About Directorate of Public Prosecutions Odisha.
The Prosecuting officers are under the supervisory control of the Director of Prosecutions. This Directorate is headed by the Director of Prosecution assisted by other subordinate Prosecuting officials and ministerial staff. The Director is assigned to perform duties and exercise power as given hereunder:-
1. The Director of Prosecution is the controlling authority for all the overall administrative functions related with Prosecution and supervises the functions of the Deputy Director of Prosecution, Public Prosecutor, Special Public Prosecutor, Additional Public Prosecutor, Associate Lawyer and Assistant Public Prosecutor.
2. The Director of Prosecution conducts review meetings and periodically scrutinizes the conduct of cases in each District, reviews the cases of under trial prisoners detained in custody, pendency position of pending cases under SC & ST (POA) Act pending in the Special Courts of the State, performance of the Special Public Prosecutor appointed to Prosecute SC & ST (POA) Act cases, so also old pending cases for investigation.
3. The Director would make frequent field visits to make personal review of the functioning of the Prosecuting officers in the field and assigned with the duty of making inquiries in respect of allegations of misconduct received against the Prosecutors.
4. The Director also participates in coordination meetings with police officers wherein suitable instructions and guidelines are issued for proper prosecution of the criminal cases.
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'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India and therefore, it is the primary duty of the State Governments to prevent, detect, register and investigate crime and prosecute the criminals. Central Government, however, supplements the efforts of the State Governments by providing them financial assistance for modernization of their Police Forces in terms of weaponry, communication, equipment, mobility, training and other infrastructure under the Scheme of Modernization of State Police Forces. Further, intelligence inputs are regularly shared by the Central Security and Intelligence Agencies with the State Law Enforcement Agencies to prevent crime and law and order related incidents.
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a nodal agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs, is engaged in the process of collecting, compiling and analysing the crime statistics with a view to help the States to evolve appropriate strategies for better prevention and control of crime. Further, the Bureau has established computerized systems at every District Crime Records Bureau (DCRB) and State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB), across the country, under a project viz., 'Crime Criminal Information system (CCIS)'. This system maintains a National - level Database of Crimes, Criminals and Property connected / involved in crime with the objective of helping the law enforcement agencies in prevention and detection of crime and improving service delivery mechanisms. In order to effectively deal with the menace of organized crime, another system, viz., Organized Crime Information System (OCIS) is being put in place under the guidance of NCRB.
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Award of cost under Code of Civil Procedure
According to Black’s Law Dictionary “costs is a pecuniary allowance made to the successful party for his expenses in prosecuting or defending a suit or a distinct proceeding with a suit”[1]. Cost are an allowance to the party for expenses incurring in prosecuting or defending a suit, an incident to the judgment. In England the term is also used to designate the charges which an attorney or solicitor is entitled to make and recover from his client, as his remuneration for professional services, such a legal advice, attendances, drafting, conducting legal proceedings etc.
Section 35:Section 35 of the Code of Civil Procedure contains the provision as to costs. The cost of an incident to all suits are in the discretion of the Court and the court shall have full power to determine by order out of what property and what extent such costs are to be paid. All necessary direction for these purposes will be given by the court. Where the Court directs the costs are not to follow the events the court shall give it in writing.
Section 35-A:Section 35-A deals with compensatory costs in respect of false and vexatious claims and defence. If in any suit or proceedings, any party objects to the claim or defence on the ground that the claim or defence on any part of it , as against the objector , is false or vexatious and if thereafter as against the objector, such claim or defence is disallowed, abandoned or withdrawn in whole or in part , the Court if it thinks fit may , after recording its reasons for so holding make an order for payment to the objector by the party by whom such claim or defence was put forward , of costs by way of compensation. No court can make any such order for payment of an amount exceeding three thousand rupees or exceeding the limits of the pecuniary jurisdiction , whichever amount is less. The amount of any compensation awarded under this section in respect of false claim or defence has to be taken into account in any subsequent suit for damages or compensation of such claim or defence.
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