AKHTAR MEEN vs State S — 2022 PLD 84 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2022 PLD 84 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PLD
Parties: AKHTAR MEEN vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 21---P; S. 21; Narcotic Substances Act

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Judgment text as reported

AKHTAR MEEN VS State S. 21---Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant---Scope---Power conferred on various Government Agencies by virtue of the notification SRO No. 787(I)/2004, dated: 16-09-2004 do not include power to investigate the offence and detain an accused in a police station under the control of any of the agencies---All the agencies mentioned in the notification under S. 21 of Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997, are creation of special law and in each case the policing powers given to the personnel of the agencies are limited to the offences defined in the respective Special Laws---Police stations established under the special laws are not meant to detain offender/criminal of any other law except the law under which such police stations are established nor the said agencies are supposed to register a case in their police station for an offence outside the scope of the said special law since such police stations are established only for the prosecution of specified offences under special laws.

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