In the absence of specific FIA rules, which law provides the procedure for search and arrest?

The correct answer is Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 because Section 5(1) of the FIA Act explicitly sets the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) as the fallback framework for field operations.

• Step 1 (Statutory Link): The FIA Act of 1974 states that unless special rules are configured, all provisions relating to searches, seizures, arrests, and execution of warrants match the standard rules laid out under the CrPC of 1898.


• Step 2 (Procedural Law): While the agency has specific targets, the CrPC provides the step-by-step legal roadmap for everyday criminal justice administration across Pakistan.


• Incorrect Options:
  
  
  
  • Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 is incorrect because the PPC is a substantive law that defines offenses and penalties, rather than a procedural guide for executing arrests.
  
  
  • Police Order 2002 is incorrect because it governs provincial police administrative structures and does not override the procedural requirements of the federal agency.
  
  
  • Federal Rules of Court is incorrect because it represents a foreign or non-applicable judicial directory within the context of Pakistan's criminal investigations.