Procedure (V of 1898) defines. " Public Prosecutor " thus:
'Public Prosecutor' means any person appointed under Section 492, and includes any person ... Magistrate, may, in the absence of the Public Prosecutor, or where no Public Prosecutor has been appointed, appoint any other person, not being an officer
Public Prosecutor or Special Public Prosecutor Section 15 of the Act also provides for conducting cases in Special Court by a Special Public Prosecutor ... Court of Session by Public Prosecutor or Special Public Prosecutor, as the case may be, appointed by the Government
Public Prosecutor or Special Public Prosecutor Section 15 of the Act also provides for conducting cases in Special Court by a Special Public Prosecutor ... Court of Session by Public Prosecutor or Special Public Prosecutor, as the case may be, appointed by the Government
Public Prosecutor. The word Public Prosecutor has not been
defined in POCSO Act and we have to fall back upon the definition of Public
Prosecutor ... Public Prosecutor.-In every trial before a
Court of Session, the prosecution shall be conducted by a Public Prosecutor."
17.The expression Public Prosecutor
appointed to perform the functions of a Public Prosecutor, an
Additional Public Prosecutor or an Assistant Public Prosecutor under
this Code ... reviewing
the functions of the Public Prosecutors, Additional Public Prosecutors,
and Assistant Public Prosecutors who were appointed in accordance with
Section
Government has power to appoint the Special
Public Prosecutor, whereas the Special Public Prosecutor has
been appointed by District Collector, Namakkal as per Rule ... Government has power to appoint the
Special Public Prosecutor, whereas the Special Public
Prosecutor has been appointed by District Collector,
Namakkal as per Rule
appoint one or more Additional Public Prosecutors for
the district. However, the Public Prosecutor or Additional Public Prosecutor
appointed for one district may be appointed ... neither public prosecutor nor Special Public
Prosecutor cannot represent the State in a criminal proceeding.
Assistant Public Prosecutors are not eligible as Public Prosecutors unless
Procedure (V of 1898) defines "Public Prosecutor" thus;
'"Public Prosecutor' means any person appointed under Section 492, and includes ... Magistrate, may, in the absence of the Public Prosecutor, or where no Public Prosecutor has been appointed, appoint any other person, not being an officer
contended. In addition to the Special Public Prosecutor, Additional Special Public Prosecutors have been appointed just to assist the Special Public Prosecutor considering the voluminous ... Ramasamy with eligible and competent Additional Special Public Prosecutors to assist the Special Public Prosecutor appointed in this case.
28. With the above observations
about appointment of Public Prosecutor / Additional
Public Prosecutor / Special Public Prosecutor / Assistant Public Prosecutors.
It is also clear that the appointing authority is only ... follow certain procedures before appointing anyone as
Public Prosecutor / Additional Public Prosecutor / Special Public Prosecutor /
Assistant Public Prosecutor.
10. I have already referred
