Good legal article on basic concept of panchnama
Panchanama is very important document for Police ,public prosecuting officer[PP],accused ,victims and defence counsels.Every young police officer and budding lawyer should grasp nuances of the investigating procedures ,drafting good panchanama is one of the vital component in all criminal cases.
Once FIR is lodged by complainant or any information is received by the Station House officer by an anonymous caller or friend of police, criminal law sets into motion with lodging of FIR ,the work of police officer begins, first and foremost duty of Investigating officer is preceding to the scene of offence or crime with his team consists of Photographer,Forensic team[clues team]or Dog Squad[if necessary ] and keenly survey the scene of offence to draft the mediators report mentioning all details without missing vital clues.
The good and intelligent I.O diligently observes the scene of offence and meticulously prepare the Panchanama with a drawing sketch,speaking to all people present at the scene of the offence.
