New CrPC rules to prevent false cases: law adviser

New rules have been added to the Code of Criminal Procedure to prevent the filing of false cases and the harassment of innocent people, Law Adviser Prof Asif Nazrul said yesterday.

"An amendment to the CrPC has been presented at the advisory council meeting. We are embarrassed by some of the things that happened under our government, and we try to address these issues," Prof Asif told a press briefing after the advisory council meeting, reports BSS.

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The false cases and people who make money by implicating innocent people in these cases embarrass the government, he said at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital.

He added that the amendment to the CrPC would prevent these.

"When a murder case is filed in line with the CrPC, the investigation takes three to four years. There are hundreds of accused in some cases…."

According to the new section, 173(a), a police commissioner, superintendent of police (SP), or any police officer of the rank of SP in a district will use their discretion and may direct the investigation officer to prepare and submit a preliminary probe report to the magistrate.

The magistrate will then exempt the individuals against whom there is no evidence before the trial begins, Prof Asif said, adding that a gazette notification will be issued in this connection soon.