Question

What is Plea Bargaining?

Options

• A conference between opposing lawyers and judge  to determine the time a case should take place

• A procedure by which an accused pleads guilty in exchange for a lesser punishment

• A conference between opposing lawyers to settle the claim

• A conference between the victim and the accused to settle the claim

Answer 1

A procedure by which an accused pleads guilty in exchange for a lesser punishment

Explanation:
Chapter 35 of the Criminal procedure code dealt with plea bargaining in which the accused plead guilty for lesser punishment.