Investigation Officer
Investigation Officer legal meaning, translation and judicial precedents.
Meaning & Judicial Interpretation: (اردو مفہوم اور قانونی تشریح)
Investigation officer was not supposed to arrogate himself the function of adjudication in order to determine nature of offences and then give a pre-trial verdict of the innocence of the accused.
Judge should himself judicially determine liability of accused.
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Precedents & Case Laws citing "Investigation Officer"
2016 P Cr
NAJEEM KHAN — Applicant Versus The STATE and 5 others — Respondents
Court: Sindh2011 MLD 181
MUHAMMAD KHAN alias KHALIFA — Petitioner Versus HAYATULLAH KHAN and 5 others — Respondents
Court: Peshawar2018 Y L R 1687
RIAZ MUHAMMAD KHAN SWATI — Petitioner Versus The STATE and 5 others — Respondents
Court: Peshawar (Abbottabad Bench)2009 Y L R 1479
MUHAMMAD HASSAN — Applicant Versus THE STATE and another — Respondents
Court: KarachiP L D 1979 Lahore 436
QAMAR-Petitioner Versus THE STATE-Respondent
Court: -- S. 439 read with S. 537, Explanation-Criminal trial-Witness Examination of Investigating Officer-Legal and moral duty of prosecution-Failure of prosecution to examine Investigating Officer other than for cogent reasons-Held, not only a violation of fundamental character as can lead to a mockery of trial but most abhorent injustice prosecution can perpetrate-Non-appearance of Investigating Officer, however, does not ipso facto cause prejudice to accused unless it can be shown or reasonably demonstrated from material on record that his presence was necessary and actual prejudice has been caused by his non-appearance-Failure on part of accused to raise objection at an earlier stage-Can prevent him from seeking relief of reversal of his conviction unless delay due to negligence of prosecution-Evidence Act (I of 1872), Ss. 32 & 114.Criminal trial-Witness-Investigating Officer-Prejudice.2009 Y L R 2464
HAZARO and 9 others — Applicants Versus THE STATE and another — Respondents
Court: KarachiP L D 2012 Peshawar 39
ABDUL RASHID KHAN — Petitioner Versus THE STATE and 14 others — Respondents
Court: High Court2010 P Cr
MAMEEZ KHAN — Petitioner Versus THE STATE and 2 others — Respondents
Court: Peshawar2010 Y L R 1157
NAIMATULLAH KHAN — Applicant Versus THE STATE through Anti-Narcotics Force, Sindh, Karachi — Respondent
Court: Karachi