REMAND IN PAKISTAN:

Remand in Pakistan and all over the world means having the physical custody of the accused. This physical custody of the accused can be given to both the police and the jail authorities. When the remand is given to the police it is called physical remand in Pakistan and when the remand is given to the jail authorities it is called judicial remand in Pakistan and these are the two main types of remand in Pakistan. During the police remand in Pakistan, the accused is given to the police authorities. Whenever the accused is arrested by the police he is brought before the area magistrate. The area magistrate decides if the accused should be given in police custody or judicial custody. The accused should be brought before the area magistrate within 24 hours of arrest as per the criminal procedure code Pakistan 1898.

JUDICIAL REMAND IN PAKISTAN:

Judicial remand in Pakistan means to send the accused in judicial lockup. When the accused is arrested by the police he is brought before the area magistrate. Now if the accused is required by the police for investigation the police may request the judge to give the accused in police remand in Pakistan. If the judge thinks that it will not be fair for the accused to give his physical remand in Pakistan to the police, the judge will send the accused to the judicial lockup. The accused remains in the judicial lockup till his bail is granted or his trial is disposed of. The judge may give two types of remand in Pakistan. One is the police remand and the other is judicial remand in Pakistan. To obtain the judicial remand you may contact our lawyer in Lahore.

POLICE REMAND IN PAKISTAN:

The police remand in Pakistan is a remand where the accused is handed over to the police authorities. If the accused is required for the investigation by the police, the police may request the judge to give the physical remand in Pakistan of the accused. But to get a physical remand the police have to convince the judge. If the police fail to convince the judge, the judge will judicial remand instead of police remand. The police may take remand of the accused only up to 14 days. Some people ask if that can be police beat in physical remand in Pakistan and the answer is NO. But this NO is as per the law books only. We all know that in Pakistan the police do not follow the books. To contest police remand you may contact our law firm in Pakistan.

PHYSICAL REMAND IN PAKISTAN:

The police remand is also called the physical remand in Pakistan. Physical remand is one of the types of remand in Pakistan. As per the law books the police cannot beat the accused but we all know the Pakistani police how much they care about laws. When the accused is not given in the police remand in Pakistan then the accused is given in the judicial remand in Pakistan. Only after the judicial remand in Pakistan, the accused can file a bail petition before a judge. Till the accused is in the police remand in Pakistan he cannot file the bail petition in Pakistan. To contest the physical remand you may contact our attorney in Lahore.

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