The police at the Shalimar police station in Islamabad registered case against the child for his alleged involved in the crime in sector F-10. He is accused of grabbing land of a plaza and stealing its property.
The infant's family today approached the court to secure a bail before arrest for the toddler, Geo TV reported.
Upon seeing the matter the bench expressed its displeasure over the Islamabad police's blunder and demanded to know from the child's legal counsel if securing a bail was even warranted, it reported.
The court has summoned the Station House Officer and the investigation officer to appear before the court and explain their position.
It is not for the time that a child has been booked in criminal case in Pakistan. Last year, Lahore police booked a nine-month-old infant for attempted murder.
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Meanwhile, Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan today suspended the Investigation Officer and Station House Officer of Shalimar police station in Islamabad for registering the FIR against the child without undertaking proper investigation, according to a statement by the ministry.
"On the one hand, people suffer as their FIRs don't get registered while on the other hand, a case was registered by police without any investigation," Khan said.
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