ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday expressed annoyance over the appointment of a male investigation officer (IO) in a female oriented case.
A two-member SC bench comprising Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Sardar Tariq Masood were hearing the case.
During the course of proceedings, the court directed the police to ensure the appointment of female IOs in cases that involve women.
The court also directed to display the standard operating procedure (SOP) with Urdu translation in all police stations. The SOP makes it mandatory to have a female IO in certain cases.
Justice Isa said asked the superintendent of police (SP) to issue a show-cause notice to his subordinate for not following the SOP, however, the state counsel said that the SP could not issue a show-cause notice according to the law.
