sahib<\/em> means sir or master. It is used especially among the \u201cnative inhabitants of colonial India when addressing or speaking of a European of some social or official status\u201d.<\/p>\nThe top judge barred the use of the word today in an order pertaining to a bail plea. The case in question involved the murder of a child in Peshawar last year. The police had nominated the petitioner, Javid Khan, in the first information report on the basis of statements recorded by the victim\u2019s relatives.<\/p>\n
In his plea filed in the apex court, the petitioner had contended that the relatives\u2019 statements did not stand reason and sought bail in the case.<\/p>\n
The petition was taken up by a three-member bench headed by CJP Isa and comprising Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Aminuddin Khan.<\/p>\n
In an order issued today, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com<\/em>, CJP observed that the Additional Advocate General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had referred to the deputy superintendent of police as \u201cDSP sahib<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\u201cIt is about time that the practice of adding the word sahib<\/em> with one\u2019s job title is discontinued as it unnecessarily elevates the status quo of public servants, which may instil in them delusions of grandeur and a perception of unaccountability, which is unacceptable since it is against the interests of the public whom they are meant to serve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\nThe judge stated that it transpired during the hearing that the case challan only relied on two statements and a proper investigation did not take place to ascertain what had happened.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a classic example of an incompetently handled investigation,\u201d CJP Isa observed.<\/p>\n
He added that a practice had lately developed regarding bringing the case to court, \u201crendering this court into an office of the prosecution\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cRather than attending to the matter with the seriousness that it deserves, two police officers, who are investigating the crime, travelled from Peshawar to bring documents which could have been emailed, faxed or sent by WhatsApp, and then the relevant documents could have been filed, which could have been useful in determining the outcome of this bail application,\u201d the top judge said.<\/p>\n
He subsequently granted bail to the petitioner against surety bonds worth Rs100,000 and ordered that a case of further enquiry be made out.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa on Tuesday observed that the practice of adding the word \u201csahib\u201d to one\u2019s job title should be discontinued as it \u201cunnecessarily elevates the status of public servants\u201d. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word sahib means sir or master. 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