The Additional Inspector General Police ((Investigation) and Director General Prosecution have agreed to work with co-operation and co-ordination for getting the culprits convicted. The meeting was also attended by Asif Zafar Cheema, Deputy Inspector General (Investigation), Noshad Ali Khan, SP (Research), Zafar Abbas Mirza, Deputy Director (Monitoring Cell), Irshadullah Afridi, Deputy Director (Legal) and Ghulam Hussain, DSP (Legal).
The director general thoroughly highlighted the steps taken so far, for the improvement in various categories as a result of liaison established between the investigating agency of police and prosecution. He stated that the scrutiny of cases had been converted into early stage with the idea that evidence would be collected well in time and fit cases be forwarded to court in the light of section 173-Cr.PC without any delay.
He sensitised the Additional IG Investigation that Prosecution Act 2005 was now practically implemented in letter and spirit and fully prepared cases have been recommended to various courts for the purpose of trial and in high profile cases team of the prosecutors is constituted to facilitate the investigating agency and as result whereof quality evidence is collected in time which has great impact on the enhancement of conviction ratio, he added. He said, the present conviction ratio was highlighted was: Magisterial Courts (above 76pc), Sessions Courts (about 28pc) and Anti Terrorism Court (above 10pc).
He said about 6000 weak cases had been recommended to various courts for discharge of accused. In last five months about 422 appeals have been preferred to superior courts, he added. The Additional IG showed his full satisfaction on improved performance of prosecutors of the province and assured his full co-operation and commitment for further improvement of liaison between police and prosecution. The Prosecution and the Investigation Wing of Police should hold regular meetings on monthly basis to discuss the mutual issues in order to ensure quality investigation/prosecution.
The districts prosecution officers would provide all possible assistance to the meeting further decided that the Investigation Wing in the district would adopt the mechanism of performa in practice being circulated by Directorate of Prosecution and all the information/data regarding criminal cases would be in accordance with the format of the prosecution and be signed by the District Public Prosecutor and Head of Investigation Wing in the districts. In this respect both the wings would hold meetings in respective districts on June 14, 2013.