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10. It is to be borne in mind that the Public Prosecutor has been assigned a centripodal and pivotal role to conduct the prosecution under the Code. The language of Section 225 of the Code is indicative of the fact that the Public Prosecutor has the prerogative of conducting the prosecution. On a reading of Section 321 it is luminescent that the Public Prosecutor has an extremely significant role in the withdrawal of the prosecution. His opinion is of immense importance and its import can never be marginalised. A Public Prosecutor has to assist the Court to arrive at correct, sound, truthful and appropriate conclusion. He has a statutory responsibility and his function rests on a high pedestal and stands on a different position than the advocate who represents a private complainant. Many a jurist has opined that the position of the Public Prosecutor is one of trust. He represents the State and the State has a different role. On a first glance it may give an impression that the Public Prosecutor has not. other duty but to obtain a verdict against the accused. But on a proper penetration into his role and deeper probe as regards his statutory duty it is clear as crystal and as plain as plain can be that he is a highly responsible officer of the Court to assist the Court to arrive at, the truth and to subserve the cause of justice which is 'truth in action'.