AFZAL AHMAD vs CITY POLICE OFFICER, FAISALABAD art — 2022 PLD 721 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2022 PLD 721 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PLD
Parties: AFZAL AHMAD vs CITY POLICE OFFICER, FAISALABAD art
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 551---T; S. 173---C; S. 173---R; S. 173---P; Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

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Judgment text as reported

AFZAL AHMAD VS CITY POLICE OFFICER, FAISALABAD art. 18-a---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 551---Transfer of investigation---Powers of superior officers of police---Transfer of Investigating Officer---Scope. S. 173---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 4 & 9---Report of police officer---Scope. S. 173---Report of police officer---Re-investigation---Scope---Nothing is in the Code of Criminal Procedure to prevent the Investigating Officer from submitting a subsequent report in supersession of his earlier one, either on his own initiative or on the direction of the superior police officer. art. 10-a---Right to fair trial---Fair investigation in a criminal case---Scope---Fair investigation is concomitant to the right to fair trial guaranteed under article 10-a of the Constitution. S. 173---Police Rules, 1934, R. 25.2---Report of police officer---Power of investigating officers---Scope---Rule 25.2(3) of the Police Rules, 1934, enjoins that it is the duty of the Investigating Officer to dig out the truth and bring it before the court of justice. art. 189---Decisions of Supreme Court binding on other Courts---Scope---Where there are two streams of decisions of Supreme Court on a point then in such eventuality the one rendered by the Larger Bench prevails.

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