Judiciary, police can't work without each other: CJP Khosa

Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa on Friday visited the Central Police Office in Karachi and highlighted the importance of developing a police system on modern lines to solve criminal cases, Radio Pakistan reported.

Addressing a ceremony at the office, he said that the judiciary and the police are interlinked and work jointly to dispense justice. "We are conjoined twins and can not work without each other," he added.

He said that reforms being introduced by the judiciary are also closely linked to police reforms initiated by his predecessor retired chief justice Mian Saqib Nisar — who had constituted a Police Reform Committee comprising senior police officers as well as some of the most competent judges from across the country.

"During past few months 71,452 complaints were registered and 57,000 were redressed to the satisfaction of the complainant," the chief justice said while talking about the effectiveness of the reforms.

The chief justice said only a confession before the police is not enough and investigation officers should know how to prove the prosecution in a court of law.

Talking about the criminal justice system, he said two biggest loopholes in the system are false testimony and delaying tactics. He stressed the need to curtail false testimony to establish a society based on justice.

Justice Khosa said that the judiciary had already made important decisions to overcome delaying tactics in cases.

The chief justice said that there is no pending case of murder or drugs in twelve districts of the country.

He further said that deathbed confessions cannot be ignored.

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Munawar Abbas Kanwal

Jul 20, 2019 01:18am

Deathbed confession is the most serious and dangerously vulnerable thing that could happen to an innocent. For instance, a dying pseudo-innocent person could trap someone's life by given a false confession intentionally at deathbed and the whole case could turn turtle against framed person.

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Jul 20, 2019 01:26am

In all civilized societies of the world, the job of the judiciary is to interpret the law whereas, police being a part of the administrative branch of the government is meant for law enforcement.

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Xyz

Jul 20, 2019 01:56am

If only you had been vigilant whilst elevating 5 judges to PHC, where merit had been put on the back burner, personal likes and favoritism were manifest on the face of it, and honest and competent judges from the cadre were overlooked and dumped. Your policy of bringing change to our judicial system will bear no fruit unless and until you start respecting those who are running and holding the base of this system, i. e. The District Judiciary.

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BTS

Jul 20, 2019 05:57am

Legal aid is also a loophole left out deliberately between govt and judiciary.

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Khan

Jul 20, 2019 06:35am

To reduce false caes,punish severely false cases accusers ,false witnesses and heavy penalized them.

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Sameer

Jul 20, 2019 08:18am

In my society, people teach their children to stay away from strange men, and the police! That says volumes of how rotten this dept has become! And changing IGs on a daily basis instills no hope!

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Sufyan Ahmed

Jul 20, 2019 11:02am

Very true & realistic explanation of whole Judicial system by J. ASK that police's investigation to collect solid evidences and then to prosecute these, is of vital importance & basic root to flourish the plant of Justice or injustice. Surely, court & police are like twins for the dispensation of Justice in real sense. Dying declaration is like the last truth.....

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AZAM AKBAR

Jul 20, 2019 04:41pm

Police must be under the city government. This is the only solution.

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AZAM AKBAR

Jul 21, 2019 05:55am

@Sameer, Mr. Sameer, Correct. Unfortunately, police is the most corrupt department in Pakistan generally and in Sindh particularly. Transfer and posting the police officials are useless until or unless the police officials with character, moral, helping hands to the public with law, rules and regulations, etc., under the city government, otherwise the police will remain so as usual with corruption, brutality, cruelty, backwardness, impoliteness, illiteracy, etc. Because the rulers and politician are corrupt. Alas.

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SHAHID SATTAR

Jul 21, 2019 01:24pm

@AZAM AKBAR, Given the present power to the politicians who win any elections for employing any crooks only serves the purposes of these powerful persons who use such people by posting them in positions that are both monetary beneficial as well as suit them for abusing their power against any opponents who may have any issues with them. Nothing can change unless we select the law enforcers like the police personnel who are free from any political parties pressures. That they should be made accountable for their actions specially abuse of power against any body goes without saying. But then, who has the will and guts to do this near impossible task? Not anyone connected with the present political scenario, whether in the government or the opposition.

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