STATE TIMES NEWS
VIJAYPUR: Police Headquarters in its continuous endeavours has focused on establishing moot courts as a part of training programme at all Police training institutions in order to give an overview of court proceedings to its investigation officers that will help in identifying the lacunas during the course of Investigation.
This was stated by Director General of Police, J&K, Dilbag Singh after inaugurating the newly established Moot Court for the trainees/Personnel during his visit to Police Technical Training Institute (PTTI) Vijaypur on Monday.
The DGP was received by Principal PTTI Vijaypur Shiv Kumar Sharma and other senior officers from the Police & Prosecution wing and was presented a Guard of Honour.
Soon after his arrival the DGP J&K started the Amrit Kalash Yatra and plantation drive under the on-going national campaign Meri Maati Meera Desh. On the occasion the DGP along with other senior officers planted saplings in the training institute.
The DGP inaugurated newly established Moot Court for the trainees as well as for the Police personnel. On the occasion, the faculty of PTTI demonstrated a live trial of NDPS case in the Moot Court.
Speaking on the occasion the DGP directed to arrange more such Moot Court mock drills in future to improvise the professionalism, skills of prosecution, witnesses and investigating officers in particular so that cases like NDPS/UAPA could be brought to their logical conclusion in the interest of justice besides other cases.
The DGP said that a dedicated effort from everyone is necessary to improve the conviction rate of heinous crimes.
He said that good quality Investigation of UAPA & NDPS cases is also a weapon to curb militancy and drug menace from the UT.
He said that investigation of any case must be worked until the final judgement of the Court. He said that Police Headquarters in its continuous endeavours has focused on establishing moot court rooms as a part of training programme at all Police training institutions in order to give an overview of court proceedings to its investigation officers that will help in identifying the lacunas during the course of Investigation.
Earlier Shiv Kumar, SSP, Principal PTTI Vijaypur gave a brief of Moot Court and its importance for trainees especially investigation officers.
The inaugural function was attended by Mohd Suleman Choudhary, DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range, Dr. Mohd Haseeb Mughal, DIG Rajouri Poonch Range, Siridhar Patil, DIG Traffic Jammu, Subash Gupta, Retd. Sessions Judge NIA Court, Pawan Gupta, Joint Director Prosecution, JKS Range, Intikhab Hussain, Sr. Advocate Jammu High Court, Rashmi Wazir, Commandant Women Bn. Jammu, Mubassir Latifi Ameer, Commandant IRP 15th Bn., Anita Sharma, Commandant IRP14th Bn., J.S. Johar, AIG (Training/Policy) PHQ-J&K, Benam Tosh, Sr. Superintendent of Police, Samba, Roop Raj, Principal PTS Kathua, Dushyant Sharma, Vice Principal PTTI Vijaypur, other gazetted officers staff and trainees of PTTI Vijaypur.