471/2024 Criminal Appeal The State/ANF through Assistant Director (Law) (Appellant) V/S Sheikh Kaiser Waheed & another (Respondent)
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Salahuddin Panhwar, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon(Author)
471/2024 Criminal Appeal The State/ANF through Assistant Director (Law) (Appellant) V/S Sheikh Kaiser Waheed & another (Respondent) Sindh High Court
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Salahuddin Panhwar, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon(Author) Order Date: 05-DEC-24
Coming to the rule position of the case, Rule 22.16 of the Police Rules, 1934, outlines the procedures for handling case property, Police must seize relevant items and mark them with details of the case and the person from whom they were seized. Seized items must be stored securely until further legal action. Items connected with cases sent for trial or suspicious/unclaimed items ordered by a Magistrate must be submitted to headquarters or outposts. Detained material must be presented to a Magistrate for early disposal or release on security. The Police Rules require that case property be stored in the Malkhana and recorded in Register No. XIX. The police and prosecution are responsible for ensuring the safe custody of the property, including its secure transportation to laboratories for analysis. This procedure guarantees the integrity of the case property until it is presented in court.