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The core purpose of criminal procedure is to provide the accused a full and fair trial in accordance with the principles of natural justice. There are various steps which should be followed in order to dispense justice and bring the guilty to the book. Taking cognizance of the offences is one of the procedures. In India the basic step in every criminal case is taking congnizance of such actions. The whole law as to administration of criminal justice and trial revolves around the accused. Public prosecutors with their full strength of teeth and mind do their best to hold the accused guilty, whereas defense counsels with same vigor and determination, art of advocacy and nice technicalities and lacunae of legal system endeavor to get verdict of not guilty in his favour. Judges bound by oath to do justice without fear, favor, ill-will or affection discharge their judicial functions and make every effort to disengage the truth from falsehood and to shift or separate the grains from the chaffs to preside over a criminal case to see that no innocent man is punished and no guilty man escapes.