لاہور ہائیکورٹ کا تازہ ترین فیصلہ جس میں بذریعہ تتیمہ بیان ملزمان کی نامزدگی، گرفتاری اور جسمانی ریمانڈ کے بارے پولیس، پراسیکیوٹرز اور مجسٹریٹس کو ہدایات جاری کی گئی ہیں

(i) Liberty of a person is a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution and no one can be allowed to curtail the same on the basis of malafide and colourful exercise of authority.

(ii) Supplementary statement recorded by the complainant for involving a particular accused in an incident, without disclosing the source of information, is not per se admissible piece of evidence, as such while recording such statement, the Investigation Officer should insist upon the complainant to disclose his source of information.

(iii) Investigating Officer should not cause arrest of the accused straightaway upon the supplementary statement of the complainant, rather he is duty bound to first collect incriminating piece of evidence in support of such statement and then proceed in accordance with law.

(iv) The request of the Investigating Officer for physical/judicial remand of such accused, must have been accompanied with the opinion of the concerned Prosecutor qua sufficiency of the material against him.

(v) Any request sans of the opinion of the concerned Prosecutor shall not be entertained by the Area Magistrate or the Court as the case may be.

(vi) the The Area Magistrate or the Court, as case may be, shall not grant physical/judicial remand in a mechanical manner, rather record its reasons for according such request.

(vii) If the supplementary statement of the complainant is bereft of source of information for involvement of an accused, the Area Magistrate or the Court as the case may be, may require the presence of the complainant before dealing with such request.

Crl. Misc.27821/24
Mst. Najma Bibi Vs S.H.O. P.S. City Daska etc.
Mr. Justice Asjad Javaid Ghural
13-05-2024
2024 LHC 229