Computer has become a slave-machine in every walk of life in the developed countries. But in the developing countries, like Pakistan, we still lag behind others in computerising our routine business system though the government has introduced a system of serving to the general public by computerising the record of various departments including banks, revenue and excise etc in a befitting manner.
Police is an utmost important part of justice system of a country. There is a dire need that our police system technologically should be advanced. The First Information Report (FIR) of an incident is the base on which civil or criminal proceedings initialize. It is such an important document that on its basis, a man can be hanged or acquitted. It is very important for the cause of justice that the person, whose fate is being decided, must know himself all aspects of the case in which he is being tried.
Normally, the police record is so illegible, especially because of hand written documents of the police personnel. In order to circumvent such problems the FIR should be computerised so as to be clear and self-speaking not only for the accused but also for the judge of the case. In many of the foreign countries, computer technology has facilitated the public to lodge FIR just on a click by email.
MUHAMMAD NAEEM SIDDIQUE
Lahore