There has to be synergy between the opening statement examination cross examination Chief

examination and closing statement.

Suppose if you’re co-partner do not give synergy that you have to say it becomes very
difficult for you to continue. For example my partner has done the cross examination And I
did the closing statement so an essentially he hasn’t done well during his cross examination
then it became very difficult for me to prove a case and question. So this sort of
communication between both the speakers is the most important factor when it comes to a
mock trial we need to understand how we both have to work.

There is a no end speech so the closing statement was collated because the person who is
doing the closing statement has to cover up all the loop holes that his partner had done in
course of trial. Coordination between the two partners is very important. Team
communication is very important.

What sort of evaluation criteria for trial advocacy? In general what are the kinds of
things that the judges are looking for what are the other things which are evaluated?

Answer to this question is that one of the most important things is your way of response
matters. Judges look for your capability to adjust to situations not going to your way.

For example when you go ahead with cross examination you are not able to break the witness
you continuously try to ask the questions from the witness but the witness is still not budging
it becomes a very difficult during that scenario. To be deal with it makes a real difference.
And also you can see that in the moot court competition there is not a lot of law in not
involved but there is interplay between the facts law.

Judges tried to observe the tuning between the two and how they understand and deal with
the problem.

Witnesses are not fairly marked because you do not have any control over the witnesses do
play a very important role because if you get a great witness then it becomes very easy for
you and if it is not then it becomes challenging and how you deal with the challenges It really
makes it differences.

Some of the other pointers which judges really look at that are

Firstly they look at the knowledge of law when it comes to the closing statement at the end
there are you try to bring all the observations made in the initial stages they might be few
questions as at that time. They also look at your capability and your way of answering and
dealing with the questions .Lastly the most important part is the how calmly you deal with the
problems course during the entire process
So lot of time people get intermediated. So you should have the calm and composure at that
time is the most important thing.

Because they do not want the people who are very aggressive and shouting at that time so this
difference between the aggression and is exertion is something that judges are really looking
for.

What is the holistic understanding of performing trial advocacy and how trial advocacy
would help students beyond law schools?

Do you think that mooting and trial advocacy help students beyond law schools are
there any actual skills which help in Law school as well as beyond the law school?

It is very essential to moot during the law school not just for building your curriculum vital
but for gaining experience. Mooting and trial advocacy helps in understanding the basics of
legal subjects. It also helps in building confidence. Facing judges with incredible calibre
facing judges with great reputation is something which beats confidence and also everyone
should had or has experience and makes you more confident as a lawyer. It also helps you in
understanding how really law works in the real world apart from movies and dramatic scenes
it is really very different. Mooting also helps in learning a subject way better than just simply
reading.

We can also see in our daily life that if we see Activities and if we perform that activity have
both the things have lot of difference if we perform anything it gives us a different level of
experience in our life and also it provides confidence.

Every time student used to ask basic question that if I have never read that subject like for
example international laws in my first year should I do the mooting answer to this question is
that yes you should this will help you in learning your subject within a week.You win or you
lose doesn’t matter in your life but the experience you gain and confidence you gain during
that period I really matters a lot.

Student queries

1. Ideas on leading question

It is very interesting aspect of mock trials. Meaning of leading questions are The is a set of
questions that directs the witness in a certain way. It is the like leading the witness to answer
in a way it is not acceptable to the court what is exceptions to this
If it is relevant then court will question .Leading question is mast when it comes to cross
examination. To shake the credibility of the witness to test whether the facts are true or not

2. The next question is how will someone prove that evidences are admissible

Referring to the evidence act-There is an entire procedure that evidence act mentions when it
comes to the question that evidence is admissible or is not admissible in court.

For example at one side you have the testimony and for the other side is there are lots of other
sets of ballistic reports you have the post-mortem report you have FIR.

Although these evidences are not admissible. But if you prove it to the court that they are
admissible it is a legal question where are you have to go deep into the evidence act.

3. Will I be weak if I would be given with the case and I may fail?

Normally when it is a weak witness absolutely. Most importantly how are you should
Consider it as a challenge and deal with it more beautifully whether you win or lose the main
motive should be to give your best. But if you come into a best possible way it is a best way
to impress Judge. There is very limited time to examine the witness so you have very unique
ideas to examine the witness in the short period without wasting the time like a prepared
MCQ questions. Your question should be small meaningful and precise fully made.

4. What is the basis of selecting the winners in the trial advocacy?

Participants have the idea whether they lose or they win from the performance they gave and
the judges see how they dealt with the arguments and even if you break the credibility of the
witness how you break the credibility of the witness the great cross examination which is the
most important aspect which gives you the idea that you won or you lose the case. Before
participating in the moot court or trial a person should have basic ideas about the procedures
of the criminal laws of the like how to file an FIR the basics. Recordings of statement works
you need to have the thorough understanding of the CRPC and IPC and evidence act. Videos
of the competition can also help in understanding how to deal with the problems and
situations during the moot and trials

5. What is the composition of team and trial advocacy?

It is variable .For example we are three as a team member to as a speaker and one as a
research and it is basically upon your discretion how are you want to divide your work you
have basically four components first the opening speech, examination and cross-examination
and closing statement. The best combination is that that your first speaker will start with the
opening statement and the cross examination while the other speaker will deal with Chief
examination and closing statement. First speaker would deal with her first and third step
whereas the second speaker will deal with the second and fourth step.

6. If you have some important evidence proposition and what should be our
strategy is there?

Potent evidence which you are looking for in the proposition then what should be our strategy
is there any clarification you know procedure which is there in court competitions event when
you get it that you can send in trial advocacy. There is an aspect to it for example you have
one aspect that is witnesses and these aspects could be eyewitnesses which is known as Okla.
testimony in law of evidence so this is only one aspect of this you are if you are not able to
approve then you have second witness that is medical report. Medical reports the post-
mortem report which doctors have approved. If this also not works then you have a third
option that is ballistic reports. There are so many aspects we are you can prove. This can
make your case more relevant.

Making an investigation officer is most important part because he is someone who has
investigated the case until it has come to the court make up you.

7. In which year one should do trial advocacy?

There is no year for participating you can participate in trial advocacy Competition is
whenever you want.

8. It is good to done internship in trial court Internship without doing trial

Irrespective of trial advocacy every person to do the internship in the trial advocacy
court. Because a person does it’s internship in High Court of basically in Supreme Court.
Every person should do its internship in trial advocacy code to get into the Integrity of the
process I how it is performed.

9. List of best trial advocacy competition?

Surana & Surana based in India they are doing from very long past many years.

10. Explain the relevance of medical jurisprudence?

Medical jurisprudence makes a really different parts of something that you need to
understand the causes of death ,Cause of death, cause of cuts How post-mortem report to
work.