Prosecution in Pakistan

History of the Prosecution Services Article 37(d) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, [hereinafter the 'Constitution'] as part of the Principles of Policy, enjoins the State to ensure inexpensive and expeditious justice.

 

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 [Act V of 1898] [hereinafter the 'Cr. P. C.'] governs the conduct of and the procedure pertaining to criminal cases. Prosecutorial services are governed by the provisions of Sections 492 to 495 of the Cr. P. C.

 

Under the provisions of Sections 492 to 495 Cr. P. C., earlier the Prosecutors were police officers of the rank of inspectors and above, who had a legal background. The Police Service(s) were under the command of the 1 Home Department(s).

 

In 2002 the Police Order was promulgated [which repealed the Police Act, 1861] as part of the restructuring of the Police Service(s).

 

The Sindh Criminal Prosecution Service (Constitution, 2 Functions and Powers) Ordinance, 2006 placed the services of all district attorneys, public prosecutors and deputy public prosecutors under the newly formed Prosecution Service.

 

The Punjab Criminal Prosecution Service (Constitution, Functions and Powers) Act, 2006 established an independent service for the prosecution 3 of criminal cases.

  1. Historical development
  2.    Prosecutorial functions and system in Pakistan
  3.    New rules in Criminal Procedure
  4.   Adversarial system of Prosecutional in Pakistan
  5.   Islamic Values of evidence/Witnesses in Pakistan
  6.   Debatable issues in Prosecutorial system of Pakistan
  7.   Bail system and pre-trial detentions

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