court visit assignment to enhance professional experience

DEPARTMENT OF LAW

Subject of Assignment:

COURT VISIT FOR GATHERING KNOWLEDGE

SUBMITTED TO:Adv. Mohiuddin (Mohim)LecturerDepartment of Law International Islamic University Chittagong

GROUP DETAILS

NAME ID NO

1. Shakir Mahmud L- 1310462. Ishaq Mojumder L-1315153. MD.Mijbah Uddin L-1311074. MD.Kaiser Hamid L-1310925. Rakibul Islam L-1310546.Abdul Halim L-1310957.Borhan Uddin L-1230398.Imranul Hoque L-1330559.Abdullah Reza L-131104

1.Acknowledgement2.Purpose of Visit3.Chittagong District Court 4.Different types of Courts Chittagong court•DISTRICT JUDGE /ADDITIONAL SESSION JUDGE AT CHITTAGONG COURTS•ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE AT CHITTAGONG COURTS5. Structure of the court room6.Functions of court room staff7.Hierarchy of Prosecution8.Case study 19.Case study 210. Personal Observation

*INDEX

WE ARE THE STUDENTS OF 6th semester, would like to pay we sincere gratitude towards our course director adv. Mohiuddin, for arranging our visit to District Court Chittagong for the purpose of understanding

the courts environment, courts structure and professional status.

we also thankful to our honorable lawyer, and our companion ,of Chittagong District Court, to make us understand the

Role of Court and the role of Public Prosecutor and the Defense Lawyer in a much Practical Way.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Purpose of Visit The purpose of the visit was to understand the working of a court, the nature of duties of the judicial officers. The visit was to help us understand the role of court in dispensing justice in any case, the role of prosecutors in a case, the way cases proceed in a court, the way judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers handle the case, the relationship of the prosecutors and the police. This gave us an opportunity to understand the actual need of co- ordination in the four pillars of the criminal justice system.The visit included an in-depth study of the day to day functioning of the criminal courts, at different levels and over a vast variety of cases. The aim was to evaluate the resources available and the distribution of power between the judges, the prosecution, and the defense council.

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Particulars Of VisitNAME: CHITTAGONG DISTRICT COURTLOCATION: COURT HILL, KHOWOTALIDATE & TIME 0F VISIT14/01/2016

NAME TIME

Adv. MOJIBUL HOQUEPresident of CTG Bar Association

10:50 am---11:10am

Adv.MD. ANAMUL HOQUESecretary of CTG Bar Association

10:30am---10:50am

Adv. JAHANGIR HOSSAINSenior Lawyer, Chittagong Judge Court (Civil Practisioner)

11:20am---12:20pm

Adv. SAHADAT HOSSAINSenior Lawyer, Chittagong Judge Court.(Criminal practisioner)

12:30pm---1:30pm

Court - A court is an institution that the government sets up to settle disputes through a legal process. People come to court to resolve their disagreements.

According to section 3 of The Evidence Act,1872 court includes all judges and magistrate and all persons except arbitrators, legally authorised to take evidence.

Chittagong Court Structure

The Building of Chittagong Courts Complex completed in 23 March1893. This is the most modern operational District Courts building in Chittagong. At present the following courts are functioning at the Chittagong courts complex:

1.Civil 2.Metropolitan Court

• District Judge * Chief Metropolitan magistrate

• Additional District Judge * Ad.Chief Metropolitan

• Joint District Judge *Metropolitan Magistrate

• Assistant Judge

* OTher Than Metropolitan Area

1. Chief Judicial Magistrate2.Ad.Chief Judicial Magistrate3.Senior Judicial magistrate4.Judicial Migistrate (2nd,&3rd)

Sl. Name Of Courts Room No.1 Chief Metropolitan magistrate Court 2272 Ad. Chief Metropolitan magistrate Court 238

3 Metropolitan magistrate 1st Court 2024 Metropolitan magistrate 2nd Court 208

5 Metropolitan magistrate 3rd Court 210

6 Metropolitan magistrate 4th Court 216



Chief Metropolitan magistrate office

Metropolitan Session Judge CourtSL. Name of Court Room No.

1 Metropolitan Session Judge Court 3382 Ad. Metropolitan Session Judge 1st Court 3043 Ad. Metropolitan Session Judge 2nd Court 3104 Ad. Metropolitan Session Judge 3rd Court 3115 Ad. Metropolitan Session Judge 4th Court 3166 Joint Metropolitan Session Judge 1st Court 3207 Joint Metropolitan Session Judge 2nd Court 3258 Joint Metropolitan Session Judge 3rd Court 3319 Joint Metropolitan Session Judge 4th Court 351

District & Session Judge CourtSL. Name of Court Room No.1 District & Session Judge Court 401

2 Ad. District & Session Judge Court 405

3 Ad. District & Session Judge 1st Court 433

4 Ad. District & Session Judge 2nd Court 435

5 Ad. District & Session Judge 4th Court 406



8 Ad. District & Session Judge 7th Court

Structure of the court roomThe Court room is a hall consisting of a raised pavilion which has a podium for the Honorable Judge with his Reader and Steno sitting on either side on the same podium.

On a pavilion comparatively lower to that of the Judge their is a witness and an accused box but as informed is not being used. In between the two boxes the typist sits who types all the statements made by the witnesses.

The prosecutor and the defense counsel stands on the bench near the typist. Between the two counsels stands the witness and the accused stands beside the accused box.

There is a Naib court helping the prosecutor standing just beside him.

The public attending the trial have seats provided behind the bench where the two counsels stand.

There are cupboards in the court room to keep all the case files being tried in the court. Even the case properties and other registers maintained in the court by the different judicial officers.

Conversation with president of bar association Group question:

Assalamualikum sir, how are you?

President:

Walikum assalam Alhamdulillah how are you every body

Group question:

We are also fine a lot of thanks for asking. Sir, we just come to meet you and also for visiting your association. we want to know about you if you kindly say.

President:

I am advocate Md. Mojibul Hoque Chairman of bar of Chittagong court and I have completed pass course from CU.

Group:

Sir, please tell us about the bar association.

President:

Well, the age of Chittagong bar 122 years

1. This bar had run its activities from 15th march 1893, with 17 member.

2. Amount of advocate 4162

3 board of directors members 19

4 .has 3 buildings and two are under construction.

Groups question:

A lot of thanks sir for the time being with us, now gives us some suggestion how can we improve our skill and tell us about this profession.

President:

It is a challenging profession for leading your life in this way has to straggle, also a noble profession so has to follow honest side for establishing justice as a human being. Beside it is so much important that senior and junior members has to work together in such profession, juniors must honor the senior and also has to respect the judges and magistrate.

Provided that ,it also so much important to set up your mind to help the poor people for fulfilling responsibility and also for establishing justice if you want to be a good lawyer must know the laws and has hard work every day because of

(A lawyer is a social engineer)

Thanks all of you for coming here I will be proud of you if you will be a good lawyer and help the poor.

Group:

Thanks sir for your important speech

Group Picture with Bar President

Conversation with secretary of bar association

Group question:

Assalamualikum sir, how are you?

Sir:

Walikumassalam,I am fine and thanks all, where are you from?

Group:

We are student of law and has come from iiuc, please sir give us some information about you?

Sir:

My name is Anamul Hoque, I has completed SSC & HSC exam in 1973 & 1975 then completed honors, & masters (1982) from Chittagong university.

After then completed pass course (1987) Joined Chittagong court and till now continuing this profession

Group: Thanks sir, give us some advice how may we improve our profession as a student of law?

Sir: law and lawyers are interrelated to each other’s law profession is so much important for those who know law.

A lawyer have to face many challenge and problem in first three years at the time of practice It is a challenging profession.

(a) For shining in this profession has to do study.(b) In a case examination in chief, cross-examination is so

much important. You must ask relevant question in such examination.(c) If any person continues 4/5 years in this profession then money is available.(d) A lawyer is a social engineer .A lawyer has to gather huge knowledge from different

aspect. (e) Practical profession has some different from book.

(f) For taking knowledge attaining in the seminar is mandatory.

Group:

Thank you so much sir, pray for us.

Picture With Bar Secretary

Conversation with senior lawer-1

Adv. MD. Shahadat Hossain

Advocate Judge Court

Ainjibi ANEX Vovan

Room No: 4010,

Court Hill, Chittagong

Group : Assalamualkum sir ,how are you ?

Sir : Alhamdulillah ,I am fine ,where are you from?

Group : we are from IIUC, sir give us some information about this profession and how felling about your profession?

Sir: well I am so much happy as a lawyer only it is a profession where you can exercise your plan independent but has to liable upon the mind .when win in a case then I feel so happiness by looking the eye of the clients.

By this profession you can help the poor people or who are in backward section.it is true that law profession is so much challenging but has some peace if done honestly.

Group:

Sir, what can we do as student of law for establishing our life?

Sir:

Only one!! speech read more & more for keeping happy in future.

Picture with Adv. Shahadat Hossain

Group:Sir we need a pending case which is regulated by you under this court for researching.Sir:Sure! Today I have case which may be decide today.This is my pending case take it.

FACT:A criminal Conspiracy for the purpose of committing offence, abetting with Terrorist activities and creating alarmism of the people, creating such environment by breaking car, bragged and to killed bus helper with driver.

FIR No. 149/15

Police Station Hathazari Model Thana

Offence Criminal Conspiracy Under Section 6,10,11,12 & 13 of Sontrash Berodh

Ain,2009

Date of FIR 04-03-2015

Action Taken on FIR (Date & Time) 04-03-2015 at 4:55 PM

District Chittagong

Investigation Officer Mohammad Abdur Razzak (S.I.)

Trial Pending

Name of The Offender Md. Yaqub Member with 17 other persons

Victim’s Name MD. Alauddin Chw.

CASE STUDY - 1

Picture with Client

FIR Of Case Study-1

Copy of Sent The Accused To Court

Copy of application for Remand

Copy of Confession under 164 Copy of after Completing Remand

the Accused has sent to the Court

Copy of Application for Bail

Conversation with senior lawyer( 2)

Adv. MD. Jahangir Hossain

Civil Prectioner

ANNEX Building -2

Room No: 551

Court Hill, Chittagong

Group:

Sir assalamualikum

Sir:

Walikumassalam, who are you?

Group: Sir we are the student of law from IIUC. we want to know about your profession if you give time us-

Sir:

Oh sure, why not, tell me what can I do for you.

Group :Sir, from which are you completed graduation?

Sir:

Well, I have completed pass course from law collage Chittagong.

PICTURE WITH ADV. JAHANGIR HOSSAIN

Group:Sir we need a pending case which is regulated by you under this court for researching.

Sir:Sure! Today I have case which may be decide today.This is my pending case take it….

FACT Of Civil Suit :

The three son of deceased Amatunnur create an application for nam jari in land sub assistance officer, but he refused and give direction to go to the Court, and they file a suit for declaration among of their name.

Civil Suit No. 243/14

Court Joint District Judge 1st Court

Suit Declaratory Suit Under Section 42 of The Specific Relief Act,1877

Date of Submission 26-06-2014

Action Taken Pending

District Chittagong

Investigation Officer Not Create yet

Trial Pending

Name of Plaintiff Md. Sikander with 7 other persons

Name of Defendant Mohammad Hossen with 6 others

Case Study-2

Picture with Client

COPY OF A CIVIL SUIT

Copy of Civil Suit