of these role players need to work together and coordinate their work. It also explains who the role players are at each stage and what they are expected to do in terms of the law, the challenges they face, and how they can work together towards a system that functions smoothly and efficiently. Key role players in criminal justice: The main role players in the criminal justice process are: The Bangladesh Police The Bangladesh Police force was created by the Police Act of 1861. It is made up of nearly 125,000 personnel including around 85,000 constables. Police headquarters are in Dhaka but the Police is made up of many branches and units. The Courts or Judiciary In terms of Part VI of the Constitution, the Judiciary of Bangladesh is made up of the following courts and tribunals, and the Chief Justice and all of the Judges and Magistrates who preside over them: The Supreme Court of Bangladesh. The Subordinate Courts including the courts of Magistrates Subordinate Courts The Code of Criminal Procedure creates Courts of Sessions and Courts of Magistrates: Courts of Sessions Judges. There is a Court of Session for every session division, and a Metropolitan Court of Session for each metropolitan area. Courts of Magistrates. There are four classes of Judicial Magistrate: 1. Chief Metropolitan Magistrates in Metropolitan Areas and Chief Judicial Magistrates in other areas. 2. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Metropolitan Magistrate, Special Metropolitan Magistrate, Benches of Magistrates (In Metropolitan Area), Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Senior Judicial Magistrate 3. Magistrate of the second class. 4. Magistrate of the third class. Special Courts: Special criminal courts have also been created by various laws to deal with specific offences. Village Courts: These Courts fall under the Local Government Division of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives. They use mediation to try to resolve minor crimes, although a hearing is held if the mediation fails. Procedure followed in a Village Court The CrPC does not apply to Village Courts and neither side is allowed to be represented by a lawyer. The procedure in both civil and criminal complaints is essentially the same. Prosecutors Public Prosecutors represent the state in criminal cases and assist the court to find the truth, from the first appearance of the accused in court until final judgment. Prosecutors are appointed by the Ministry of Law from among practicing lawyers....