Directorate of Prosecution

Directorate of Prosecution is the prosecuting agency of Government of Kerala, and under administrative control of Home Department, Government of Kerala. The key function of the Directorate is to streamline the conduct of prosecution, for and on behalf of the State, before the Courts and to monitor and supervise the Prosecutors working in various sub-ordinate Courts in the State. The key responsibility of the Directorate is to supervise and streamline the work of prosecution machinery of the state. The Directorate of Prosecution is headed by the Director General of Prosecution, The DGP is assisted by Director of Prosecution, Deputy Directors of Prosecution, Assistant Directors of Prosecution and Public Prosecutors. The Directorate of Prosecution is headquartered in Ernakulam, the judicial capital of Kerala. T. Asaf Ali is the current Director General of Prosecution of kerala.