Petitioner seeks issuance of a direction to respondents Nos,4 to 8 for recording statement of the petitioner and his witnesses in a case registered vide F.I.R. No,241 of 2000, dated 29-9-2000 under sections 354/452/148/I49/337-L(ii), F(i), F(ii) and 337-A(i), P.P.C. with Police Station, Chung District, Lahore.
2. Learned counsel contends that in this case five investigations have been conducted by different police officials but one Muhammad Siddiqui, S.I./respondent No,5 has deleted this section.
Grievance of the petitioner is that the police be restrained from deleting section 453-A, P.P.C.
3. In these circumstances, I am not inclined to issue direction that the above-said section be added or not. But as far as second prayer is concerned that the accused are not being arrested is concerned, if sufficient evidence is available on the record to connect the accused with the commission of crime then the police is duty bound to act strictly in accordance with law. Similarly if the petitioner wants to make any statement before the Investigation Officer, the Investigation Officer. shall record statement of the petitioner and his witness and, investigate the case on merits.
4. Disposed of in the above terms.
5. Copy 'dasti' on payment of usual charges.