COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TRIAL BY JURY AND

TRIAL BY BENCH

SUBMISSION IN THE SUBJECT OF

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE

BY

VILAKSHAN SAXENA

4TH YEAR BA.LLB (Hons)

BA0130076

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 DECLARATION

I Vilakshan Saxena, Registrar Number BA0130076, hereby declare that this project work
entitled COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TRAIL BY JURY AND TRAIL BY BENCH has
been originally carried out by me under the guidance and supervision of Mrs. K Gowri,
Associate Professor of Law, Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirappalli - 620 009.
This work has not been submitted either in whole or in part of any Degree / Diploma in this
Institution or any other Institution/University.

Place : Tiruchirappalli
Date : 28/09/2016 (--------------------------------------)

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 ACKNOWLEGEMENT

I take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude and deep regards to my guides for
their exemplary guidance, monitoring and constant encouragement throughout the course of
this thesis. The blessing, help and guidance given by them, time to time shall carry me a long
way in the journey of life on which I am about to embark.

I also take this opportunity to express a deep sense of gratitude to Mrs. K Gowri, for her
cordial support, valuable information and guidance, which helped me sin completing this task
through various stages.

I am obliged to my classmates, for the valuable information provided by them. I am grateful

for their cooperation during the period of my assignment.

Last but not least, I thank almighty, my parents, sister and friends for their constant
encouragement without which this assignment would not be possible. This project is
dedicated to my dear friend Harshit Sharma whom I miss the most.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. ABSTRACT...1
2. CHAPTER I....2
A. Introduction......2
i. Research objectives.........................4
ii. Research Question.4
iii. Research Methodology.4
iv. Sources of research ..4

3. CHAPTER II...5
i. Trial by jury and its presence in India..5
ii. Trial by bench in India.8
iii. Critical analysis..10

4. CONCLUSION....13

5. BIBLIOGRAPHY ...14

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