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Ravi is prosecuted by the State for theft, and separately Meena sues Ravi for recovery of a loan under a written agreement. Which classification correctly describes the two proceedings?
The theft prosecution falls under public law because crime is an offence against society pursued by the State, whereas the loan recovery suit falls under private law because it concerns a contractual relationship between two private individuals, Meena and Ravi.
- ABoth are proceedings under public law
- BProsecution is under public law; the loan suit is under private lawCorrect
- CProsecution is under private law; the loan suit is under public law
- DBoth are proceedings under procedural law only
Explanation
Theft is a crime, an offence against society, prosecuted by the State, so it falls under public (criminal) law. The loan recovery arises from a contract between two individuals, which is private law. Procedural law is only the mechanism and does not describe the nature of the rights themselves.
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