Procedure of Change of Investigation of Criminal Case –Police Case - Tafteesh Tabdeel ka tareeqa

If you have lodged an FIR against any one or any case has been lodged against you. In both the cases, the process of investigation starts after registration of FIR. If during investigation, the Investigating Officer does not investigate the case properly and honestly. Either of the parties who is aggrieved from the faulty investigation may file an application to CPO or head of the District for change of Investigation. After decision, the aggrieved can also approach to RPO for 2nd change of investigation. The 3rd change of Investigation can also be filed after decision from RPO, to Provincial Police Officer (Inspector General of Police). See this video to come to know the full procedure.

Article 18-of Police Order deals with transfer of investigation, which is reproduced here:-

18A. Transfer of investigation.– (1) Within seven working days of the filing of an application, the Head of District Police may, after obtaining opinion of the District Standing Board and for reasons to be recorded in writing, transfer investigation of a case from the investigation officer to any other investigation officer or a team of investigation officers of a rank equal to or higher than the rank of the previous investigation officer.

(2) If the Head of District Police has decided an application for transfer of investigation, the Regional Police Officer may, within seven working days of the filing of an application, after obtaining opinion of the Regional Standing Board and for reasons to be recorded in writing, transfer investigation of a case from the investigation officer or a team of investigation officers to any other investigation officer or a team of investigation officers of a rank equal to or higher than the rank of the previous investigation officer or officers.

(3) If a Regional Police Officer has decided an application for transfer of an investigation, the Provincial Police Officer may, within thirty days of filing of an application, after obtaining opinion of a Standing Review Board, transfer investigation of a case to an investigation officer or a team of investigation officers of a rank equal to or higher than the rank of the previous investigation officer or officers.

(5) For the purpose of this Article–
(a) ‘District Standing Board’ means the District Standing Board constituted by the Head of District Police consisting of a Superintendent of Police as chairperson and two officers not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police as members;
(b) ‘Regional Standing Board’ means the Regional Standing Board constituted by the Regional Police Officer consisting of a Superintendent of Police as chairperson and two Superintendents of Police as members;

(c) ‘Standing Review Board’ means the Standing Review Board constituted by the Provincial Police Officer consisting of a Deputy Inspector General of Police as chairperson and two officers not below the rank of Superintendent of Police as members;


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