Investigating Officer’s Delay in Examining Witnesses | Case Reference

সতর্কীকরণ! কেস রেফারেন্স ওয়েবসাইটে প্রকাশিত অধিকাংশ নজীর বিভিন্ন বই ও ওয়েবসাইট থেকে সংগ্রহ করা হয়েছে। এই সকল নজীর এর সঠিকতার বিষয়ে কেস রেফারেন্স ওয়েবসাইট কোন নিশ্চয়তা প্রদান করে না। কেস রেফারেন্স ওয়েবসাইটে প্রকাশিত নজীর এর উপর নির্ভর এর আগে সংশ্লিষ্ট নজীরটির রেফারেন্স মিলিয়ে নেওয়ার অনুরোধ করা হচ্ছে।

Investigating Officer’s Delay in Examining Witnesses

The delay in examining some of the P.Ws. by the Investigating Officer. The P.C. and P.R. of the appellant are nil and as such, he was not a habitual of- fender-The Appellate Division held that the delay in examining some of the P.Ws. by the Investigating Officer, Appellate Di- vision finds that the attention of the wit- nesses was not drawn in this regard and as such, they could not explain the cause of delay. The Investigating Officer, however, stated in cross-examination that he ex- amined most of the witnesses after about two months of the date of occurrence. Having considered the facts and attending circumstances, Appellate Division is of the view that the delay was not inordinate.

Salim and others. Vs. The State. (Civil) 9 ALR (AD) 254-258

Long delay in examining the material witnesses casts a doubt on the whole prosecution case. Syed Nazakat Hossain vs State 48 DLR 139.

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