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" JUDICIAL ANOMALIES AT PRE-TRIAL STAGE JUDICIAL ANOMALIES AT PRE-TRIAL STAGE By Jawad Hussain Aadil - Advocate High Court, Islamabad Introduction Crime is never treated as part of any society unless it has become a practice. In such circumstances, we call it positivism in criminology. A school of thought which associate its self with the theories of Italian criminologist and psychiatrist namely Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909). Pakistan judiciary has been very strident for addressing criminal justice system. As august Supreme Court held, "Supreme Court observed that existence of a high degree of political and administrative apathy had translated into failing criminal justice system"1. Similarly, Hon'ble Islamabad High Court held, "State has neglected the most crucial part of the governance system for the past seven decades because it is obvious that Criminal Justice System was never our priority"2. Judiciary as Supreme Component At time it feels like that certain executive components of our criminal justice system are not performing as required by the law, however being a student of criminal law, the most supreme component of the system is judiciary. Judiciary play role in cementing the strongest pillar of criminal justice system i.e. Investigation3. Judiciary has 2-tier role. Pre-trial stage and the trial stage. It will not be out of place to mention that pre-trial stage is the most tactful stage because it involves the decision of arresting any person and depriving him from his liberty. Magisterial Role of Judiciary Judiciary plays a role in filtering the police investigation in the shape of a Magistrate. The Criminal Procedure Code 1898 (Cr.P.C.), which is considered as a bible for the procedure of substantive criminal law in Pakistan, revolves…