Ziaur Rahman 08 October 2023

Freezing bank account in pc act cases

Can a police officer freeze the bank account of a father while investigating a case against his son under the P۔C Act? If he does so whether he can do it under the CrPC or Prevention of Corruption Act?

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This discussion explores whether a police officer has the legal authority to freeze a father's bank account when investigating his son under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act. The core question revolves around the specific legal provisions that empower an Investigating Officer (IO) to take such action, seeking clarification on whether this falls under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) or the PC Act itself when incriminating evidence exists.