After suspension of operations under Sections 22-A & 22-B Cr.P.C.
Pakistan inherited colonial legacy as far as administrative institutions are concerned but keeping in view the changing circumstances many efforts were carried out to reform and review the British Policies over the years.
Historically under the old policing system in the British colonial times, pursuant to the Police Act, 1861 the district police is to be under the control of district magistrate, who is to be the captain of the district team and would be answerable to the Government on the provincial level and the Inspector General of police would be responsible to the Home Secretary of a province. The intention was to reduce the arbitrary use of power by a uniformed force. The supremacy of magistracy over the police had to be established and the District Magistrate could transfer upper subordinates in the district police and could write the annual confidential report of the SP. With the introduction of Police Order, 2002 the old Police Act, 1861 was repealed. Under the new system coupled with insertion of Sections 22-A & 22-B and Local Government Ordinance, 2001 the police was under the supervision of judiciary. However, unfortunately the executive has managed to get the laws maneuvered in its favour giving the police unfettered rights without any check and balance.
It can be concluded that Pakistan’s ruling elite, instead of progressive legislation has initiated regressive laws in the similar direction of the medieval rulers that bought state on the brink of collapse. The example of maneuvering of above discussed laws would make the matter worse and would aggravate the problems of common man which would bring the institution of police to the brink of collapse.
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