Abstract
The society has a right to punish a criminal as soon as a crime is committed,
but committing a crime does not mean inflicting a punishment automatically
or spontaneously. This punishment should be ordered by a judgment
pronounced by competent court and according to procedures stated in the law.
So, a criminal case would be the only Way that must be followed by the society
to punish criminals.
If public interest and justice require not allowing criminal escape from
punishment and that he must get his punishment in order to keep the society se»
cured and stable and to apply public and private deterring; but it is also
important to protect people’s rights and freedom and to give the accused the
opportunity to defend himself. For this reason, a balance between freedom
and authority must exist.
The importance of this study is shown through the connection between
accused rights in a criminal case and the human rights in general because proving
these rights for accused person will help effectively in protecting human
rights and not to be lost or exceeded.
In this study. I am going to acquaint the range of the legal protection which
the person enjoys on the preliminary investigation stage in accordance with
the Jordanian Criminal Legislation, especially when he becomes an accused.