Trial is a legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal.

Trial means any hearing before the Court at which evidence is taken. [Section 2(7) of the Bankers’ Book Evidence Act, 1891]

Trial as appearing in various sections of the Cr.P.C. had not been specifically defined but considering the scheme of the law, it is found to be a 'drama' played in three successive acts i.e. investigation, inquiry and trial. Judgment is a separate scene where the judge is the only player writing down his judgment on the basis of the last scene of the drama already played. Thus, trial does not include judgment. [Hussain Mohammad Ershad vs. State 44 DLR 116]