Understanding the Code of Criminal Procedure

The video explains the Code of Criminal Procedure (CCP), highlighting its purpose and objectives. It covers the rules for prosecution, ensuring clarity and accountability, crime prevention measures, and the importance of fair and speedy trials. The CCP aims to prevent offender escape, ensure evidence is presented in trials, and execute sentences fairly. The video emphasizes the need for clear legal procedures to maintain justice and prevent wrongful convictions.

What is the primary purpose of the Code of Criminal Procedure?

• To create new laws

• To establish rules for prosecution

• To define what is legal and illegal

• To provide legal advice

Why is it important for the CCP to be intelligible to both officers and citizens?

• To ensure that only officers understand the law

• To allow citizens to create their own laws

• To make the law more complex

• To ensure fairness and consistency

How does the CCP aim to prevent crime?

• By reducing penalties for crimes

• By establishing clear and consistent rules

• By making laws more lenient

• By increasing the number of police officers

What is the significance of presenting actual evidence in court according to the CCP?

• To make trials more entertaining

• To speed up the trial process

• To ensure due process and fairness

• To reduce the number of trials

What does the CCP emphasize about the execution of sentences?

• That sentences should be ignored

• That sentences should be optional

• That sentences should be delayed

• That sentences should be executed once declared