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The criminal standard of proof is to prove the guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
A person accused of crime is presumed as innocent until the guilt is proved beyond
reasonable doubt.
Stages in brief:
Proceeding Stage:
Cognizable offence means when police can arrest without warrant and
non-cognizable means when a police cannot arrest without warrent.
Such case is started with a FIR No. or PS (Police station case) No. The
original copy of the FIR is sent to the Magistrate Court within 24 hours
where another number is put which is called General Registered Case
Number (GR Case number). So a case started by the police station is also
called GR Case.
The magistrate can accept or reject the report. If he rejects the report
he may order further investigation by the police or order for inquiry by a
Magistrate.