90pc criminals acquitted due to faulty probe, weak evidence: CJP.

Byline: SHAHID RAO

ISLAMABAD -- Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed Thursday said ninety per cent criminals are acquitted on account of faulty, defective investigation and improper or insufficient evidence.

The Chief Justice stated this during his meeting with a delegation of under-training Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) currently undergoing training at the Federal Judicial Academy, Islamabad under 'Professional Exchange Programme'.

Justice Gulzar gave them an overview of the Criminal Justice System in Pakistan.

Deliberating upon the role of police in Criminal Justice System, he said that police is an important pillar of the criminal justice system. The responsibility of investigation lies with the police but unfortunately around 90 per cent criminals are acquitted on account of faulty, defective investigation and improper or insufficient evidence. The quality of evidence matters in an investigation.

He further told the participants that judgment authored by his lordship in Criminal Petition No.419/2020 titled as 'Sadam Hussain...

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