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" POWERS UNDER ORDER VII, RULE 11, C EXCESSES OF POLICE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION AND ITS REMEDIES   By   Haleem Ahmed, Civil Judge & Judicial Magistrate, Karachi   Police is an organization established under the law to protect life liberty, property of the citizens. Among other things primary function of police is to promote and preserve public peace which also includes ensuring that the rights and privileges, under the law, of a person taken in custody, are protected. Essentially, police is entrusted with the task to prevent the offences and to bring the offenders to justice. Keeping these ideals in mind one would imagine that they do not work in the real world. In practice nobody expects any courtesy from police for the reason the police have deviated from its lawful functions. Instead of assisting the public and securing their rights provided under the law in all matters pertaining to criminal justice it often resorts to- force, coercion, foul play, dishonestly and deceit etc. Grievances of litigant public against police are seldom resolved. Precisely, at present there is no effective check on the powers of police under the law, and the undue leniency shown by the Courts towards police even when they are guilty of gross negligence and commission of serious crimes. As a result, litigant public face an awkward ordeal.   Constitution provides for equal protection and equal treatment of all citizens. It does not create any exception for police. When police officer is accused of gross negligence and sometimes serious offence he does not receive proper treatment as provided under the law. There are numerous examples in legal process where even illegal and unlawful actions of police are frequently condoned or ignored for no good reason.…