The Sindh High Court rejected the request to form a JIT in the murder case of Karachi youth Mir Raza
KARACHI – The Sindh High Court has issued a written order rejecting the request of the family of Karachi youth Mir Raza to form a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to investigate his murder.
A two-member bench comprising Justice Adnan Al Karim Memon and Justice Mohammad Jafar Raza heard the petition filed by Mir Raza Ali Khan’s parents and sister. Justice Mohammad Jafar Raza delivered a seven-page verdict.
Rejecting the request for formation of JIT, the court directed the investigating officer to complete the investigation impartially, transparently, efficiently and expeditiously in accordance with the law.
The court observed that direct interference in the ongoing investigation would be contrary to the principles of judicial jurisdiction.
In their petition, Mir Raza’s parents and sister said they have lost faith in the police investigation into his death and requested the court to order the formation of a JIT within its constitutional mandate.
Petitioners’ lawyer Jibran Nasir told the court that there are many shortcomings and inconsistencies in the ongoing investigation due to which the family has lost confidence in the current investigation process.
According to the written order, counsel for the petitioners cited various judgments in support of the JIT application. However, Advocate General Sindh and Prosecutor General Sindh opposed the request.
Government lawyers argued that the High Court cannot exercise its constitutional jurisdiction to interfere in an ongoing criminal investigation, constitute a JIT or supervise the investigation. He said that the investigation is still going on and the final report under Section 173 of the Penal Code has not yet been submitted to the court.
He said that the petitioners’ expression of no confidence in the investigation was premature and based on mere allegations.
The court observed that the arguments of the petitioner’s counsel were not sufficient to order the formation of the JIT. It said it was not appropriate to directly interfere in the ongoing investigation or to control the process.
The investigating officer assured the court that he was doing everything possible to investigate the matter.
The court further said that if necessary, assistance can be taken from other law enforcement agencies or investigative agencies as per law.
The order also stated that a one-member commission had been constituted under the Sindh Tribunals of Inquiry Ordinance 1969 and had already started proceedings.
The court observed that counsel for the petitioners had not raised any serious objection to the formation of the commission and instead expressed confidence in it.
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