‘Cops must learn probing skills from advocates too’

Sitting From left: Journalist Dr. Kudli Gururaj, retired Public Prosecutor H.D. Anand Kumar and Journalist Kollegala V. Mahesh, who were felicitated during the annual calendar and diary release of Law Guide journal in the city yesterday, are seen with Senior Advocate S. Lokesh, Law Guide Editor H.N. Venkatesh, Mysuru Bar Association President M. Mahadevaswamy, City Police Commissioner Ramesh Banoth, retired Judge and Member of Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Special Courts C.G. Hungund, Senior Advocate Harish Hegde and others.

Mysore/Mysuru: City Police Commissioner Ramesh Banoth said, “Police have a lot to learn even from the advocates, who point at the loopholes in investigation during cross questioning at the Courts.”

Speaking after releasing the annual calendar of New Year 2023 and diary brought out by a journal (Law Guide) here yesterday, the City Police Commissioner said: “Even the minimum learning from advocates will play a key role in cracking the cases. Though the Police undergo training at National Police Academy and Karnataka Police Academy, they still have a lot to fine tune practically while on duty. More than that, the questions raised by advocates in Courts will also come in handy in taking the cases to their logical end.”

Recalling his stint as ASP, Ramesh Banoth said, “I had investigated many cases as I had picked up the nuances of investigation from the defence advocates, who had pointed at missing the angle of investigation beyond what meets the eye. I have probed over 200 cases and most of them are solved with about eight to 10 cases pending to be solved.”

This post was published on December 27, 2022 7:50 pm