CBSE Class 8 Answered

A public prosecutor is a government-appointed attorney who initiates and pursues court cases against suspected criminals. In other words, he is the one that initiates and carries out a legal action, especially criminal proceedings. The role of a public prosecutor is

• He has to conduct the prosecution on behalf of the government. He has no role to play in the investigation as that is carried out by the police.
• Being an officer of the government, it is his/her duty to act in an impartial manner and present the full and material facts, witnesses and evidence before the court so as to enable the court to decide the case.