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The Legal System can be divided into 2 branches
1. Criminal Law - It deals with acts like theft, harassing a woman for more dowry and murder. The procedure of a criminal case starts with the lodging of the First Information Report (FIR) followed by the police investigation and filing the case in court. After that, the trial in court, the accused can be sent to jail, sentenced to be hanged or fined.
2. Civil Law - It deals with cases were injury or harm is caused to rights of individuals like purchase of goods, rent matters and divorce cases and disputes relating to the sale of land. The methods or procedure of civil cases starts with the filling of a petition in the relevant court by the affected party only. In a case between a landlord and a tenant, the court can order the flat to be vacated and pending rent to be paid.
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