GK
RTI ACT 2005
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Question
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Abolished
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It is in force
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In some parts of the countryit is abolished
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If the accused wants it, he will be given this benefit
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Detailed explanation-1: -The majority of common law jurisdictions in Asia (such as Singapore, India, Pakistan and Malaysia) have abolished jury trials on the grounds that juries are susceptible to bias. Juries or lay judges have also been incorporated into the legal systems of many civil law countries for criminal cases.
Detailed explanation-2: -India uses a common law system, but outlawed the use of juries in all trials in 1960. Most countries use civil law, in which legal decisions are made based on a collected series of rules, not judges or court cases.
Detailed explanation-3: -Juries were abolished in 1969 because the all-white jury system was seen to be prejudicial towards black people, but a mixed race jury would have been a political impossibility.
Detailed explanation-4: -Removing the jury process-from selection to deliberation-could seriously shorten the length of trials and allow more defendants to actually have their case heard by professionals equipped to understand their complex issues.