Which of the following in not part of investigation bag?
- (A) Electric torch
- (B) Fallen Paper
- (C) Magnifying glass
- (D) Hand cuffs
Check AnswerExplanation
A collection of tools especially those related to searching, identifying, and preserving evidence in a crime scene are contained in an investigation bag (or investigator kit). Hand cuffs are not the technical method of forensic investigation, but tactical equipment of the law enforcement to restrain individuals and make arrests.
Electric torch: this is used to search dark places and locate evidence using oblique light.
Magnifying glass: It is applied to a minute evidence such as fibers or small marks and it is used to examine the evidence.
Fallen paper (also known as Folien paper or lifting paper/sheets): This is used specifically to lift and preserve fingerprints or other trace evidence on the surface.
Rules 25.56 Police Rules deals with:
- (A) Completion report
- (B) Cancellation report
- (C) Discharge report
- (D) Incomplete charge sheet
Check Answer
- (D) Incomplete charge sheet
Explanation
Having consulted the Police Rules 1934 ( Chapter 25- Investigation), Rule 25.56 explicitly addresses the process and format of a police officer seeking judicial or physical remand when an investigation has not been completed yet. Specifically:
The rule 25.56 is referred to as incomplete charge sheet.
In the event an investigating officer requires authority to detain an accused exceeding the prescribed limits of Section 61 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1898 such an officer must apply and remand an incomplete charge sheet on a case diary (Form 25.56(1)) and send a copy of the case diary.
The Magistrate then registers the order on this unfinished charge sheet, which is then a part of the magisterial proceedings.
Approver shall remain under arrest until:
- (A) Bailed out
- (B) Discharged
- (C) Acquitted
- (D) Conclusion of trail
Check AnswerExplanationSection 337(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) provides that an approver (a co-conspirator who took a tender of pardon) should be held in custody until the conclusion of the trial unless he was already undertaking bond. This is necessary so that the approver can be available to give evidence as a witness during the whole process of the judicial proceeding.
Provisions of law regarding tracking are contained in:
- (A) Qanoon-e-Shahadat Ordinance
- (B) Punjab Laws Act
- (C) Cattle Ponds Act
- (D) High Court Rules and Orders
Check AnswerExplanation
The Punjab Laws Act, 1872, has certain clauses with reference to tracking (or what is sometimes called the track law or Khoji system) originally permitting the tracking of footprints to find stolen goods or to track down criminals.
Punjab Laws Act, 1872: In this Act, there are special customary and administrative provisions in the region of Punjab. Section 42 (with associated historical sections) was the original legalization of village communities and professional trackers (Khojis) to pursue tracks of stolen cattle or offenders, and established a legal basis to this traditional mode of investigation.
Which of the following is not part of inquest report?
- (A) Plan of scene of death
- (B) Inventory of clothing
- (C) List of articles sent for medical examination
- (D) Post-mortem report
Check AnswerExplanation
The inquest report does not include the post-mortem report. The police prepare an inquest report according to Section 174 CrPC to record the death cause and injuries and scene evidence at the death location, while the post-mortem report exists as a distinct medical evaluation that occurs at a later time.
Plan of scene of death: The investigation requires this map, yet the inquest uses its details to describe body position and body position and surroundings.
Inventory of clothing: The body condition and clothing items used by the body were recorded in the documentation, which included all elements of the body condition.
List of articles sent for medical examination: The report contains all material entries, which include the discovered items and sample evidence from the crime scene.
Post-mortem report: The document exists outside the inquest proceedings because it presents only the findings that emerged from the inquest.
Competent authority to grant sanction is authorized to:
- (A) Affirm
- (B) Approve
- (C) Rescind
- (D) Notify
Check AnswerExplanationThe Competent Authority is responsible for granting approval which uses the term sanction to mean both approval and prohibition of all activities including prosecuting cases and handling administrative processes. The organization has power to annul all existing sanctions which were previously authorized. The sanctioning authority must first approve a proposal before it can proceed with its primary work.
Ex-officio Additional Director ACE has jurisdiction in:
- (A) District
- (B) Region
- (C) Province
- (D) Department
Check AnswerExplanation
The Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Rules of 1985 specifically Rule 3) define the jurisdictional boundaries of an ex-officio Additional Director to his or her department and all connected departments
The ex-officio Additional Director oversees his department along with its connected departments. The ex-officio Deputy Director maintains authority over all operations within the district.
Whom of the following has Suo-moto power regarding dropping of case or departmental action:
- (A) DG ACE
- (B) Home Secretary
- (C) Chief Secretary
- (D) Chief Minister
Check AnswerExplanation
The Chief Minister has the authority to use his broadest power for his official duties when he needs to verify the validity of decisions made by any governmental unit through their official records which include active and concluded investigations. The different authorities possess oversight responsibilities which they exercise through their capacity to initiate investigations at various levels.
Chief Minister: Can take suo-moto notice of decisions made by any authority under the rules, including those involving high-ranking officials like Administrative Secretaries and BPS-21 officers.
The Chief Secretary possesses the authority to use suo-moto powers for examining all decisions which the Director General (DG) made.
The DG ACE possesses the authority to review all decisions which his subordinate officers made including those of the Additional Director.
The Home Secretary lacks the ability to use direct suo-moto powers for case dismissals under ACE Rules because his responsibilities primarily involve administrative tasks.
Important note: The Supreme Court of Pakistan imposed a suspension on specific sub-rules which exist under Rule 15 and Rule 10 in 2018 because they required ACE to obtain advance approval from the Chief Minister or Chief Secretary before starting investigations or stopping inquiries into senior bureaucrats. The establishment of the Anti-Corruption Establishment needed this measure to protect its operations from executive branch interference.
The Punjab Anti-Corruption Rules, 1985 are framed under:
- (A) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947
- (B) Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944
- (C) Pakistan Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1958
- (D) The Punjab Anti-Corruption Established Ordinance, 1961
Check Answer
- (D) The Punjab Anti-Corruption Established Ordinance, 1961
ExplanationThe Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment Rules, 1985 (and later the 2014 rules) were established by the Government of Punjab under their power to create regulations which Section 6 of the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment Ordinance 1961 (W.P. Ordinance XX of 1961) grants to the government.
In trap cases supervising of raid by a magistrate is:
- (A) Mandatory
- (B) Not necessary
- (C) Casual
- (D) Arbitrary
Check AnswerExplanationThe Anti-Corruption Laws and their corresponding regulations including the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment Rules 2014 require Special Judicial Magistrates, its mandatory, to supervise trap operations which require police officers to catch suspects in the act of committing crimes. The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) officer needs to ask the District & Sessions Judge to send a magistrate for the operation. The supervisor needs to create an extensive raid document which functions as essential courtroom evidence after the execution of the operation.
