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Appel
l
ate/
Cons
tit
uti
onalJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

A D
AN
Pr
esent
:UmarAt
aBandi
al,Hc
j,Muni
bAkht
arandSayyedMaz
aharAl
iAkbarNaqvi
,JJ
.

I R KH
Ex.Col
.MUHAMMADAZADMI
NHASandanot
her
--Appel
l
ant
s/Pet
it
ioner
s

A AM
ver
sus

FEDERATI
ONOFPAKI
STANt
hroughSec
ret
aryMi
nis
tryofDef
enc
eet
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

C.
A.No.1191of2016&Cons
t.P.
No.18of2000,

dec
idedon12.
9.2023.

(Onappealagai
nstthejudgmentdat ed20.
05.
2015pass
edbyt heLahoreHighCour
t,
Lahor
einWr i
tPeti
ti
onNo.1146/ 2010)(Const
it
uti
onPet
iti
onfil
edt ochal
lenget
he
convi
cti
onofthepetit
ionerbyt
heFi eldGener
alCour
tMartial
)

Paki
stanAr
myAc
t,1952(
XXXI
Xof1952)
--

-
---
Ss.
8(3)
,31(
d),55&59-
-Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,(
Vof1898)
,

S.549--Paki
stanAr myAc t,(
XXXIXof1952)S.2(
1) (
d)(
ii
i)
--Pakist
anAr my
(Amendment )Act,2015--Courtmart
ial
--Di
smissalofser
vice--Quest
ionofl
aches
--
DoubleJeopardy--Appellantal
sobecamec ol
onelwitheffl
uxoft i
meandwass er
ving
ascolonel
--Both,peti
tionerandappell
antweretakenintoc us
todyalongwi
thtwo
other sbyi ntelli
genc eagenc iesandass uc ht heywer et hor oughl yi nves tigat ed- -
Dur ingc our seofi nter r
ogat i
on,bot hoft hem wer es entt of ac ec har ges --Theywer e
order edt obedi smi ssedf r
om s ervic eandt of urthers ufferr i
gor ousi mpr isonmentf or
twoyear s&f ouryear sr espec tively- -Thei rc onvi ctionwasal soc onf i
rmedbyChi efof
Ar mySt aff--Bot hoft hem f i
ledappeal sbef oreCour tofAppealbuts amewer ealso
dismi s sed- -Thear gumentofappel lant /pet i
tionert hatt heirt ri
albef or eFi eldGener al
Cour tMar tialwasanabus eofpr oc esshasnos anc ti
tyands amei svehement ly
discar ded- -Unders ec t
ion549ofCodeofCr imi nalPr oc edur e,1898,oner ec eiptofan
i
nf ormat i
onf rom anys our ce,s aidpr ovis i
onc anbepr es sedi nt oi niti
at epr oc eedi ngs
tobr i
nganys ubj ec ttoAr myAc tt of ac eat t
ireofs aidenac t menti fther ei san
i
nf ormat i
onr egar dingi tsbr eac h- -Bot happel lant /
pet itionerwer enotf alli
ngwi t
hin
thisc at egor yr athert heywer edi r ec tl
ys addl edwi thac c us ationf allings quar elywi thin
ambi tofPaki s tanAr myAc t,s amewasj us tif
iabl yappl i
c abl eingi venc ircums tances --A
civil
ianf oundi nc ombatwi thar myper sonnelwashel dl i
abl et obet riedunder
Paki stanAr myAc t ,1952- -Bot hoft hem wer enotonl yc har ges heet edf ormai n
offenc ebutal s of oral t
er nativec har gesandi twaswel lwi thinknowl edgeofbot hof
them- -Del aydef eat sequi tyandequi tyl eansi nf avourofvi gi l
ant --Anyper sonmay
haveanenf orc eabl erightbuti fhef all
st oenf or ces uc hr ightwi thint i
mes ti
pul atedby
l
awt henr ightbec omesunenf or ceabl e- -Ques tionofl ac hesi nf i
li
ngc ons t
itut i
onal
pet i
tionhast obegi vens er i
ousc ons i
der ationandunl es sas at isf
ac tor yandpl aus i
ble

V
expl anat i
oni sf orthc omi ngf ordel ayi nf ili
ngc ons t
itutionalpet it
ion,s amec annotbe

D
over lookedori gnor eds ubjec tf ac tsandc i
rcums tanc esofeac hc as e- -Ques ti
onof

A
l
ac heshast obeexami nedonequi tablepr inciplesf orr eas ont hatexer ciseof

AN
Cons titutionalj urisdictioni sal waysdi sc retionar ywi thCour tandr eli
efs ogr ant edi s

KH
alwaysi nnat ur eofequi tabler eli
ef -- Dismi ssalf rom s er vices quar elyt akesawayal l
per ks ,pr i
vilegesandenmi tys ervic esf rom anar myper s onalc onf erredi nl ieuofhi s

I R
i
nduc ti
oni ntoPaki stanAr my- -Al lthes ebenef itsar es ubj ec tt os ervic e--Thei rservices

AM
wer et ermi nat edr es ult
ingi nt odepr i
vingt hem ofal lbenef its--Appel lant/pet i
tioner

A
cannotc l
aim anybenef it--Cas eofappel lant/pet iti
onerdoesnotf allwi t
hi nambi tof
provi s i
onsofl awandCons ti
t ut i
on- -Theappealandc ons titut i
onpet iti
onar e
dismi s sed. [
Pp. 6,8,10,11,15,18&19]A,

B,C,D,E,F,N,T,W,X,Y,Z,AA,CC

2015SCMR1071;2021SCMR1176;2017SCMR1249;

2005SCMR126r
ef.

Conc
eptofDut
y--

----
Conc eptofduty/obli
gati
onas si
gnedt oami l
itaryoff
icer--
Ami li
t aryoffi
cerof
ei
therofrankisunderboundendut yt oexec
utemoment aryobli
gationsas si
gnedor
notinordertouphol ddigni
ty,reputati
on,di
sci
plineandal lmaintai
nor derof
i
nsti
tuti
oninletterands pi
ri
t--Anyac toromissi
on,whi chhamper sint egri
ty/
di
scipl
i
neofi nst
itut
ionwoul ddefini
telybeaccount abl
ec onsi
deringitanac tt
riabl
e
underArmyAc t. [ P.12]G

Fai
rTr
ial
--
----Whil
ec onsi
deri
ngeachandever yaspectofcas ewi
thref
erenc
et o“f
airtr
ial
”,
“dueproc es
s”eli
minat
inganys copeofexpl
oitati
onanddignit
yofmanwhi le
att
endingallrequi
rementsofjusti
ci
abi
l
ityandf ai
rnesst
obroadenscopeofsafe
admini
strati
onofc r
imi
naljus
tice.

[
P.12]H

PLD1996SC632r
ef.

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

---
-Art.199(
3)-
- J
uri
sdi
cti
on--Art
icl
e199( 3)ofConsti
tuti
on,clearl
yousted
j
uri
sdict
ionofHighCourt
sfrom makinganor derinr
elati
ont oaffai
rsofmatterofa
personwhoismemberofAr medFor cesofPakis
tan. [ P.13]I

A D V
Paki
stanAr
myAc
t,1952(
XXXI
Xof1952)
--

AN
KH
----Ss.,94&95- -Codeofpr ocedure--Thec odeofprocedureofFiel
dGeneralCour
t

I R
Martialwasevenbr oughtunderjudic
ialscr
ut i
ny--Thesamewasf oundtobein

AM
conformi tywithgeneral
lyaccept
edandr ecogniz
edpr i
nci
plesofadmini
str
ati
onof
cri
minalj ust
ice.

A
[
P.14]J

PLD1975SC506r
ef.

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

----Art.
8(3)(
a)ArmyAc t
,1952isoneoft hos
epi ecesoflegisl
ati
onwhi c
hi sprot
ect
ed
underAr t
icl
e8(3)
(a)ofConsti
tut
ionfrom bei
ngc hall
engedongr oundsofits
consis
tencywithprovi
si
onscontainedinchapter1ofpar tIIofConsti
tuti
on.
[P.14]K

Rul
esofpr
ocedur
e--

----
Rulesofpr ocedur
e--Rul
esofpr ocedureappli
c ablefortri
alofapersonina
cr
iminalcas
ebef oreaMili
taryCourtdonotvi ol
ateanyac ceptedjudi
ci
alpri
nciple
governi
ngtrialofanaccusedperson.Procedurepres c
ribedfortri
albefor
eMi l
itar
y
Courtsi
sinnowayc ontr
arytoconceptofaf airt
rialinac ri
minalcase. [P.14]L
PLD2015SC401r
ef.

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

--
--Art.10-A&25- -
Provi
si
onsofPakist
anArmyActcannotbei
nvali
datedfor
of
fendingagains
tfundamentalr
ight
sincl
udi
ngArt
icl
e25ofConsti
tuti
onsimil
arl
y
Art
icl
e10- A.[
P.14]M

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----Ss.236to240- -Alter
nat i
vecharges/off
enc es--Bothappellant/petit
ionerwere
notonlyc harges heetedf ormainof f
encebutal sof oralt
ernati
vec harges/off
ences
andi twaswel lwi t
hinknowl edgeofbot hoft hem- -Secti
ons236/ 237,Cr.P.Ci
sthatif

V
anac cusedisc hargedwi thoneof fencebutfr om evidenceitappearst ohave

D
commi tt
edanal ternati
veof f
enceforwhi chhemi ghthavebeenc hargedunder

A
provisi
onoft hats ecti
on,hemaybec onvic
tedf oranof fencewhic hheiss hownto

AN
havec ommi t
ted,i fsupportedbyr ecord,al
thoughhewasnotc hargedwi thsame.

KH
[P.15]O

I R
AM
1991SCMR1268r
ef.

A
Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

----Art
. 25,184(3)--Fundament alRi
ghts--
InourCons t
it
ution,f
undament alrights
havebeenguar anteedt oc i
ti
zen;speci
fi
cprovi
sionshavebeeni nser
tedin
Constit
ut i
ont orei
nforces uchprotect
ionandwher etherei
savi ol
ati
onint hisbehalf
byExec utiveorlegis
lature,remedyavail
abletoanaggr i
evedper s
oni st
oappr oach
courtsforr edr
essalofhisgrievancesandenforc
ementofhi sfundamentalrights.
[P.17]Q

PLD2015SC401r
ef.

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

----Ar
ts.184(3)&199--Art.184(
3)ofc onstit
utionisanal
ogoust opoweravai
lablet
o
highcourtunderart
icl
e199ofCons ti
tuti
on- -Arti
cl
e184(3)and199ofCons ti
tut
ion
aredis
tinctbutanaggrievedparty,whosef undament alr
ight
shavebeeninfri
nged,
canknoc kdoorsofCourtforredr
es s
alofitsgr i
evances. [P.17]P&R

PLD1988SC416r
ef.
Paki
stanAr
myAc
t,1952(
XXXI
Xof1952)
--

----Consti
tut
ionofPakis
tan,1973,Art
.184(3)&199- -Anyorderpass
edors entence
awardeddur i
ngaCour tMarti
alorotherforumsunderPakist
anAr myAct,1952,is
subj
ec tt
ojudici
alr
eviewbothbyHi ghCour tsandSupremeCour tonl
yongr oundof
malafi
desincl
udingmalicei
nlaw,withoutjuri
sdic
tionorcor
am nonjudic
e. [ P.17]
S

Li
mit
ati
on-
-

-
---Li
mitat
ion-
-Lawofli
mit
ati
onisnotcons
ider
edamer
efor
mal
i
tyandi
srequi
red
t
obeobs er
vedbeingofmandat
orynatur
e.
[
P.18]U

D V
Li
mit
ati
on-
-

N A
KH A
----Li
mitati
on--
AGeneralpr
inc
ipl
ebarofl i
mitati
oni snotappl
ic
abletopr oceedi
ngs
underArtic
le199and184ofConsti
tuti
onbuti ns
istenceispl
acedoninit
iating

I R
proceedi
ngspromptl
yandwithi
nar easonableti
met oavoi
dquesti
onofl aches.

AM
[P.18]V

A
PLD2013SC413;PLD2007SC472r
ef.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

-
---
S.403-
-Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973,Ar
t.13(
a)-
-Doubl
ejeopar
dy-
-

“
403. Personsonceconvictedoracquit
tednottobet ri
edforthes ameoffence.(
1)
Aper sonwhohasonc ebeent ri
edbyaCour tofcompet entj
uri
sdict
ionforanoffence
andc onvict
edorac quit
tedofs uchoff
enceshal
l,whiles uchconvi
ctionoracquit
tal
remainsinfor c
e,nottobeliabletobetri
edagainf orthes ameoffence,noronthe
samef actsforanyotheroff
enc eforwhic
hadi f
ferentc hargefr
om theonemade
againsthim mighthavebeenmadeunderSec ti
on36,orf orwhichhemi ghthave
beenc onvictedunderSecti
on237.[ P.19]BB

I
nper
sonf
ort
heAppel
l
ant
/Pet
it
ioner
s(I
nbot
hcas
es)

Mr.Saj
i
dIl
yasBhatti
,Addl.At
tor
neyGenBarri
sterHas
sanAdeel
,Maj
orHai
derSul
tan,
JAGBranc
h,MajorZeeshanZamanforSt
ate.
Dat
esofhear
ing:24.
9,1.
10,15.
20.
2020,1.
3,27.
4,27.
5,30.
11.
2021,18.
01.
2022&
15.
02.
2022

PLJ2024SC20

[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

Pr
esent
:Qaz
iFaezI
saandYahyaAf
ri
di,J
J.

Ms
t.KALSOOM BEGUM-
-Appel
l
ant

ver
sus

PERANDI
TTAandot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

A D V
N
C.
A.No.1348of2014,dec
idedon27.
1.2022.

KH A
I R
(
Agai
nstt
hej
udgmentdat
ed27.
05.
2014pas
sedbyt
heLahor
e

AM
Hi
ghCour
t,Rawal
pindiBenc
h,Rawal
pindii
nCi
vi
lRevi
si
on

A
No.
200of2004)

Mus
li
m Fami
l
yLawsOr
dinanc
e,1961(
VII
Iof1961)
--

----S. 4--Cons titut

ionofPakist
an,1973,Ar t.185(2)(
d)&203- D(2)-
- Gift
,Es sential
i
ngredi ents- -
Ref erredtodecis
ionofFeder alShar i
atCour twasc hal
lengedandl eave
wasgr anted- -Sinceappealispendingadj udi cat
ionsaiddec i
sionofFeder alShar iat
Cour thasnotc omei ntoeff
ect--TheJ udgewasi mpressedbypur por tedbelat ed
fi
li
ngofs uit,withoutappreciat
ingt hatifgiftdeedandgi ftmut at
ionc ouldnotbe
sustainedt henappel l
antwouldbedeemedt ohavei mmedi atelybec omeownerof
hers hareines t ateofAhmadonhi sdeat h,aspr escri
bedbySec ti
on4ofOr dinanc e
doneesunl esshadf ai
ledtoestabli
shofs ustains aidgif
t--Appealallowed.

[
Pp.
22&24]A&D

1991SCMR2063;2005SCMR1447r
ef.

Pr
inc
ipl
esofMuhammadanLaw-
-
---
- S.
149--Giftt
oc ons t
itut
eavalidgif
t,iti
ssettl
edthatthr
eees s
entiali
ngredi
ents
mustexist
:(1)declar
ationofgift
,(2)acceptanc
eofgi f
t,and(3)del
iver
yofpos sess
ion
ofsubjec
tofgift-
-Ac ceptanceofagifti
sanes senti
ali
ngredi
enttoc ompleteavali
d
gi
ft.

[
Pp.
22&23]B&C

1989SCMR828;PLD1976Karachi316;2002SCMR1938;2005SCMR135;2007
SCMR236;2008SCMR1384;2009SCMR623;2010SCMR342;2012SCMR1602;
2018SCMR30;2018SCMR139;PLD2018SC698;2020SCMR276r ef
.

Mr.MuhammadSi
ddi
queAwan,ASCandSyedRi
faqatHus
sai
nShah,AORf
or
Appel
lant
.

Mr
.Har
oonI
rshadJ
anj
ua,ASCf
orRes
pondent
s.

A D V
N
Dat
eofhear
ing:27.
1.2022

KH A
PLJ2024SC25

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uri
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on]

A AM
Pr
esent
:Ij
az-
ul-
Ahs
an,Muni
bAkht
arandJ
amalKhanMandokhai
l
,JJ
.

SHUJ
ATHUSSAI
N--
Appl
i
cant

ver
sus

PROVI
NCI
ALELECTI
ONCOMMI
SSI
ONER,BALOCHI
STAN

andot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

C.
M.A.
No.
3652of2023i
n/andC.
A.No.364of2023,

dec
idedon29.
5.2023.

(Onappealf
rom t
heorderdated01.3.
2023pas
sedbyt
heEl
ect
ionCommi
ssi
onof
Paki
stani
nCaseNo.F6(95)
/2023/Law-I
II
).

El
ect
ionCommi
ssi
onAc
t,2010-
-
----S.37-- Electi
onsAc t
,(XXXI I
Iof2017) ,Ss .8&9- -Candi dateforChai rmanUC- -
Secureequalvot e--Electi
ondec i
dedbyc ons ent-- Electionpet it
ionf orr e-poll
--
All
owed- -Chal lengeto- -Petiti
on- -Dismis
s ed- -Alter nater emedy- -Rec ommendedt o-
-Properremedyf orcontest i
ngpr ivaterespondentwast of il
eanel ec tionpet iti
on
underSec tion37of2010Ac tandnotbyt akingr ec ourset oSec tions8and/ or9of
2017Ac t--Elec ti
onCommi s si
onf ail
edt oc ons ti
tuteanEl ecti
onTr i
bunalandi nstead
choseitselftodec i
demat t
er,samei snots ustainabl ei neyesofl aw- -The
determinationofel ectiondi sputebyEl ectionCommi s
sioni nfactsandc ircums t
anc es
ofpresentc as ewasbeyondj uri
sdi ct
ionandwi t
houtl awf ulauthor i
t y,asi tactedi n
ter
msofani nappl i
cablepr ovisi
onofwr ongs tatute- -HighCour ter redi ndi smissing
writpeti
tionf il
edbyappel lantint ermsofi tsjudgment - -Appealdi spos edof . [ P.29]
A,B&C

Mr.KamranMurt
aza,ASC(
Viavideol
i
nkfrom Quet
ta)
,Mr.Naj
am-ud-Di
nMengal
,
ASCatIs
lamabadandSyedRif
aqatHuss
ainShah,AORforAppl
ic
ant.

Mr.
MuhammadAr shad,DG-
LawandFal
akSher
,LegalCons
ult
ant
-ECP-
Isl
amabad
f
orRes
pondent
s/ECP.

A D V
AN
Mr.
Habib-
ur-
Rehman,ASC(
Appearwi
thoutf
il
ingent
erappear
anc
e)f
orRes
pondent

KH
No.6.

I R
AM
Dat
eofhear
ing:29.
5.2023

A
PLJ2024SC30

[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

Pr
esent
:Ij
az-
ul-
Ahs
an,Muni
bAkht
arandJ
amalKhanMandokhai
l
,JJ
.

ALLI
EDBANKLI
MITED-
-Appel
l
ant

ver
sus

FEDERATIONOFPAKI
STANt
hroughCol
l
ect
orat
eofCus
toms
,Pes
hawarandot
her
s--
Respondent
s

Ci
vi
lAppealNo.
196-
Pof2014,dec
idedon30.
5.2023.

(
Agai
nstthejudgmentoft
hePeshawarHi
ghCour
t,Pes
hawardat
ed22.
9.2010pas
sed
i
nWritPeti
ti
onNo.2064of2010)
Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

----Art.199- -CustomsAc t,1969( IVof1969) ,S. 202--Wi t

hdr awaloft axexempt i
ons-
-Impor tofr awmat erial
- -Wr i
tpet i
tion- -Dis
missed- -Directi
ont ofur ni
shingbank
guarant ee-- Periodforenc ashmentofguar anteeswasexpi red--Principleof
consens usadi dem- -Iss
uanc eofdemandnot i
cesaf terexpiryofenc ashmentper i
od-
-
Chall
enget o- -Appel l
anti sas eparat eent i
tyineyesofl awandc annotbes addl
ed
withliabili
tyofmaki nggoodanygover nmentduest hatwer et ober ecoveredfrom
RespondentNo.5onc eguar anteesi nques ti
onexpi red- -
Theguar anteesissuedby
Appellantc oul dnothavebeenenc as hedbyRes pondent s1- 4atanypoi ntinti
me
regardlessoft heirexpirati
ondat es-- HighCour tc ouldnothavedi s regardedexpress
termsofguar anteesandal lowedenc ashmentofs amebydi smissi
ngAppel l
ant’
s
petit
ionongr oundt hatnol imit
at i
onr anagainstr ecoveryofgover nmentduesby
Respondent s1- 4i ntermsofSec ti
on202ofCus tomsAc t--I
mpugnedj udgment
suff
ersf rom mi sapplicationofappl i
c ablelawons ubjectandi suns us t
ainabl
e--Appeal
all
owed. [Pp.38&39]C,D,E&F

Pr
inc
ipl
eofc
ons
ens
usadi
dem-
-

A D V
AN
----Onceaguar ant
eeisexecut
edbetweenpar
ti
es(i
.e.
betweenaguar antor
/sur
ety

KH
andac redit
or)
,theywouldbeboundbyt er
msandcondit
ionsofguar
antee
i
rrespec
t i
veofanyindependentobl
i
gati
onofpri
nci
paldebtort
owardsc r
edit
or.

I R
[P.34]A

A AM
2022SCMR1994.

Cus
tomsAc
t,1969(
IVof1969)
--

---
-S.202--Obli
gati
onof-
- Obl
igat
ionofAppel
l
anttopayunderguar
anteedoesnot
make“ guar
anteedamount”“gover
nmentdues”ins
enseusedinSect
ion202of
CustomsAct.[
P.37]B

Mr
.MuhammadAj
malKhan,AOR/
ASCf
orAppel
l
ant(
viavi
deol
i
nkf
rom Pes
hawar
).

Mr
.AbdulRaufRohai
l
a,ASCf
orRes
pondent
sNos
.1-
4(vi
avi
deol
i
nkf
rom Pes
hawar
).

Nemof
orRes
pondentNo.
5.

Raj
aMuhammadShaf
qatAbbas
i,DAGonCour
t’sNot
ice.

Dat
eofhear
ing:30.
5.2023
PLJ2024SC40

[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

Pr
esent
:Sar
darTar
iqMas
oodandMuhammadAl
iMaz
har
,JJ
.

MUHAMMADRI
AZ-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

MUHAMMADRAMZANandot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

C.
P.No.
446-
Lof2014,dec
idedon4.
5.2023.

A D V
(
Agai
nstJ
udgmentdat
ed11.
2.2014pas
sedbyt
heLahor
eHi
gh

AN
Cour
t,Lahor
einR.
S.A.No.177of2005)

I R KH
Spec
ifi
cRel
i
efAc
t,1877(
Iof1877)
--

A AM
---- S.9- -PunjabPr e-empt ionAc t
,(I
Xof1991) ,Ss.13&24- -Suitforpos session
throughpr e-empt ion-- Suitwasdec reedt oext entofRes pondentNo.1and
dismi ssedagai nstRes pondent sNo.2,3- -Appeal --Dismi s
sed- -Conc urrentf i
ndi ngs -
-
Dec retalamountwaspai dj ointly--Fullamountofonet hirdofz ar-e- soam wasnot
depos itedbypet i
tioner --Princ i
pleofes toppel--Not iceoft al
b- i
-is
hhadwasnot
provedbypet i
ti
oner --Challenget o-- AllCourtsbel owhaveappr opr i
at el
yand
appos itelys ki
mmedt hroughevi denc eadduc edbypar tieswi t
hpr operappl icationof
mind- - Thedec r
et alamountwaspai dj ointl
ybyr espondent s,thuss har eof
Res pondentNo.1c ouldnotbes eparat edfrom whol eanddec reewasnots ustainable
i
nl aw- - Petiti
onerwasor der edt odepos i
tone- thir
dofs alepriceasz ar-e-soam,
howeverheonl ydepos itedRs .7,06,000/ -,therebyf ail
ingt ocompl ywi thmandat ory
provi s
ionofSec tion24ofPr e-empt i
onAc t,1991- -Petiti
onerwasac o- vendori ns al
e
agreementf orsuitpr oper ty- -Nowher ei npleadingsdi dpet i
ti
onerdenyf actum of
sal
e,ass uch,petitionerhadf ullknowl edgeofs alef r
om out set--Conduc tofpet iti
oner
washi tbypr i
ncipleofes toppelandpr i
nc i
pleofappr obationandr epr obation- -Itwas
forpet itionertopr oduc epos tmandur ingevi denc estagei nor dertoes tabli
s hfac tum
ofTal b- i
- I
shhad,whi chhef ailedt odo- -Petit
iondi smissed.

[
Pp.
43,44,45&46]A,C,D,E,F&H

2022SCMR1454&2022SCMR870r
ef.2022SCMR1454.
Punj
abPr
e-empt
ionAc
t,1991(
IXof1991)
--

----S.13--Rightofpr e-empti
on- -Ri
ghtofpr e-empt ionisoneofsubs t
ituti
onit
fol
lowsthat,unl es
ss t
atuteconferri
ngr i
ghtofpr e-empt i
onotherwisepr ovi
des,pr
e-
empt ormus ttakeoverwhol ebar gai
n,thatistos ay,pre-emptormus tseekpre-
empt i
onofwhol eofsubject-
mat terofsaleandpayent ir
epr i
cepaidbyvendeeas
consider
ati
on- -This,i
ssubjectt
oc er
tainli
mitat
ionswhi ch,atanyrate,donoti ncl
ude
vendor’sdefec t
iveorwantoft i
tle. [ P.44]B

1995SCMR1833andPLD1970SC299r
ef.

Qanun-
e-ShahadatOr
der
,1984(
10of1984)
--

----
Art.114- -
Doc tri
neofest oppel-
-Arti
cle114ofQanun- e-ShahadatOr der
,1984
i
ncorporatesdoc tr
ineofestoppelunderwhi chwhenaper sonhas ,byhisdeclar
ati
on,

V
actoromis s
ion,intenti
onal
lyc ausedorpermitt
edanotherper sontobeli
eveat hi
ng

A D
tobetrueandt oac tuponsuc hbeli
ef,neit
herhenorr
epr esentati
veshallbeall
owed

N
i
nanys uitorpr oceedingbetweenhi mselfandsuc
hper s
onorhi srepr
esentati
veto

A
denytruthoft hatthing. [ P.45]G

I R KH
AM
(
2003)SCC355,2010(
10)SCC165&PLD1971SC376r
ef.

A
Mr
.Zaf
arI
qbalKl
asoon,ASCf
orPet
it
ioner(
thr
oughVi
deoLi
nkf
rom Lahor
e).

N.
R.f
orRes
pondent
s.

Dat
eofhear
ing:4.
5.2023

PLJ2024SC46

[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

Pr
esent
:SyedMans
oorAl
iShahandSyedHas
anAz
harRi
zvi
,JJ
.

A.RAHI
M FOODS(
PVT.
)LI
MITEDandanot
her
--Appel
l
ant
s

ver
sus

K&N’
SFOODS(
PVT.
)LI
MITEDandot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s
Ci
vi
lAppeal
sNos
.444and445of2017,dec
idedon10.
5.2023.

(Againstthejudgmentoft
heCompetit
ionAppel
l
ateTr
ibunal
,Is
lamabad,dat
ed
25.01.2017,passedi
nAppealNo.03of2016)
.

Compet
it
ionAc
t,2010(
XIXof2010)
--

----Ss.10,10( 2)(
a) ,30,31( c),38,42&44- -Fraudul entus eofanot hert rademar kf i
rm
nameorpac kagi ng- -Fil
ingofc ompl aint -
-Inqui ryrepor t
--Impos i
ngofpenal ti
es- -
Appeal s--Dismi ssed- -Conc urrentf indi ngs --Det er
mi nati
onofl i
abi l
iti
esofappel lants-
-Misrepr esentation- -Non- appl icabilit
yofSec ti
on10( 2)(
a)--Challenget o- -Tri
bunal
affi
rmedc rit
erionappl i
edandf indingsoff actsr ecordedbyCommi ssion- -Given
meani ngands copeofpr ovisi
onsofSec ti
on10( 2)(d)ofAc t--I
ndet ermi ningl i
abili
tyof
AppellantunderSec ti
on10( 2)(d)ofAc t,cri
terionappl iedbyCommi ssionandaf fir
med
byTr i
bunalwasl egal l
yc orrec t
- -AndCommi ssi
onandTr i
bunalhavec orrec tl
ydec ided
thatfactsofc asef allwithinpr ohi bi
tionofSec tion10( 1)readwi thSec tion10( 2)(d)of

V
Act--Appel l
antmade‘ mi s
repr esent ation’c onc erningitsownpr oduc tsbyf raudul ent

D
useofK&N’ sFoodspr oduc tslabel l
ingandpac kagingpr i
mar i
l
yt ot akeadvant ageof

A
reputation( goodwi ll
)ofpr oduc t
sofK&N’ sFoods ,notc oncerningpr oduc tsofK&N’ s

AN
Foodst oc aus eexpr essanddi rec thar mt obus inessinterestsofK&N’ sFoods --Vi ew

KH
ofTribunali slegal l
yc orrec tonnon- appl icabil
ityofpr ovisi
onsofSec ti
on10( 2)(a)of
Acttof ac t
sofpr esentc as e--Appeal sdi s
mi ssed. [ Pp. 58&60]D&E

I R
A AM
Compet
it
ionAc
t,2010(
XIXof2010)
--

----S.10(
2)(d)-
-Power sofc ommi ssion--Sect
ion10( 2)(
d)ofAc tempowers
Commi ssi
ont oprovi
depr otec t
iont omanuf acturesagainstpr
ac t
icesofc
opycat
packagingandpar asi
ti
cc opying- -Secti
on10( 2)(d)confer
sjur
isdicti
ononCommiss
ion
regardi
ngf r
audulentuseofanot her’str
ademar k,f
ir
m name,orpr oductl
abel
l
ingor
packaging‘whethersamei sr egist
eredornot ’.

[
P.50]A&B

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

-
---Art.18--Righttoconduc t
--Arti
cle18ofCons ti
tuti
onpr ovidesthateveryciti
zen
s
hallhaverighttoconductanyl awfultradeorbusinessandc lause(b)ofpr ovi
soto
s
aidArticl
es t
atesthatnothinginthisArti
cl
eshallpreventregul at
ionoftrade,
c
ommer c eorindustr
yininterestoffreecompeti
tion.[Pp.53&54]C

Mr.Has
anIrf
anKhan,ASCas
sis
tedbyMr
.Saqi
bAs
ghar
,Advoc
atef
orAppel
l
ant(
in
C.
A.No.445of2017)
.
Mr.Azi
dNafees,ASCal
ongwi
thSyedRi
faqatHus
sianShah,AORf
orAppel
l
ant(
inC.
A.
No.444of2017).

Barr
ist
erHar
isAz
mat
,ASCandMr
.Az
idNaf
ees
,ASCf
orRes
pondent
s(i
nC.
A.No.445
of2017).

Mr.HasanI
rf
anKhan,ASCandMr
.Az
idNaf
ees
,ASCf
orRes
pondent
s(i
nC.
A.444of
2017)
.

Dat
eofhear
ing:10.
5.2023

PLJ2024SC61

[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

Pr
esent
:YahyaAf
ri
diandMr
s.Ayes
haA.Mal
i
k,J
J.

A D V
AN
Haj
iGHULAM RASOOLandanot
her
--Pet
it
ioner
s

I R KH
ver
sus

A AM
SHAHNAWAZandot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

C.
Ps.No.
3678&3667of2022,dec
idedon2.
11.
2023.

(Agai
nstj
udgmentdated09.
09.
2022andorderdated05.
10.
2022pass
edbyt he
LahoreHi
ghCourt,Lahor
einRSANo.229135of2018andReviewAppli
cat
ionNo.
55751of2022)

Li
mit
ati
onAc
t,1908(
IXof1908)
--

---- Ar
t .
113- -
Spec ifi
cRel i
efAc t
,(Iof1877) ,S.12- -Li
mi tation--Suitforspec i
fi
c
performanc e--Saleagr eement --Nof i
xationofdat eforper formanc e--Onust opr ove-
-Chal l
enget o--Nodat eisfi
xedf orperformanc e,andt i
mewoul dc ommenc ewhen
plainti
ffhasnot i
cet hatper f
ormanc eisref usedbyoppos ingc ontracti
ngpar ty--Onus
wasonpet i
t i
oner stopr overefusalofrespondent stoper for m--Pet i
ti
onerdi dnot
l
eadc redibleevidenc einapr opermannert opr ovedat eofr efusalofrespondent sto
performt hei robligati
onsunderAgr eement --Peti
tionerswer eunabl etopr ovethat
theirsuitfors pec i
fi
cper formanc eofAgr eementwaswi thi npresc r
ibedper i
odof
threeyear saspr ovidedunderAr ti
cle113ofAc t--Cour t
sbel owhavec orrectl
y
adjudgedt hisfactualdet erminati
onandr efusedt her el
ieft othepet iti
onersont he
pointofl i
mi tati
on- -Petiti
ondi s
mi s
sed. [
P. 63]A,B,C&D
Mr.MuhammadHuss
ainChot
ya,ASCandSyedRi
faqatHus
sai
nShah,AORf
or
Pet
it
ioner
s(i
nbot
hcases
).

Mr
.Per
vai
zInayatMal
i
k,ASCf
orRes
pondent
s(i
nbot
hcas
es)
.

Dat
eofhear
ing:2.
11.
2023.

PLJ2024SC61

[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

Pr
esent
:YahyaAf
ri
diandMr
s.Ayes
haA.Mal
i
k,J
J.

Haj
iGHULAM RASOOLandanot
her
--Pet
it
ioner
s

A D V
N
ver
sus

KH A
I R
SHAHNAWAZandot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

A AM
C.
Ps.No.
3678&3667of2022,dec
idedon2.
11.
2023.

(Agai
nstj
udgmentdated09.
09.
2022andorderdated05.
10.
2022pass
edbyt he
LahoreHi
ghCourt,Lahor
einRSANo.229135of2018andReviewAppli
cat
ionNo.
55751of2022)

Li
mit
ati
onAc
t,1908(
IXof1908)
--

---- Ar
t .
113- -
Spec ifi
cRel i
efAc t
,(Iof1877) ,S.12- -Li
mi tation--Suitforspec i
fi
c
performanc e--Saleagr eement --Nof i
xationofdat eforper formanc e--Onust opr ove-
-Chal l
enget o--Nodat eisfi
xedf orperformanc e,andt i
mewoul dc ommenc ewhen
plainti
ffhasnot i
cet hatper f
ormanc eisref usedbyoppos ingc ontracti
ngpar ty--Onus
wasonpet i
t i
oner stopr overefusalofrespondent stoper for m--Pet i
ti
onerdi dnot
l
eadc redibleevidenc einapr opermannert opr ovedat eofr efusalofrespondent sto
performt hei robligati
onsunderAgr eement --Peti
tionerswer eunabl etopr ovethat
theirsuitfors pec i
fi
cper formanc eofAgr eementwaswi thi npresc r
ibedper i
odof
threeyear saspr ovidedunderAr ti
cle113ofAc t--Cour t
sbel owhavec orrectl
y
adjudgedt hisfactualdet erminati
onandr efusedt her el
ieft othepet iti
onersont he
pointofl i
mi tati
on- -Petiti
ondi s
mi s
sed.

PLJ2024SC63

[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]
Pr
esent
:MuhammadAl
iMaz
har
,SyedHas
anAz
harRi
zviand

Ms
.Mus
arr
atHi
l
ali
,JJ
.

MUHAMMADYASEENandanot
her
--Pet
it
ioner
s

ver
sus

PROVINCEOFSINDHthr
oughSecret
aryEducat
ionandLiter
acyDepar
tment
Gover
nmentofSi
ndhatKar
achiandother
s--
Res pondent
s

C.
Ps.Nos
.903,904,905,906&907of2023,dec
idedon3.
8.2023.

D V
(
Agai
nstt
hej
udgmentdat
ed28.
11.
2022pas
sedbyHi
ghCour
t

N A
ofSi
ndh,SukkarBenc
hinCons
t.P.
No.D-
1813,D-
2159,D-
3442&

KH A
D-
3716/
2013andD-
69/
2014)
.

I R
AM
Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

A
----Ar ts.10- A&199- -Withdr awalofappoi ntment s--Wr ongf ulc ons i
deration--
Is
suanc eofappoi ntmentl et ters--Condi tionofc ontrac t
ualappoi nt mentwasnot
ment ionedi nappoi ntmentl etters--Fundament alright --Writpet itions--Dismi s
s ed--
Doc tri
neofnat ur aljusti
ce-- Doc tri
neofl oc uspoeni tentiae--Chal lenget o- -Deput y
Sec r
et ary( Law)c onc ededt hatal legedappoi nt mentl et t
ersdonotment i
onany
conditiont hatpet i
tionerswer eempl oyedonc ontrac tbas i
swhi chf actthisCour tal so
verif
iedf rom appoi ntmentl et t
ersat tac hedwi thpet i
tionsandadver ti
sementi nvi t
ing
applications ,findingsofHi ghCour tar enott enabl e--Thebenef i
c iari
esof
appoi ntment sc annotbebl amedal onebec aus epr imar i
lyaut horitywhohadi ssued
appoi ntmentl ettersi nrec r
ui tmentpr oc es sisboundt obepuni shedf i
rstrathert han
petiti
oner swhohadc ommenc edt hei rdut i
esi nvi ewofappoi nt mentl etters--The
petiti
oner smi ghthaveappear edwi thdef enc ethatappoi ntment swer enoti ll
egalbut
i
ssuedaf terduepr oc ess--pet it
ionerss houl dhavebeenaf fordedanoppor tunityof
hearing,whi chi saf undament alrightens hrinedunderAr ti
cle10AofCons tituti
on- -
Thedoc trineofl ocuspoeni tent i
aes hedsl i
ghtonpowerofr ecedi ngt il
ladec i
si
ves t
ep
i
st aken,buti ti snotapr i
nc i
pleofl awt hatanor deronc epas s edbec omesi rrevoc abl
e
andapas tandc losedt ransac ti
on- -Ifor deri sill
egalt henper pet ualr i
ghtsc annotbe
gainedonbas isofs uchani l
legalor der ,not hingwasar ti
culatedt oef fectthat
petiti
oner smanagedt heirappoi nt ment sl et tersduet oanyf raudor
misrepr esent ation- -Petiti
onsal l
owed. [ Pp.66&67]A,B,C&D

Mal
i
kMumtazHussai
nJai,ASCPet
it
ionerNo.
14i
nC.
P.No.904/
23(
Hamadul
l
ahJ
atoi
)
i
npers
onf
orPet
it
ioners
Mr.Sur
eshKumar,Addl.AGSindh,Mr.JawedAliKhawaj
a,Dy.Secy.(
Law),Sc
hool
Educat
ionandLi
terac
yDept.,Govt.ofSindhf
orRespondent
s(viaVLKarachi
).

Dat
eofHear
ing:3.
8.2023

PLJ2024SC63

[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

Pr
esent
:MuhammadAl
iMaz
har
,SyedHas
anAz
harRi
zviand

Ms
.Mus
arr
atHi
l
ali
,JJ
.

MUHAMMADYASEENandanot
her
--Pet
it
ioner
s

V
ver
sus

A D
N
PROVINCE OF SI
NDH through Sec
r et
ary Educati
on and Li
ter
acy Depar
tment

A
Gover
nmentofSi
ndhatKar
achiandothers-
-Respondent
s

I R KH
AM
C.
Ps.Nos
.903,904,905,906&907of2023,dec
idedon3.
8.2023.

A
(
Agai
nstt
hej
udgmentdat
ed28.
11.
2022pas
sedbyHi
ghCour
t

ofSi
ndh,SukkarBenc
hinCons
t.P.
No.D-
1813,D-
2159,D-
3442&

D-
3716/
2013andD-
69/
2014)
.

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

----Ar ts
.10- A & 199- -Wi thdr awalofappoi ntment s--Wr ongf ulc ons i
der ation--
Is
suanc e ofappoi nt mentl etter s--Condi ti
on ofc ontract
ualappoi nt mentwasnot
ment ionedi nappoi nt mentl etter s--Fundament alr ight--Writpet i
ti
ons -- Dis
mi s
s ed--
Doc tri
neofnat ur alj ustice-- Doc t
rineofl oc uspoeni t
enti
ae- -Chal lenget o--Deput y
Sec r
et ar
y( Law)c onc eded t hatal leged appoi nt mentl ettersdo notment i
on any
conditiont hatpet iti
oner swer eempl oyedonc ontrac tbasi
swhi chf ac tthisCour talso
verif
iedf rom appoi nt mentl etter sat tachedwi thpet iti
onsandadver ti
sementi nvi ti
ng
applications,f i
ndi ngs of Hi gh Cour t ar e not t enable--The benef i
ciaries of
appoi ntment scannotbebl amedal onebec ausepr i
mar i
l
yaut hor i
tywhohadi ss ued
appoi ntmentl ettersi nr ecruitmentpr oces sisboundt obepuni shedf irstrathert han
petiti
oner swhohadc ommenc edt hei rdut iesi nvi ew ofappoi nt mentl etters-- The
petiti
oner smighthaveappear edwi thdef enc ethatappoi ntment swer enoti ll
egalbut
i
ssuedaf terduepr oc es s--pet itioner ss houldhavebeenaf fordedanoppor tunit yof
hearing,whi chi saf undament alrightens hrinedunderAr t
icle10AofCons tit
ut ion--
Thedoc tri
neofl oc uspoeni tent iaes hedsl i
ghtonpowerofr ec edingt il
ladec isives tep
i
st aken,buti tisnotapr incipleofl awt hatanor deronc epas sedbec omesi rr
evoc able
andapas tandc losedt ransac tion-- Ifor deri sil
legalt henper petualr i
ght scannotbe
gained on bas i
sofs uc h an i llegalor der ,not hing wasar ticulated t o effec tt hat
petiti
oner s managed t heir appoi ntment s l etters due t o any f raud or
mi
srepr
esent
ati
on-
-Pet
it
ionsal
l
owed. [
Pp.66&67]A,B,C&D

Mal
i
kMumtazHussai
nJai,ASCPet
it
ionerNo.14i
nC.
P.No.904/
23(
Hamadul
l
ahJ
atoi
)
i
npers
onf
orPet
it
ioners

Mr.Sures
hKumar ,Addl
.AG Si
ndh,Mr .JawedAl iKhawaja,Dy.Sec
y.(
Law),Sc
hool
Educat
ionandLi
terac
yDept.
,Govt.ofSindhforRespondents(vi
aVLKar
achi
).

Dat
eofHear
ing:3.
8.2023

PLJ2024SC(
Cr.
C.)1

[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

Pr
esent:SyedMans
oorAl
iShah,SayyedMaz
aharAl
iAkbarNaqviandSyedHas
an

V
AzharRiz
vi,J
J.

A D
AN
MUHAMMADATI
F--
Pet
it
ioner

I R KH
ver
sus

A AM
STATEandanot
her
--Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.P.
No.
298of2023,dec
idedon31.
10.
2023.

(
Agains
ttheorderofLahor
eHi
ghCour
t,Lahor
e,dat
ed16.
03.
2023,pas
sedi
nCr
l.
Mis
c.No.3167-Bof2023)

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----S. 497- -Paki stanPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,Ss .302,148&149- -Rul eof

cons i
s t
enc y--Mat erialavail
ableonr ec ord--Dismis salof- -Ac cusedper sonsc ommi tted
themur deroft hes onsoft hec ompl ainant --Co-ac cus edwer efoundnotpr es enton
thes potatt het imeoft heoc cur r
enc e- -
Ont hisground,t heyhavebeenadmi t t
edt o
post- arres tbailbyt hec ourt
sbel ow- -Ther ul
eofc ons is
tenc ydoesnotappl yt othe
petiti
onerashi sc as eisdist
ingui s
habl ef rom thatoft hoseac cusedper sons --Gr antof
bailbyac our tc ons idersseveralfac torslikethec ont ent soft heFI R,t hei ncr
imi nating
mat erialc oll
ec tedbyt hepolicedur ingi nves t
igation,t hepas thistoryoft heac cused,
etc--Co- ac c
us edhavebeengr antedbai lont hir
dgr ound,i .e,u/S. 497( 2),Cr.P.C.--
Ruleofc ons istenc yi snotonl yt herol eat tr
ibutedt ot heac cusedi nt heFI Rbutal so
themat er i
alc ollec tedint heinves t
igat i
on- -Whohavebeengr antedbai lunder
Section497( 2),Cr .P.C.fordetermi ningt heappl i
cabilityoft her uleofc ons i
stenc yis
notl egal lyt enabl e--Thet entati
veas sess mentoft hatevi denc ehasl edt hem tot he
fi
ndi ngt hatt herear enor easonabl egr oundsf orbel ievingt hatt hes ai
dac c
usedhave
commi tt
edt heof fenceofmur deroft hec ompl ainant ’sson,butr atherthereare
suffi
c ientgr oundsf orfurtherinqui ryintot heirgui l
t-- I
nt hei nvesti
gat i
oninthec ase
ofc o- ac cuseds howst hattheywer enotpr esentont hes c eneoft hec ri
me.Thi sisnot
soi nt hec aseoft hepet it
ioner-- Mat eri
alc oll
ec tedi nt heinves ti
gationagainstt he
pres entpet iti
oneri sdiff
erentf r
om t hatc oll
ectedagai nstt hem- -Thegr oundonwhi ch
theyhavebeengr antedbai li
snotavai lablet ot hepet iti
oner --Caseagai nstthe
petitioneri sther eforenotatparwi tht hatagai nstthos eac c
us edper sonsbutr atheris
disti
ngui shabl einas ubs t
ant i
alas pec t-
- Suffi
c i
enti ncriminat i
ngmat eri
alavail
abl eon
ther ec or doft hec aset oconnec tt hepet i
tionerwi tht hec ommi ssi
onoft healleged
offenc e,andhi sc asedoesnotc omewi t
hi nthes c
opeoft hepr ovisi
onsofSec tion
497( 2) ,Cr.P.C.,nordoest her uleofc ons i
stenc yappl yt ohi m- -Peti
tionisfound
mer itl
es s-- Dismi ssedandt heleavet oappeali sdec l
ined.

[
Pp.
4,5,6&7]A,B,F,I
,M,N,O,P,Q

PLD2002SC46;2010SCMR1933;2001PLC(
C.S.
)57;1979SCMR9;1982SCMR909;

D V
2016SCMR907ref.

N A
KH A
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

I R
AM
----S.497--Ruleofconsi
stency--Rul
eofcons i
stencyappl
iedinbailmattersis

A
premisedont hefundament alr
ighttoequali
tybeforethel
awguar anteedunder
Arti
cle25oft heConsti
tut
ionofPaki s
tan--Thi
srighttoequali
tybefor
et helaw
ensuresthatpersonssi
milarl
yplacedinsi
mi l
arcircumst
ancesaretobet reatedint
he
samemanner .[
Pp.4&5]C

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----
S.497- -Rul
eofcons i
stency-
-Toc l
aim equal
i
tybef
oret
helawanaccus
edper
son
mustthereforeshowthatheandhi sc
o-acc us
edwhohasbeengrant
edbai
lar
e
si
milar
lyplacedinsi
milarcirc
ums t
ances.

[
P.5]D

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----S.497--Ruleofcons i
stency--Theruleofc onsistencyisalsopil
laredonArti
cl
es4
and10- Aoft heCons t
it
utionens uri
ngt hatlevelplayingfieldandfairnes
sis
maintainedinadjudic
atingc asesofc o-
ac cused--Ther ighttoli
bertyunderArti
cl
e9
oftheCons t
it
uti
onhast obeext endedf airl
yandwi thoutdi s
cri
minationtoan
applic
ants eeki
ngbail--Ther ul
eofc onsist
enc yinbai lmattersi
sfundamentalto
ensuringfair
ness,r
educ i
ngar bit
rarydec i
si
on- making,andmai ntai
ningpubli
c
c
onfi
denceinthecri
minalj
usti
cesys
tem.It
’sakeyas
pec
toft
her
uleoflaw,ens
uri
ng
t
hatal
li
ndivi
dualsar
et r
eatedequal
lyundert
helaw. [P.5]E

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----S.497- -Grounds--Pos tarrestbail

--Sect
ion497(1),Cr.
P.C.
,post-arres
tbai li
s
grantedont hr
eegr ounds :(i
)undert hefir
stprovi
sot oSecti
on497( 1),Cr.
P.C.,onthe
groundoft heaccusedbei ngami nor,orawoman,oras ic
kori nf
orm per s
ons ;(i
i
)
undert het hi
rdprovisotoSec ti
on497( 1)
,Cr.
P.C.
,ont hegroundofdel ayint he
conclusionofthet r
ialbeyondt heper i
odprescri
bedf ornofaul
toft heac cused--(i
i
i)
UnderSec ti
on497(2),Cr.P.C.,ont hegroundthattherearenor easonablegr oundsfor
beli
evingt hattheac c
usedhasc ommi t
tedtheoffence. [Pp.5&6]G&H

PLD2022SC743r
ef.

V
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

A D
AN
----S.497--
Bail-
-Tentati
veassessment--Thecourtshavet
oapprai
seal
though

KH
tentat
ivel
ythewhol emateri
alavail
abl
eont her ec
ordofthecas
e--I
tist
het ent
ati
ve

R
assessmentoftheevidencecol
lectedintheinvest
igati
onbothf
orandagainstt
he

AM I
accusedthatisdetermi
nati
veoft hesaidquesti
on.[P.6]J&K

A
PLD1972SC81;PLD1978SC256r
ef.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

-
---S.497--
Bail
--Mat
eri
alavai
l
abl
eonrecord-
- UnderSect
ion497(
2),Cr
.P.C.,t
he
c
ourtshavetoexami
nethewholemat
eri
alavai
lableontherecor
dofthec ase.
[
P.6]L

2011SCMR1619r
ef.

Bar
ri
sterUs
manG.
Ras
hidCheema,ASCf
orPet
it
ioner
.

Ch.MuhammadSar
warSi
dhu,APG,Punj
ab,a/
wMr
.As
gharAl
i
,Inves
tigat
ingOf
fi
cer
forSt
ate.

Mr
.Mudas
sarKhal
i
dAbbas
i,ASCf
orCompl
ainant
.
Dat
eofhear
ing:31.
10.
2023

PLJ2024SC(
Cr.
C.)8

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Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

Pr
esent
:Qaz
iFaezI
sa,CJ
,Ami
n-ud-
DinKhanandAt
harMi
nal
l
ah,J
J.

ZAHI
DSARFARAZGI
LL-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

STATE-
-Res
pondent

V
Cr
l.P.
No.
1192of2023,hear
don22.
11.
2023.

A D
AN
(
Agai
nsttheorderdat
ed20.09.2023oft
heI
sl
amabadHi
ghCour
t,I
sl
amabadpas
sed

KH
i
nCri
minalMis
c .
No.1285-
B/ 2023).

I R
AM
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

A
----S.497--
Cont rolofNar cot
icSubs tancesAc t,(XXVof1997) ,S.9-C--Rec overyof
charasof1833gr ams --Videorecording- -
Pos tar r
estbai l
--Grantof--Peti
ti
onerwas
caughtredhandedbyt hepolicei
napubl icplac e--I
nt hemont hofMayat6pm
duringdayl
ighthour satapopul arpubl icpark,theonl ywi tnesseswerepol i
c emen,
noneofwhom madeavi deorecording,nort ookanyphot ographsofthes eizureand
arrest
--Thefactsandc ircumstancesoft heinstantc asemakesi tacaseoff ur t
her
i
nqui r
y--Accor
dingly,thepet i
ti
oneri sgrantedbai l,subjecttofurni
shingbai lbond.
[Pp.9]A,B&C

Cont
rolofNar
cot
icSubs
tanc
esAc
t,1997(
XXVof1997)
--

---
-S.25--Cri
minalPr
ocedureCode,(
Vof1898),S.103--Sec
tion25oftheAc t
excl
udestheappli
cabi
li
tyofSect
ion103oftheCodeofCr imi
nalProc
edure,1898
whichrequi
restwoormorerespect
ablei
nhabit
antsofthelocal
it
ytobeas s
ociated
whensearchismade.

[
P.10]D

Qanun-
e-ShahadatOr
der
,1984(
10of1984)
--
----Ar
t.164/165--Ar
ti
cle164oft
heQanun- e-Shahadat
,1984s pec
ifi
call
yper
mitst
he
useofanyevi dencet
hatmayhavebec omeavail
ablebecauseofmoder ndevi
cesor
tec
hniques,andi t
sArt
icl
e165overr
idesal
lotherlaws. [P.10]E

Admi
nis
trat
ionofj
ust
ice-
-

----
Mobi l
ephonec amer as--Ift
hepol ic
eandANFwer etouset heirmobil
ephone
camer astorecordand/ ortakephot ographsofthesear
ch,seiz
ur eandarrest
,itwoul
d
beus efulevi
dence--Allinst
ituti
onsac tprof
essi
onal
lyandus eallavai
labl
elawful
meanst oobt ai
nevidenc e--Ac r
edibleprosecut
ionandadjudicati
onpr oc
essalso
i
mpr ovespubl i
cpercept i
on. [Pp.10&11]F&G

Mr
.M.
Shoai
bShaheen,ASCf
orPet
it
ioner
.

D V
Ch.
Rif
aqatAl
i
,St
ateCouns
el,I
sl
amabadf
orSt
ate.

N A
KH A
Dat
eofhear
ing:22.
11.
2023

I R
PLJ2024SC(
Cr.
C.)11

AM
[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

A
Pr
esent
:MuhammadAl
iMaz
harandMr
s.Ayes
haA.
Mal
i
k,J
J.

BAKHTIRAHMAN-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

STATEandanot
her
--Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.P.
No.
207of2023,dec
idedon15.
3.2023.

(
Agai
nstt
hej
udgmentdat
ed23.
01.
2023pas
sedbyt
hePes
hawar

Hi
ghCour
t,Mi
ngor
aBenc
h(Dar
-ul
-Qaz
a),Swati
nCr
.M.B.
A.

No.
22-
M of2023)

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--
----S.497- -Paki st
anPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,Ss. 337- A(i
i)
,337- A(ii
i),337- F( i
)&34
--Ruleofc ons i
s tency--Fractureoff r
ont albone- -Fur t
heri nqui ry--Pos t- arrestbai l
--
Refusalof- -
FIRwasl odgedonbas isofdai lydiar y--Allac cusedper sonshavebeen
assi
gnedt heirrolesi nFIRbutef f
ec ti
ver olehasbeenat t
r i
but edt oac cus ed- -Hisr ol
e
wasr i
ght l
yf ounddi sti
nguishablef rom rol eas s
ignedt oot herc o-ac cus ed- -
Compl ainantwasl yingonbedi nani njuredc ondi t
ion,thusnoi nor dinat eor
unexplaineddel ayc anbeal leged- -TheFI Raswel lass it
epl anandmedi col egal
reportfull
ys uppor tprosecutionc ase- -Ac cordingt omedi calr epor t,C.T.Sc an( Brain
Study)s howsevi denc eoffractureoff r
ont albonef rom lef tsi
deandbonewasal s
o
exposed- -Thef ront albonei sapar tofboneys tructuret hatfor msant eriorand
superiorpor ti
onsandal s
ooneoft hickes tbonesofs kull
-- Aper sons hal lnotbe
rel
easedonbai lifthereappear stober eas onabl egr oundsf orbel ievingt hathehas
beengui ltyofanof f
ence- -
Rol esofc o- ac cusedwhower egr ant edbai lar e
dist
inguishablet oroleas s
ignedt opet i
tionerwhoc aus edf atali njuryt oc ompl ainant-
-Cri
mi nalpet i
ti
oni sdismissedandl eavet oappeali srefus ed. [Pp.13,14&15]
A,B,C,F

V
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

A D
AN
-
---S.
497--Deeperappreci
ati
onofevidenc
e- -Thedeeperappr
eci
ati
onofevi
denc
e

KH
c
annotbegoneintoandi ti
sonlytobeseenwhet heraccus
edispr
imafac
ie

R
c
onnectedwit
hcommi s
sionofoffenc
eornot .

AM I
A
[
P.15]D

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----S.497-
- Furt
heri
nquir
y--Mereposs
ibil
i
tyoff urt
herinquir
yexi
stsal
mostinever
y
cri
minalcase--TheCourti
srequi
redtoconsideroverwhelmingevi
denceonrecordt
o
connectaccusedwithcommissi
onofoffenceandi fans
weri si
naff
irmat
iveheisnot
enti
tledtograntofbail
. [P.
15]E

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----S.497--
Doc tr
ineofparai
ty--Thedoct
rineofpari
tyorrul
eofc onsis
tenc yi
na
cri
minalcaseeluci
datesthati
fcaseofaccusedisanal
ogousinallr
es pectstothatof
co-accusedthenbenef i
toradvantageext
endedtooneac cusedshouldal s
obe
extendedtoc o-accus
edonphi l
osophythatli
kecasesshoul
dbet r
eat edalike.

[
P.15]G

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--
-----S.497- -Equaljusti
ce--Theconceptofequaljusti
cerequi
resappropriat
e
compar abili
tyofr ol
esandover tactattr
ibutedtoco-off
enders,buti
nc aseof
dif
ferenc eordis par
it
yinr ol
esdueal l
owanc ecannotbeextendedtoc o-off
enderson
perspicacit
yt hatdiff
erentsentencesmayr efl
ectdi
ff
erentdegreesofculpabil
i
tyand
ordifferentcircumstances--Cri
minalPeti
ti
oni sdi
smis
sedandl eavetoappealis
ref
us ed.[P.15]H&I

Mr
.As
gharAl
i
,ASCandSyedRi
faqatHus
sai
nShah,AORf
orPet
it
ioner
.

Sar
darAl
iRaz
a,Addi
ti
onalA.
G.f
orSt
ate.

Dat
eofhear
ing:15.
3.2023.

PLJ2024SC(
Cr.
C.)16

V
[
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l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

A D
AN
Pr
esent
:Muni
bAkht
arandSayyedMaz
aharAl
iAkbarNaqvi
,JJ
.

I R KH
MUHAMMADUSMAN-
-Pet
it
ioner

A AM
ver
sus

STATE-
-Res
pondent

J
.P.
No.
148of2022,dec
idedon11.
4.2023.

(
Onappealagai
nstt
hej
udgmentdat
ed15.
02.
2022pas
sedby

t
heLahor
eHi
ghCour
t,Rawal
pindiBenc
hinCr
imi
nalRevi
si
on

No.
205of2021)

Paki
stanPenalCode,1860(
XLVof1860)
--

----Ss
. 324/337- F(v)
/34--FI
Rr egist
eredont hesameday- -Ocularacc
ount
corr
obor at
edbymedi calevi
denc e--I
njuredPW- -Oc cur
rencetookplaceatt hespur
ofthemoment -
-Daman- -Convicti
on-- Unfor
tunateinci
dent,whereinthecomplainant
andhiswi fesustainedinjuri
es--Theinjuredwer efi
rstl
ytakentoTehs i
lHeadquar t
er
Hospit
alwher ethemat terwasr eportedt othepolic
e- -
FIRwasl odgedont hesame
day--Justafteronehouroft heoc currence--Theocularaccountinthi
scasehasbeen
furnished- -Thes epr os ecutionwi t nesseswer es ubj ectedt ol engt hyc ross-exami nat i
on
byt hedef enc ebutnot hingf avour abletot hepet iti
oneroradver s
et othepr os ecution
couldbebr oughtonr ec ord--Wi tnes seshavegi venal lnec es sarydet ail
sof
occur rencequat hedat e,time,pl ac e,nameofac cused,nameofwi tnesses,mannerof
occur rence,kindofweaponus edi nt heoc c urrenc e,thel oc aleofi nj uri
esandt he
mot iveofoc currenc e-- Medi calevi denceavai labl eont her ec ordf ur thercor robor ates
theoc ul
arac count - -Tes ti
monyoft hi
sinjuredPW aswel last hes tampofi njur i
eson
hisper sonc learl
ypr oveshi spr es enc eatt hepl ac eofoc cur renc e-- Thet estimonyof
ani njuredeye- wi tnes sesc arriesmor eevident iaryval ue- -Wi tnes s
esoft heoc ular
accountappear edi nt hewi tnes sboxanddepos edagai nstt hepet itioner--
Oc cur r
encet ookpl ac eatt hes puroft hemomentwi thoutt her ebei nganypr e-
medi at i
onont hepar toft hepet i
t i
oner --Thel oc aleoft hei nj urys ugges t
st hatt he
petitionerhadnoi nt entiont oki llt heinjured-- Pet i
t i
onermayber el easeds ubj ectto
hisfur ni
shings ur etyequalt ot heamountofDamant ot hes atisfactionoft het ri
al
Cour t--Thepet i
tioners hallbet akeni ntoc ustodyanddeal twi t
hi nac cordanc ewi t
h
l
aw.

[
Pp.
19&20]A,B,C,E,F,G,H

A D V
Paki
stanPenalCode,1860(
XLVof1860)
--

AN
KH
--
--Ss.324/
337-F(v)
/34--Recovery--
PFSAr eport-
-Weaponofof f
encei.
e.api
stol

I R
wasrecover
edfrom thepeti
tionerbutasthes amewasnots entt
ot heFor
ensi
c

AM
Sci
enceLaborat
ory,ther
efore,therecover
yisinconsequent
ial
. [ P.19]D

A
M/
s.J
unai
dIf
ti
kharMi
rza,ASCandAni
sMuhammadShahz
ad,AORf
orPet
it
ioner
.

Ch.
MuhammadSar
warSi
dhu,Addi
ti
onalP.
G.f
orSt
ate.

Dat
eofhear
ing:11.
4.2023

PLJ2024SC(
Cr.
C.)21

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l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

Pr
esent
:Sar
darTar
iqMas
ood,Ami
n-ud-
DinKhanandJ
amalKhanMandokhai
l
,JJ
.

KHUDABAKHSH-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

STATEandanot
her
--Res
pondent
s
Cr
l.P.
Nos
.1363&1364of2018,dec
idedon14.
9.2022.

(
Onappealagai
nstt
hej
udgmentdat
ed14.
11.
2018Lahor
eHi
gh

Cour
t.Mul
tanBenc
hinCr
l.AppealNos
.447,515/
2012and

M.
R.No.
76/
2012)

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----- S.417- -Pakis tanPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,Ss .302/ 337A( i)/148/ 149- - Qanun-
e-ShahadatOr der,(10of1984) ,Ar t .129- G- - Appealagai ns tacqui ttal-- Dur ation
betweeni njuryandmedi calexami nat ion- -Impr ovementwasmade- - PW- 9appear ed
i
nCour tandOat hwasadmi ni stered- -Couns elofc ompl ainants tatedt hatwi tnes swil
l
mades tatementonl yt oext entofr ec over yanddi dnotut t
eranyt hingr egar ding
presentoc currenc e- -Hewasal sowi tnes sofoc currenc e- -Anadver seinf erenc ec an
bedr awn- -Repor tofFSLi snegat ive- -Dis mi ssalof -- Thr eeeyewi tnes sesof

V
occur renc ewasdi sbel i
evedf orr eas ont hathehadal legedl yc aughthol dbyone

A D
accus edwher easot herac cus edgavehat c hedbl owi nmi ddleandbac kofheadwhi ch

N
appar ent lyisnotpos si
blewhenvi c ti
m wasc l
as pedbyanot herac cus ed- -Doc tordi d

A
notgi veanydur ationbet weeni njur yandmedi calexami nation,evenbonewasnot

KH
expos edbutooz ingbl oodmus thavedr ainedoutal lbl oodf rom bodyandi nt hat
condi tionc ons c i
ous nes sandbl oodpr essur eof170i snotpos si
ble- -Doc tordi dnot

I R
foundanybandageorf i
rstai dons aidwound- - Twof ires hot sfiredbyr es pondent

AM
wer el andedonr i
ghts houl derandbel owc hinbutdoc torobs ervedf ire- armi nj ury

A
woundonbac kofs houl derandexi twoundwasonf rontofc hes t--Thisi mpr ovement
wasmadeonl yt os howt urningofdec eas edandr ec eivingi njuryonhi sbac k- -PW- 9
i
sc onc erned,i nFI Ri tisment i
onedt hathewi tnes sedoc c urrenc e-- Hewasal so
witnes sofr ecover ies -
- Heappear edi nCour tasPW- 9andOat hwasadmi nister edto
him andt hereaf t
erc ouns elofc ompl ainants tat edt hatwi tnesswi l
lmades tatement
onlyt oext entofr ec over yanddi dnotut teranyt hi
ngr egar dingpr esentoc curr ence--
Anadver sei nferenc ec anbedr awni nvi ewofAr t
icle129- GofQanun- e- Shahadat
Order ,1984bec aus eint hisc as eevi denc ewaswi t
hhel dwhenwi tnes swaspr es enti
n
Cour tandoat hhadal readybeenadmi nisteredbyhi m- -Ther epor tofFSLi sal s o
negat iveast woc rimeempt ies ,rec over edf rom s potwer enotf oundf iredf r
om
Kalas hnikoval l
egedl yr ecover edf rom ac cus ed- - TheHi ghCour thadpr oper l
yr e-
appr aisedent ireevi denc eandwear ei nf ullagr eementwi ths aidc onc lus i
on- -
Petiti
onsar edi smiss ed.

[
Pp.
23,23,24&25]A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H

Mr
.MuhammadUs
manShar
ifKhos
a,ASCf
orPet
it
ioner
.

Mi
rzaAbi
dMaj
eed,DPG,Pb.f
orSt
ate.

Dat
eofhear
ing:14.
9.2022

PLJ2024SC(
Cr.
C.)25
[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

Pr
esent
:Muni
bAkht
ar,SayyedMaz
aharAl
iAkbarNaqviandAt
harMi
nal
l
ah,J
J.

SALMANZAHI
D--
Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

STATEt
hroughP.
G.Si
ndh-
-Res
pondent

Cr
l.P.
No.
263of2023,dec
idedon27.
4.2023.

V
(Onappealagai
nsttheor
derdat
ed22.02.
2023passedbyt
heHi
ghCour
tofSi
ndh,

D
Karac
hii
nCr i
minalBai
lAppl
i
cati
onNo.2107of2022)

N A
KH A
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

I R
AM
----S. 497--Pakist
anPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,Ss .302/337-J/109/34- -

A
Supplement ar
y/subs equentstatement --
Statementatbel ateds tage--Pos tarrestbai
l
--Grantof --After12daysoft hel odgi
ngoft heFI R,thec omplainantr ecordedhi s
fur
thers tatementu/ s161Cr .P.Cinwhi chhes uspec tedthepet it
ionerandot hersto
bemur dererofhiss on--USBal legedlycontaini
ngaudi orec or
dingofc onversati
on
betweent hepet i
ti
onerandt hes tarwit
nesshasnotbeens entforforens i
c
exami nati
on- -Thecumul ati
veef fectofallt
hes eas pectscreatesadoubti nt he
genuinenes sofpr osecuti
onver sion--Peti
ti
oneri sayoungboyof18/ 19year sofage
andr epor t
edlyahearpat i
ent- -
Thepet it
ionerisadmi tt
edt obail.[ Pp.27&28]A,C
&E

PLD2019SC675r
ef.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----S.497--
Postarr
es tbai
l-
-Anystat
ementoft
hepr
osec
uti
onwi
tnes
sesi
frec
orded
atabel at
edstage,i
tloosesi
tssanc
tit
y.
[P.27]B

1996SCMR1553;2020SCMR1049r
ef.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--
-
---
S.497-
-Benef
itofdoubtc
anbeevenext
endedatbai
lst
age.[
P.28]D

2022SCMR1271;2022SCMR1555;2023SCMR364r
ef.

Mr
.Aami
rMans
oobQur
eshi
,ASCf
orPet
it
ioner(
viavi
deol
i
nkf
rom Kar
achi
).

Mr.Huss
ainBuxBal
och,Addl
.P.G.
,Imt
iazAl
i
,Ins
pec
tor
,Ri
zwanShah,I
nspec
torf
or
St
ate(vi
avideol
i
nkfrom Kar
achi)
.

Mr
.Saal
i
m Sal
am Ans
ari
,ASCf
orCompl
ainant(
viavi
deol
i
nkf
rom Kar
achi
).

Dat
eofhear
ing:27.
4.2023

D V
PLJ2024SC(
Cr.
C.)29

N A
[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

KH A
I R
Pr
esent
:Sar
darTar
iqMas
ood,Ami
n-ud-
DinKhanandMuhammadAl
iMaz
har
,JJ
.

A AM
SAI
DWAZI
Randanot
her
--Appel
l
ant
s

ver
sus

STATEandot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.As
.Nos
.197and198of2022,dec
idedon8.
5.2023.

(
Onappealagai
nstt
hej
udgmentdat
ed19.
06.
2019pas
sedby

t
hePes
hawarHi
ghCour
t,Pes
hawar
,inCr
imi
nalAppeal

No.
873-
Pof2017)

Cont
rolofNar
cot
icSubs
tanc
esAc
t,1997(
XXVof1997)
--

----
Ss.9(c)&15--Safecustodyandsafet
ransmi
ssion--Mohari
rnotproduced-
-
Acquit
talof-
-Sec
tions9(c)and15oftheAc tf
orr
ec overyof30-Ki
logr
amsofCharas
,
06-Kil
ogramsofOpium and03- Ki
logr
amsofHeroin--Safecust
odyands af
e
tr
ans missi
onoft hesealedsampl eparcel
shasal sonotbeenes t
ablishedbyt he
prosecuti
onasMohar rar,whokeptt hesampl epar celi
ntheMalkhanaandt he
conc er
nedCons table(FCNo. 1374),whodeliveredt hesampl
epar celtotheoff
iceof
ForensicScienceLaboratory,werenotpr oducedbyt hepros
ecuti
on- -I
tcannotbe
heldwi t
hanydegr eeofc er
taint
ythatthepr osec ut
ionhadsucceededi nest
abli
shi
ng
i
tsc aseagainstanac c
us edper s
onbeyondanyr easonabl
edoubt-- Appeal
sare
all
owed. [P.30]A,B&C

2021SCMR363;2019SCMR1300;2018SCMR2039;2015SCMR1002;2012SCMR
577ref
.

M/s.ArshadHus
sainYousaf
zai,ASCandSyedRifaqatHus
sai
nShah,AORf
or
Appell
ants(i
nCri
minalAppealNo.197of2022)
.

Ms.FarhanaNazMar wat
,ASCforAppel
l
ant
s(vi
avi
deol
i
nkf
rom Pes
hawar(
in
Cr
iminalAppealNo.198of2022)
.

A D V
N
Ms
.Ai
shaTas
neem,ASCf
orSt
ate(
asSt
ateCouns
el,KhyberPakht
unkhwa)
.

KH A
R
Dat
eofhear
ing:8.
5.2023

AM I
PLJ2024SC(
Cr.
C.)31

A
[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

Pr
esent
:SyedMans
oorAl
iShahandSyedHas
anAz
harRi
zvi
,JJ
.

HI
LALKHATTAK-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

STATEandanot
her
--Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.P.
No.
461of2023,dec
idedon24.
5.2023.

(Agai
nsttheorderofIs
lamabadHighCour
t,I
sl
amabad,dat
ed28.
03.
2023pas
sedi
n
Cri
minalMisc
.No. 326-Bof2023)

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--
---- S. 497--Pakis t
anPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,Ss .302,311,324,452,365,337- A(i
i),
148&149- -Inj
ur edwi tness-- CCTVPhot age- - Vicariousl iabil
ity-- Thes tat
ement sof
thei njuredwi t
nes s,andt hreef emal er es i
dent soft hehous ewher ethei ncidentt ook
place,i naddi ti
ont ot hes tatementoft hec ompl ainantwhos es onhasdi edi nt he
i
nc i
denc e- -
Thei nc i
denti sfurt hers uppor tedbyt hef oot ager ec ordedont heCCTV
camer aofanei ghbour i
nghous e- -
Ques tionofvi cariousl iabil
ityofanac cus edc an
alsobel ookedi nt oatt hebai ls tageandi tisnotanabs oluterul et hatitmus talways
bel eftt obedet erminedi nt rial--Mos toft heot herac cus edper sonsar eabs conder s-
-Ther ei sthusal ikelihoodt hatt hepet i
tionermayal soabs condi fhei srel
eas edon
bail
- - All
egedabduc teeRabi aKhat takhasnotyetbeenr ecover ed.Nooneknows
whet hers heisaliveornot --Theexc ept ionsofl i
kelihoodofr epeat i
ngt heof fenc eand
i
nf l
uenc i
ngt hewi t
nes saret husal soat t
rac ted- -I
ft heac tualrol eoft hepet itioneri s
cons idered,hi scas ealsof al
lswi thi
nt hepr ohi bitoryc laus e--Thehous eofever yonei s
tohi m ashi sc astleandf or t
res saswel lasf orhi sdef enc eagai ns ti nj
uryandvi olenc e
asforhi srepos e- -
Itwoul dbet hewor stpos it
ionofas oc i
etyifi tspeopl edonotf eel
safeands ecureevenwi t
hint hei rhous es-- Obs ervat i
onsandf indi ngsmadei nt his
orderaswel lasint heor der soft hel owerCour tsar eoft entativenat ure,whi chs hall
havenoef fectuponf i
naldet ermi nat i
onoft hec as ebyt het ri
alCour tonc onc lusionof
thet rial. [
Pp.33,34&35]A,B,D,E,F&G

A D V
PLD1995SC34;2009SCMR1488;PLD2017SC733;

AN
PLD2021SC799r
ef.

I R KH
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

A AM
--
--S.497-
- Bai
l-
-Bai li
stobegrant
edasarul
e,butnotasofr
ight
.Bai
lcanbe
r
efusedinsuchoffenceswhenthecaseoft
heaccusedf
all
swit
hinanyofthet
hree
well
-est
abl
ishedexc epti
ons
:

(
i) l
i
kel
i
hoodt
oabs
condt
oes
capet
ri
al;

(
ii
) likel
i
hoodtotamperwit
ht hepr
osecuti
onevi
denc
eori
nfl
uenc
ethepr
osec
uti
on
wit
nes
sestoobs
tructt
hecourseofj
usti
ce;and

(
ii
ii
) l
i
kel
i
hoodt
orepeatt
heof
fenc
e. [
P.34]C

Mr
.Khal
i
dAnwarAf
ri
di,ASCf
orPet
it
ioner
.

DSPKhal
i
dMehmoodAwan,I
nspec
torandAs
hiqShah,I
.
O.f
orSt
ate.

Compl
ainanti
nper
son.
Dat
eofhear
ing:24.
5.2023

PLJ2024SC(
Cr.
C.)36

[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

Pr
esent
:Muni
bAkht
arandSayyedMaz
aharAl
iAkbarNaqvi
,JJ
.

MUHAMMADALI
--Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

STATEandanot
her
--Res
pondent
s

V
Cr
l.P.
No.
328of2023,dec
idedon18.
4.2023.

A D
AN
(Onappealagainstt
heorderdated08.
03.
2023pas
sedbyt
heLahor
eHi
ghCour
t,

KH
Lahor
einCriminalMisc
.No.15722-Bof2023)

I R
AM
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

A
----S.497--Paki st
anPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,Ss .324/148/149/337- L(i)/
337- D/337
-F(v)
/337-F- i
ii
/336- -St
atutoryground- -Delayinc onclusi
onoft ri
al--Pos tarrestbail-
-Refusalof--Pet i
ti
onerisbehindbar sf orl as
tmor et han20mont hsandc onc lusionof
tri
alisnotins i
ghti nnearfuture--Delayi nc onclusi
onoft ri
alisnotat tr
ibut ablet o
petit
ionerrathers ameoc casi
onedduet opr osecution--Accuseds i
dei slinger i
ngon
mat t
erdeliberatelyandi snotcooper atingt oconc l
udet ri
alexpeditiously- -
The
petit
ionerisintentional
lydelayi
ngmat terj ustt
oc reateagr oundf orbai linhi sfavour
--Asmanyasei ghtpersonsfrom compl ainantpartys ust
ainedf i
re-armi njurieson
dif
ferentpartsoft heirbodies--Compl ainantpar tyisproduc i
ngwi tnessesbef oreTrial
Courtoneac handever ydat ebutpet itionerisavoidingget ti
ngt heirevidenc e
recorded--Bailevenongr oundofs tatut orydelayc anbedec l
ined--Petitioni s
dismissed.

[
Pp.
37]A,B&C

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

---
-S.497--Stat
utoryground- -
Whi ledecidi
ngbailpeti
tiononstat
utorygr
ounds ,t
he
Court
smus texaminetheavailablematerialt
ofi
rstform anopini
onthatsuchdelayis
notoccas
ionedduet oanyac toft heaccusedhi
ms elforanyotherpers
onac t
ingon
hi
sbehalf
.
 [
P.38]D

Mr
.Az
matUl
l
ahChaudhr
y,ASCf
orPet
it
ioner
.

Nemof
orRes
pondent
s.

Dat
eofhear
ing:18.
4.2023.

PLJ2024SC(
Cr.
C.)38

[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

V
Pr
esent
:YahyaAf
ri
diandSayyedMaz
aharAl
iAkbarNaqvi
,JJ
.

A D
AN
SAADZI
A--
Pet
it
ioner

I R KH
ver
sus

A AM
STATEet
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.P.
No.
150-
Lof2023,dec
idedon20.
6.203.

(Onappealagai
nsttheorderdat
ed20.01.
2023pas
sedbyt
heLahor
eHi
ghCour
t,
Lahor
einCrl.Mi
sc.No.3872-B/2023)

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----Ss.498/ 498- A--PakistanPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,Ss.302/ 324/148/149- -

I
ndiscriminat ef i
r i
ng- -Gener alallegation--Nomi nateinFIR--Abs cons i
on- -Li
ber t
y--
Mer i
tsofc as e- -Furtherinqui ry--Pre-ar r
estbai l--Confi
rmation- -All
egat i
onagai nst
petit
ionerist hatheal ongwi thc o-ac c
us edwhi l
ear medwi thpi st
ollaunc hedanat tac
k
onc ompl ainantpar tyandr estoredt oi ndis
c riminatefi
ri
ngduet owhi chs everal
personss us tainedi njuri
es-- Agener al
izedal legationofcaus i
ngi ndiscri
mi natefiri
ng
hasbeenal legedagai nstpet i
tioner,dur i
ngc ourseofinves t
igation,istranspiredthat
petit
ionerwasempt yhandedatt i
meofoc c urrenceandhehasnotbeenas cri
bedany
overtac t
- -Mer efactt hataper soni snomi nat edinc r
imer epor tdoesnotdubhi m as
anac cusedunl es sandunt i
ldur i
ngc our seofi nvesti
gati
onac cusati
onagai nstsaid
personisf oundt obec orr
ec t--Libertyofaper sonisapr eci
ousr i
ght,whi chc annotbe
takenawaymer el
yonbas isofbal dallegations --Caseofpet it
ioners quar el
yf al
ls
wit
hinambitofSecti
on497(2)Cr
.P.
Centit
li
ngforfur
therinqui
ryi
ntohi
sgui
l
t--
Confi
rm adi
nter
im pre-
arr
estbai
lgrant
edt opet
it
ioner.

[
Pp.
40&41]A,D&F

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----Ss.498/
498-A--Nominatei
nFIR--Mer
efactt
hatapersonisnominat
edincri
me
reportdoesnotdubhim asanaccusedunl
essandunti
ldur
ingcours
eofinvest
igat
ion
accusati
onagainsts
aidpersoni
sfoundtobecorr
ect. [P.40]B

PLD1975SC506r
ef.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

A D V
AN
----Ss
.498/498-
A- -Abscons
ion--Abs
consi
oncannotbevi
ewedasapr ooffor

KH
off
ence--MereAbsconsioncannotbemadeagr oundtodi
scar
drel
iefsoughtforas
dis
appearanceofaper sonaft
eroccur
renc
eisbutnatur
ali
fheisi
nvolvedinamur der

I R
caseri
ghtl
yorwr ongly.

A AM
[
P.41]C

PLD2009SC53;PLJ1995SC477r
ef.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

--
--Ss.498/
498-
A--
Meri
tsofcase--Whi
l
egr
ant
ingpr
e-ar
res
tbai
l
,mer
it
sofc
asec
an
betouc
heduponbyCour
t.[P.41]E

PLD1989SC347;PLD2021SC898;2021SCMR1424;

2022SCMR1271r
ef.

Mr
.Sahi
rMehmoodBhat
ti
,ASCal
ongwi
thPet
it
ioner
.

Mi
rzaAbi
dMaj
eed,DPGf
orSt
ate.

Compl
ainanti
nper
son.
Dat
eofHear
ing:20.
06.
2023

PLJ2024SC(
Cr.
C.)42

[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

Pr
esent
:SayyedMaz
aharAl
iAkbarNaqviandSyedHas
anAz
harRi
zvi
,JJ
.

NOMANKHALI
Q--
Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

STATEandanot
her
--Res
pondent
s

A D V
Cr
l.P.
No.
714of2023,dec
idedon11.
8.2023.

AN
KH
(
Onappealagai
nstt
heorderdated04.05.
2023pas
sedbyt
heI
sl
amabadHi
ghCour
t,

I R
I
sl
amabadinCrl
.Mis
c.No.531-
B/ 2023)

A AM
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----S.
497- -
PakistanPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,S.489- F-
-Dishonestl
yiss
uanceof
cheque--postarrestbail
--Nopr ohibitor
yclause--Abs consi
on--grantof-
-
Complainantgaveac hequeofRs .29,00,
000/-fordoi ngbus i
nesswhateverprof
ithe
wil
learn,hewi l
lsharehalfofthes amewi ththec ompl ai
nant--peti
ti
onergavethree
chequestothec ompl ai
nant--Samedoesnotf allwithinprohibi
torycl
auseofsecti
on
497ofCr PC--Peti
tionerisadmittedbai l
.

[
Pp.
43&44]A,B&E

Paki
stanPenalCode,1860(
XLVof1860)
--

---
-S.489-F--
Secti
on489-FofPPCisnottheprovi
si
onwhichisi
ntendedbythe
l
egisl
atur
etobeusedforrecover
yofanall
egfedamount,r
atherf
orrecover
yofany
amount--Ci
vi
lproc
eedi
ngspr ovi
der
emedies.[P.44]C

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--
-
---S.497-
-Abs
consion-
-Abs
cons
ioncannot
beviewedasaprooffort
heoff
enc
eand
t
hesamealonecannotbemadeagroundtodis
cardther
eli
efsoughtf
or.
[
P.44]E

PLJ1995SC477;PLD2009SC53r
ef.

Mr
.As
adMehmoodAbbas
i,ASCandSyedRi
faqatHus
sai
nShah,AORf
orPet
it
ioner
.

Compl
ainanti
nPer
son.

Mr.Ri
faqatAl
iKhokhar
,ASCasSt
atec
ouns
elI
CTandMr
.MuhammadI
shaq,
I
nspectorf
orStat
e.

Dat
eofhear
ing:11.
08.
2023

A D V
PLJ2024SC(
Cr.
C.)45

AN
[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

I R KH
Pr
esent
:YahyaAf
ri
di,SayyedMaz
aharAl
iAkbarNaqviand

AM
MuhammadAl
iMaz
har
,JJ
.

A
BARKHURDAR-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

STATEandanot
her
--Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.P.
No.
733-
Lof2018,dec
idedon9.
6.2023.

(Onappealagainstj
udgmentdated25.04.
2018pas
sedbyt
heLahor
eHi
ghCour
t,
Lahor
einCriminalAppealNo.65533/
2017)

Cont
rolofNar
cot
icSubs
tanc
esAc
t,1997(
XXVof1997)
--

----S.9(c)--
Poast--
Poppyplants-
-poppystr
aw- -
poppy-seedoi l
--Ac qui
ttalof
--
Poppypl antsweighi
ng10-ki
logramswererecoveredfr
om thesack- -
Al l
egedly
recoveredpoppys tr
awisl
argelyusedforf
odderofanimals--
Poas t’i
st hename
giventot hatpar
tofapoppypl antwhi
chhast heshapeofabas ket,sackorpouc h
anditc ontainsthes eedsofs uchpl ant--Oftenlyst
emsandl eavesoft hepoppyplants
areusedasani malfood.Thepl antc anreac htheheightofabout1- 5met ers(
3-16
feet
)--Thepoppys t
r awi sderi
vedf rom theplantpapavers omni fer
um,whi chhas
beenc ulti
vatedinmanyc ountri
esofEur opeandAs i
aforc enturies--Thishas
medici
nali mpac taswel l
,whichislargelyus edasat oni
cf orwel lnessofnervous
syst
em- -
Thepur poseofi tscul
tivati
onwasac tuall
ythepr oduc ti
onofpoppys eeds--
Thelatterisus edasaf oods t
uffandasar awmat eri
alformanuf acturi
ngpoppy- s
eed
oil
,whichi susedf ormaki ngvar i
ousvar nishes,pai
ntsands oapset c--Peti
ti
onis
convertedi ntoappeal ,all
owedandt heimpugnedj udgmenti ssetas i
de.The
peti
ti
oneri sac quit
tedoft hecharge. [ Pp.46]A,B,C,D&E

2021SCMR531;2016SCMR621;2011SCMR1954r
ef.

Cont
rolofNar
cot
icSubs
tanc
esAc
t,1997(
XXVof1997)
--

-
---S.9(
c)-
- Everycult
ivati
onofpoppystr
awunl
essi
tisprovedthati
tismadefort
he

V
s
olepurposeofex tr
actingnar
coti
csaf
terapr
opermethodcannotbec ons
ider
eda

D
c
rimi
nalact
. [P.49]D

N A
KH A
Cont
rolofNar
cot
icSubs
tanc
esAc
t,1997(
XXVof1997)
--

I R
AM
----S.
9( c)-
- I
tisdi
ff
icul
ttodeter
mineastowhetherthecaseagainstt
hepet
iti
oner

A
fal
lswithinthepurviewofsect
ion9(a)
,9(
b)or9(c)oftheAct--Thepecul
i
arf
actsand
cir
cums tancesofthepresentc
asearesuf
fic
ientt
oc as
tas hadowofdoubtonthe
prosecutioncase.

[
P.49]E

Cont
rolofNar
cot
icSubs
tanc
esAc
t,1997(
XXVof1997)
--

-
---S.
9(c)-
- Benefi
toft
hedoubt,iti
snotnecess
aryt
hatt
hereshouldbemany
c
irc
umstancescreati
nguncer
tai
ntyandifther
eisonl
yonedoubt,t
hebenef
itoft
he
s
amemus tgot otheaccus
ed. [ P.49]F

RaiZami
r-ul
-Has
san,ASCf
orPet
it
ioner(
thr
oughvi
deol
i
nkf
rom Lahor
e).

Mr
.Ir
fanZi
a,DPG,Punj
abf
orSt
ate.

Dat
eofhear
ing:9.
6.2023

PLJ2024Lahor
e1
Pr
esent
:Al
iZi
aBaj
wa,J
.

SAKI
NABI
BI-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

ADDI
TIONALSESSI
ONSJ
UDGE,et
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

W.
P.No.
56691of2022,dec
idedon1.
6.2023.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

A D V
----Ss.22-A( 6),154,156,177,178t o185--Consti
tuti
onofPakistan,1973,Art.199--

N
Pol
iceRul es,1934,Rr.25.1t o25.8--Orderpassedbyex-offi
cioJusti
ceofPeac e--

A
Off
iceofJ OPi saquas i
-j
udicialfor
um- -Ar
tic
le199ofCons ti
tuti
onpet i
ti
onerhas

KH
ass
ailedviresofi mpugnedor derpassedbyex- of
fi
cioJust
iceofPeac e,whereby

R
applic
ationunders ect
ion22- A(6)ofCr.P.
C.fi
ledbyherforregist
rati
onofac ri
minal

I
casewasdi smi s
s ed--Onlyjuri
sdict
ionwhichc anbeexerci
sedbyJ OPunders ecti
on

A AM
22-A( 6)ofCodei stoexami newhet heri nformat i
ondi sclosedbyappl i
cantdi dordid
notc ons titut eac ogni zableof fenc e-- Todi r
ec tconc ernedSHOt or egisteranFI R,
withoutgoi ngint over acityofi nfor mat ioni nques tion- -Of fi
ceofJ OPi saquas i-
j
udic i
alf or um andf unc ti
onsper formedbyi tc annotbet er medj udicialorofaCour t-
-
Statutor ypr ovi
s i
onsembodi edinCodeandThePol iceRul es,1934gover nings uch
sit
uat i
onsar esel f
-explanat or yandunambi guous --Gener all
yoc currenc eistobe
i
nves tigat edatapl acewher eitor dinar il
yoc curs
--Wor dor dinaril
ymeanst hatitisa
gener alpr inc i
ple--Gener alrulear ec ont ainedi nCodei tselfinc ont entsofs uc c
eeding
secti
onsf rom 178t o185ofCode- -Thec umul ati
veef fec tofs ec ti
ons156( 1)and179
ofCodei st hatanof fencec anbei nves tigat edbypol iceof fi
cerhavi ngt erri
tori
al
j
ur i
sdictionoverar eawher eanac ti sc ommi ttedorwher ec ons equenc eoft hatact
ensues -- Pr opos edac cus edabduc teds onofpet it
ionerwhi chwass eenby
eyewi tnes sesf rom t err
itorialjuri
s dictionofpol i
ces t
at i
on- - Hisdeadbodywasf ound
hangi ngonat reewi t
hint errit
orialjur isdicti
onofPol i
ceSt at i
on,Di st r
ictSahiwal -
-A
cri
mi nalc as equaabduc ti
onandmur derofs onofpet i
tionerc anber egisteredatany
ofDis tri
ct s,from wher edec easedwasabduc tedorf rom wher ehisdeadbodywas
recover ed- -Petiti
onal lowed.

[
Pp.
3,4,5&6]A,B,C,D,E,F&G

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

-
---
Ss.
22-
A(6)
,154,156,
177,178t
o185-
-Gui
del
i
nes
--
(i
) Wheni nformati
onr egar
dingc ommis
sionofc ogni
zabl
eoff
encei
sfurni
shedt o
SHOofPol
ic
eSt ati
on,i
nwhos et er
ri
tori
alj
uris
dic
tionoffenc
ehasbeencommitted,he
i
sboundtoregi
stercri
minalcaseimmediat
ely.

(
ii
) Ac r
imi
nalc
asecanberegi
ster
edandi
nvest
igat
edinapoli
cest
ati
onwher
ea
c
ogni
zabl
eof
fencei
scommit
tedorwherei
tscons
equenc
esensue.

(i
ii
) I ncase,wherec l
earl
yapolicestat
ionhasnoj uri
sdi
cti
ontoinvest
igatea
cogniz
ableoffenceandi nf
ormati
onofs amei sreceived,s
uchinfor
mations hal
lbe
recor
dedi ndailydi
aryands entt
oOf fi
cerInchargeofr el
evantpol
icestat
ion--
Meanwhi l
e,allposs
ibl
elawfulmeas ur
ess hal
lbet akentosecurearr
estofof f
ender
anddet ec
tionofoffence.

(i
v) Af t
err egi
str
ati
onofac ri
minalc
as eands tartofi
nvest
igati
onbyapolic
eof fi
cer
,
i
fittr
anspiresthatpol
icest
ati
onlacksterri
tor
ialjuri
sdi
cti
on,i
nformati
onshal
lbes ent

D V
toOffi
cerInchargeofrel
evantpoli
cestati
onint hatregar
dpr omptl
y,whoshallt
ake

A
overi
nvestigati
onwithoutdel
ay.

AN
KH
(v) Whenac asei stransfer
redfrom onepol icestat
iont oanotherduetol ackof

I R
ter
ritori
alj
uri
sdict
ionorc onveni
enceofi nvesti
gatingoffic
erhavinglawfulaut hor
it
y

AM
toinvesti
gatethatc ase,cri
mer eportregist
eredi nori
ginalpoli
ces t
ati
ons hallbe

A
canceledbySuper i
nt endentofPolicec oncerned--Thec ompleterecor
dofc as eshal
l
bes enttopoli
ces tati
onwher ecaseistransf
er r
ed.

(vi
) Whent hereisadisputequat erri
tori
aljuris
dict
ionoft wopolic
es t
ations,
cri
minalcaseshallberegis
teredatpol i
ces t
ationwher einformati
onofcogni z
able
off
enceisreceivedfi
rst-
-Thei nves
tigati
ons hallbecarri
edoutj oi
ntl
ybypol ice
off
icer
sofbot hpolic
es t
ationsunti
lques t
ionofj uri
sdic
tionhasbeens ett
ledand
acknowledged. [Pp.8&9]H

Mr
.ShakeelAhmadMal
i
k,Advoc
atef
orPet
it
ioner
.

Mr.ShahidNawabCheema,AAG&Mr.Haf
izAs
gharAliDPGwit
hShahi
daS.P
(
Invest
igati
on)Pakpat
tanal
ongwi
thr
epor
tandAshi
qAbid,S.
I
/SHOforSt
ate.

RanaMuhammadShahi
d,Advoc
atef
orRes
pondent
s.

Dat
eofhear
ing:1.
6.2023

PLJ2024Lahor
e10
Pr
esent
:Sul
tanTanvi
rAhmad,J
.

Ms
t.KHURSHEEDBEGUM (
dec
eas
ed)t
hroughLegalHei
r--
Appel
l
ant

ver
sus

ABDULWAHI
DNASI
M and3ot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

R.
S.A.
No.
43of2014,dec
idedon7.
7.2023.

Spec
ifi
cRel
i
efAc
t,1877(
Iof1877)
--

V
---- Ss .39&42- -Benami dar--Sal e- deeds -
- Suitf ordec larat i
on,c anc ellati
on- -

D
Def endantNo.1wasal sofil
eds uitf orpos ses s
ion- -cons olidat edj udgment - -Suitfor

A
dec larationwasdi smi ssedwhi les uitf orpos sess i
onwasdec r
eed- - Ons amedayt hir
d

AN
suitf ordec larationf il
edbybenami darwasal sodi smiss edt hroughs epar atej udgment

KH
--Appeal s-- Dismi ssed- -Benamit rans act i
on- -Mot i
ve- -El ement sofbenami
trans actionwer enotpr oved--Limi t ation- -Chal l
enget o- - Unt ruthfulwi tness es --

I R
‘Mot ive’,whi chi soneofmos timpor tantel ement stoes tabl ishbenamit ransac t
ion,no

AM
spec ialr eas oni ss et-upi nplaintorbr oughtonr ecor dasevi denc e,t ohol dor
purc has epr oper tyi nnameofMuhammadAf zal-- Appel lantf ail
edt opr ovet hats uit

A
proper tywasi nnameofbenami darpr ovisionallyorf ors omepar ti
c ularr eas on- -The
repr oduc eds tatementofappel lanti sf urtherbel iedbys choolc ertificateandFami l
y-
Form B wher edat eofbi rthofMuhammadAf zalis( Benami dar )rec ordedas
25.11. 1960- - Noexpl anat i
onc ouldbegi venast ot hisi nc ons istency- - Theevi denc eof
appel l
anti sbas edoni nconsist
ents t at ement s--Theel ement st oes tabl ishbenami
trans actionc oul dnotbepr ovedwi thr equir edl evelofc ogenc y--Thedec i
si
onsoft wo
Cour tsbel ow,i nfirsttwos ui
tsar enotf oundagai nstanyl aworus agehavi ngf orceof
l
awordef ectivei nanymanner ,whi c hi ses s entialtos uc ces sf
ul l
ymai nt ainar egular
secondappeal -- Notj ustconduc tofbenami dari sunc ons cionabl e,whomai nt ai
ned
twodi ffer ents tanc esi ntwos ui t
s,di s ent it
li
nghi mf rom equi t
abl er eliefbutats ame
ti
mehi sc as eisbadl ybar redbyl i
mi t at i
on- -Appealdi smi s sed.

[
Pp.
16,17,18,19,20&23]A,B,C,D,E,F&H

PLD2010SC569,PLJ2023SC255,2014SCMR1469,

2011SCMR1545r
ef.

Li
mit
ati
onAc
t,1908(
IXof1908)
--

-
---Ss.3,4to25-
-Limit
ati
on-
-DutyofCourt
--Sec
tion3ofLi
mitat
ionActcommands
t
hatsubjectt
osecti
ons4to25ever
ysuitaf
terper
iodofl
imit
ati
onpresc
ribedi
nfi
rst
schedulehastobedismis
s edirr
especti
veoffacti
fli
mi t
ationiss
et-upasadef enc
eor
not -
-Secti
on3ibidi
mpos esdutyonCour tsthemsel
vest olooki
ntomatterandwhen
from st
atementinpl
ainti
ti sundoubtf
ulthatsui
tisti
mebar r
edthentoproceedto
rejecti
t--
TheJudgecannotonequi tablegroundsenlargetimeprovi
dedbylaw.
[P.22]G

PLD1985SC153r
ef.

M/s.Shei
khNaveedShehr
yarandShei
khUs
manKar
im-
ud-
Din,Advoc
atef
or
Appell
ant.

Ms
.Saf
inaSaf
darBhat
ti
,Advoc
atef
orPet
it
ioner(
inCi
vi
lRevi
si
onNo.663of2014)
.

Mali
kGhulam-us-
Syeddai
n,Advoc
atef
orRes
pondentNo.
1(i
nR.
S.A.No.
43of2014
andCivi
lRevi
si
onNo.663of2014).

A D V
N
RanaSherZamanAkr
am,Ass
ist
antAdvoc
ateGener
alf
orRes
pondentNo.
2(i
nCi
vi
l

A
Revi
si
onNo.663of2014)
.

I R KH
AM
Pr
oceededexpar
tevi
deor
derdat
ed17.
6.2014f
orRes
pondent

A
No.
2(i
nR.
S.A.No.
43of2014)
.

Dat
eofhear
ing:19.
6.2023

PLJ2024Lahor
e23

Pr
esent
:As
im Haf
eez
,J.

Dr
.UMMARAMUNI
R--
Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

FEDERATI ONOFPAKI STANthr

oughSecret
aryMi
nis
tryofNationalHeal
thSer
vic
es,
Regulati
on&Coor di
nati
on(NHRSR&C),Gover
nmentofPaki
stan,Isl
amabadand
other
s -
-Respondent
s

W.
P.No.
82061of2022,dec
idedon28.
4.2023.
Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

----Ar t.199- -Constitutionalpet it

ion- -Exempt i
onf rom r equi rementofFCPS- -
Eli
gibili
tyf orexempt ion- -Reques twasdec lined- -Abs enc eofs pec ifi
cr epr esentati
on-
-I
ssuanc eofequi valenc ec er t
if
icate-- Noves tedr i
ght -
- Legi t
imat eofexpec tati
on--
Discri
mi nat orydispens ation- -Absenc eofs pec if
icrepr es entat i
oni sl acki ng,
petit
ioner sar erequiredt of ul
filr
equi rementofdet r
iment alrel i
anc e–i ns t
anc eof
purpor teddet r
imentc ausedduet or eli
anc euponal legedr epr esent ation- -Neither
doctrineofpr ocedur allegi t
imat eexpec tationnors ubs tantivel egi timat eexpec tati
on
i
sat tr
ac ted- -Nopur pos ewoul dbeac hievedbyr efer r
ingmat tert oPM&DCorCPSP,
i
nabs enc eoff ulf
il
mentofr elevantqual i
ficat i
onsandc hangedc i
rc ums tanc es--
All
owi ngex empt i
ont opet iti
oner sfrom r equi rement sofFCPSPar t- 1ex ami nati
on
wouldot her wisetantamountt odi scriminat orydi spens at i
on,put tingot herMedi cal
graduat es --Nos pecific,clearandunambi guousas suranc e/r epr esent ationwasmade
byCPSPt opet iti
oner s,noranys uc has suranc ewaspl eaded- -l egi ti
mac yof
expec tationisnotes tablished,andc ons equent lydoc t
rineisnotavai l
abl e--Petiti
ons
dismissed.

D V
[
Pp.
31&32]A,B,C&D

N A
KH A
(
2002)1WLR273r
ef.

I R
AM
Mr
.MuhammadNadeem I
qbalZahi
d,Advoc
atef
orPet
it
ioner
.

A
Mr.Was
eem Maj
eedMal
i
k,Addl
.A.
G,Mr
.Sher
azZaka,As
sis
tantAt
tor
neyGener
alf
or
Res
pondent
s.

M/s.Mudas
sarNaveedChat
thaandJ
avedGi
l
l,Advoc
atesf
orRes
pondent
sNo.
2and
3.

Hafi
zMuhammadAsadMuneerr
epr
esent
ati
veofPM&DC/ Res
pondentNo.6al
ong
wit
hDr.Habi
bUl
lah,ARPM&DCRegi
onalOf
fic
er,Lahor
e.

Dat
eofhear
ing:6.
4.2023

PLJ2024Lahor
e33

Pr
esent
:AnwaarHus
sai
n,J
.

AKASHMASI
H--
Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus
SENI
ORSUPERI
NTENDENTOFPOLI
CE,et
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

W.
P.No.
59263of2022,hear
don12.
10.
2023.

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

----Art.199- -Adver t
isementf orpos tofcons table--Ref usaltoappoi ntment --
Convic t
ioni ncr i
mi nalc ase- -Repr esentati
on- -Rejec t
ed- -Constit
utionalj uri
sdic
t i
on- -
Obs ervati
onofmagi strate- -Petit
ionwasonpayr ol--HighCour tfindsi thardt oal i
gn
i
tselftos uchavi ew- -Hi ghCour tinCons tit
ut i
onalj uri
sdictioncannots i
toverwi sdom
ofdepar tmentr eflectedi napol icyunlesss amei sf oundt obevi olativeof
fundament alri
ght sorbas edonmal afide--Judi c
ialmagi s
tratehasmadeobs ervati
ons
thatsendi ngpet i
tioneronpar ol
ewoul dhavenobear ingonhi srecruitmentt oany
depart menti nf uturewher east hereispos si
bili
tyt hats omeot herjudi ci
almagi strate
i
ns uchl i
kec as e(s)maynotmakeanys uchobs ervati
onswi threspectt os omeot her

D V
applicant--ItislefttoPol iceDepar tmentt os cruti
nizec asesofc andidat es,on

A
i
ndividualbas is,inac c ordanc ewi thit
spolicy,envi sagedunderSt andi ngOr der,

N
withoutanydi sc r
iminat ion- -Pet i
ti
ondi smissed.

KH A
I R
[
Pp.
37&38]A,B&C

A AM
Mr
.MuhammadTalhaMus ht
aq,Advocat
e,Mr.MuhammadSaj
j
adZai
di,Advoc
ateand
Mr
.KhawarShabbi
rKhan,Advocat
eforPet
it
ioner
.

Mr.I
mranKhan,Assi
stantAdvocateGeneral
,MuhammadNawaz,DSP,Off
iceofCPO,
Guj
ranwal
a,Shabbi
r,I
ns pect
or,Off
iceofDPO,Guj
ranwal
aandAl
iShan,S.
I.
,Off
iceof
CPO,Guj
ranwalaf
orRes pondents
.

Dat
eofHear
ing:12.
10.
2023

PLJ2024Lahor
e40

Pr
esent
:Shahi
dJami
lKhan,J
.

SyedALIRAZANAQVI
,et
c.-
-Pet
it
ioner
s

ver
sus

CHAI
RMANPPSC,et
c.-
-Res
pondent
s
W.
P.No.
43082of2023,hear
don17.
10.
2023.

Gener
alCl
aus
esAc
t,1897(
Xof1897)
--

---- S.24- A- -Cons ti

tutionofPaki st
an,1973,Ar ts.18,25&199- -Cons t
itutional
petition-- Non- issuanc eofappoi ntmentl etters--
Rec ommendat i
onsf orappoi ntment -
-Pet i
tioner swer enamedi nFIR’s--Discreti
onofappoi nti
ngaut horit
y- -
Fundament al
ri
ght -- Non- availabil
ityofc ri
minalrec ord--Exerciseofdi screti
onisdec laredagai nst
spiri
tofj udgmenti nFar azNaveedCas eandvi olativeofSec ti
on24- AofGener al
Claus esAc t,1897- -Thedi scr
etionc annotbeexer cisedi nmec hanicalway,when
futureofac it
izeni sats take--Thepet it
ioner s
,beingc it
izens,havec onstituti
onaland
fundament alrightunderAr ti
cles18and25ofCons titut
ionagai nstdiscri
mi nati
onand
forc hoiceofoc c
upat ionandpr ofessi
on- -Petit
ioner swer enamedi nFIRsar i
si
ngout
ofs omef ami l
ydi spute- -Noevi denceori nformat i
onoft heirothercriminalr ecordi s
available- -Anyl awabi dingciti
zen,byf ate,canbeent angledinanyc ri
mi nalcas e,his
futureandf undament alr i
ghtsunderCons ti
tutionc annotbec ompr omisedbyar ul
e

V
ofthumb- -Pet i
ti
onal lowed.[ P. 43]A,C&D

A D
AN
Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

I R KH
AM
----
Ar t
.27--Pr
otecti
onf r
om discr
imi
nati
on--Apers
onqual
if
iedforappoi
ntmentis

A
prot
ec t
edfrom anydisc
r i
minati
on,whi
chinthi
sCourt’
sopi
nion,i
ncl
udesdeni
alfor
appointmentonc onj
ecturesandsurmi
ses. [
P.43]B

M/s
.MuhammadShabbi
rHussai
n,MuhammadAdnanAfzal
,RanaRaf
aqatAl
i
,Mehar
Ahs
anJavedandUs
manHaiderToor
,Advoc
atesf
orPet
it
ioners
.

Mr
.Was
eem Maj
eedMal
i
k,Addi
ti
onalAdvoc
ateGener
al,Punj
abf
orRes
pondent
s.

Mr
.Ij
azAhmadAwan,LawOf
fi
cer
,PPSC.

Mr
.JaveedDogar
,DSP/
Legal
,Capi
talCi
tyPol
i
ceOf
fi
cer
.

Dat
eofHear
ing:17.
10.
2023

PLJ2024Lahor
e43

Pr
esent
:MuhammadAmj
adRaf
iq,J
.

PARVEZELAHI
--Pet
it
ioner
ver
sus

CARETAKERGOVERNMENTOFPUNJ
ABet
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

W.
P.No.
45360of2023,dec
idedon13.
7.2023.

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

----Ar ts.199&199( 1)(c)-- Regi strationofc ertai nFIR’ sandpendenc yofi nqui ri
es--
Submi s s
ionofr epor t--Arres tofpet i
tionerinunknownc r
imi nalc ases- -
Unc alled
practice- -Arrestaf t
erar res t--Deni aloff undament alr ight --Di rec t
iont o- -Ifac cusedis
arrestedi nanot herc asewhenhewasoni nt erim pr e- ar r
es tbai linonec as e,hi s
petit
ions houldnotbedi smi ssedduet owantofappear anc e- -Int hisdi gitalagewhen

V
shari
ngi nformat ioni ssos impl eandc heap,i tsdi ssemi nat ionhasbec omes or api d

D
andef fec ti
veei thert hroughs oc i
almedi aac c ountoronl i
nei nf ormat ionavai l
abl eat

A
respec ti
vePol i
ceI nformat ionSys tem Sof twar e,r ecor dofc rimi nalc as esofanac cused

AN
canbeobt ainedeas il
y--Ar res taf terar restors uc c
es siver emandsi ndi fferentc ases

KH
amount st odeni aloff undament alr i
ght stolifeandl i
ber tyandal sooppos est o
pri
nc i
pl eofduepr oc ess--Ar res tindi fferentc as esisnotbei ngs oughtf orpur pos eof

I R
i
nves tigat i
onbutt okeepac cus edi nphys i
calc us todyofl awenf orcementagenc yfor

AM
alongerper i
odi nor dert okneeldownhi mt ot heirt erms ,theni tisnotonl yillegalbut

A
anof fenc e,andbonaf ideofpol i
c eforar resti ndi ff
er entc asesi sreflectedi ftheyput
remandr eques twi t
hc riminalr ec ordofac cus ed- -Pet itioners hallnotbear restedi n
anybl indorunknownFI Rsori npendi ngi nqui ri
eswhi c hs hal lbec ompl etedaf ter
providings t
at ementofal legat i
onsandoppor tuni tyofhear ingt opet iti
onerunder
PunjabAnt i
-Cor ruptionRul es,2014orFeder alI nves ti
gat i
onAgenc yAc t,1974- -
Petit
ional l
owed. [Pp. 48,52&54]A,E,F,G&I

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

----Art.
199( 1)(
c )
--PowersofHi
ghCour t--
TheHi ghCourtunderArt
icl
e199(
1)(
c)of
Cons t
it
utionisc ompetenttopas
sappr opri
ateordersonappli
cati
onofanyaggr
ieved
personyett hisappropri
ati
onmus tnotviol
ateanyprovi
si
onofl aw.
[P.49]B

PLD1993SC473.

Unc
all
edpr
act
ice-
-

---
- Theunc
all
edpracti
ceforarr
estaf
terar
restcannotbewei ghedinlightofobject
ofl
awenf or
cementagencies
,rat
herfr
om acti
onswhic hspeakintent
ions,al
iveinthi
s
case,andmanyother
s,theyweresopromptands wiftsoastoleavedes perat
ionas
f
ootpri
ntsi
nbookofhist
ory-
-Suchpr
acti
cei
sasourceofnui
sanceandcauseshar
m
t
omindandr eput
ati
onofapers
onwhichi
ntur
nissynonymoustocaus
inghurt.
[
Pp.50&51]C&D

PLD2018SC595&1994SCMR1283.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

---
- S.54--Power
sofpoli
ce--Sec
tion54ofCr.P.
C.empower spoli
cetoarr
estwi
thout
awar r
antanypersonrequi
redinninesi
tuati
onsmentionedtherei
nbutiti
sonly
permissi
bleandcannotbeusedass ubs
tit
uteofmightisri
ght.[P.52]H

M/
s.As
ifMehmoodCheemaandAmi
rSaeedRawn,Advoc
atesf
orPet
it
ioner
.

D V
Mr
.MuhammadAnwarKhan,As
sis
tantAt
tor
neyGener
al.

N A
KH A
Mr.Ghulam SarwarNahung,Addi
ti
onalAdvoc
ateGeneral
,Mr.Si
tt
arSahi
l,As
sist
ant
AdvocateGeneral,Mr
.ImranAbbasSahi
,AAGandMr .M.Far
rukhKhan,AAGf or

I R
Respondents.

A AM
Mal
i
kKhudaYar
,Ins
pec
torLegal
.

AhmadWaqar ,Ins
pect
or,FI
A/AML/Lahore,Shouzab,SI
.Ch.Ri
az,Deput
yDi r
ect
or
LegalAnti
-cor
rupti
onandWas eem Sadi
q,Assi
stantSuper
int
endentDis
tri
ctJai
l
,
Lahore.

Dat
eofhear
ing:13.
7.2023.

PLJ2024Kar
achi1(
DB)

Pr
esent
:MuhammadI
bqalKal
hor
oandAr
babAl
iHakr
o,J
J.

Raj
aRAFI
QUEAHMED-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

FEDERATI
ONOFPAKI
STANandot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s
Cons
t.P.No.D-
707of2023,dec
idedon19.
10.
2023.

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

----Art.199--Deput ati
on- -Deput ati
onwasex tended- -pet i
tionerwasappl i
edf or
permanentabs or pti
on- -Noobj ectionc erti
ficate-- Seniorityli
s t
--Pet i
tionerwas
droppedf ortimes calepr omot ion- -Petiti
onerwasr epatriatedt ohi spar ent
depar tment--Par entdepar tmentwasf i
llseatofpet i
ti
oner --Pet i
ti
onerwasl ieni nhi
s
parentdepar tment --Ri
ghtt opos ted- -Petiti
onerwasnotabs orbedi nPaki stan
Railways,admi t
tedl yhislienwasnotupf orter minat i
onevenwi t
hhi sc ons entand
parentdepar tmenthadnoaut hor i
tyt ofil
lseatl eftvac antbyhi m onhi st ransferto
PakistanRailwaysondeput ati
onunl esspet it
ioner ’sabs orptionwasc onf irmedt oit
off
iciall
ythroughar equisi
tenot i
ficati
on- -Pet i
ti
oner '
sli
eni nhi spar entdepar tment
woul dbedeemedt ohavec ont i
nuedandnevert ermi natedl eavingpos tvac antf or
fi
ll
ingbyhi spar entdepar tment --Thepar entdepar tment ,withoutr ecei vingany
confirmati
ont hroughanydoc umentoranyi nformat i
onaboutabs orptionof
petiti
onerinPaki s t
anRai lways ,adver ti
sedpos tmer elyonpr esumpt i
onofpet i
ti
oner
havingbeenabs orbedandappoi ntedanot herper son,notr ealizi
ngt hathi sl

V
ienin

D
depar tmentwasi ntactandhadneverbeent er minat ed--Pet iti
onerhasar i
ghtt obe

A
pos t
edi nhispar entdepar t
mentagai nstpos t,whi c hhehadl eftonhi sappoi ntmentin

N
PakistanRailwaysondeput ati
on,wi thallbenef its,when,heaf terbeingr epatri
ated

KH A
fr
om bor rowingdepar t
ment -
-Pet iti
ondi spos edof .[ Pp.9&10]A,B,C&D

I R
AM
2015SCMR456,2000SCMR1780,2005SCMR716,2005SCMR1212&2011SCMR

A
442ref
.

Mr
.Qur
banAl
iMal
ano,Advoc
atef
orPet
it
ioner
.

Mr
.MuhammadI
mranKhan,Advoc
atef
orRes
pondentNo.4.

Mr
.Dar
eshaniAl
iHai
der‘
Ada’
,D.
A.Gf
orPaki
stan.

Mr.AbdulHassain,As
sis
tantAccountsOffi
cer,Paki
stanRail
ways,SukkurandI
rf
an
AhmedShaikh,inchar
geSc i
enc
eCar avan,SindhUnit,Sukkurar
epr es
ent.

Dat
eofhear
ing:26.
9.2023.

PLJ2024Kar
achi10

Pr
esent
:Sal
ahuddi
nPanhwar
,J.

ZULFI
QARAHMED-
-Appel
l
ant
ver
sus

MUHAMMADNADEEM andot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

I
IndAppealNo.193of2022,dec
idedon12.
7.2023.

Ci
vi
lPr
ocedur
eCode,1908(
Vof1908)
--

----O.VIIR.11- -Rej
ec tionofs uit--Suitfordamages --Defamat ion--Appeal--
Dismissed--Acqui t
talinac ri
mi nalc as
e- -Benefitofdoubt- -Appel l
antwasf ac
edful l
dressedt r
ial
--Anac qui t
talthroughbenef itofdoubtamount i
ngt ohonour abl
e
acquitt
al--Thisisnotac asewher eonapl ainreadingofpl ai
ntsnoc auseofacti
on
exist
sformal i
c i
ouspr osecution,es pec i
all
yowi ngtoFI Rwhi chwasl odged,Appellant

V
facedfull-
dress edtrial,subsequentac qui
ttalandnat ureofallegat i
onsinPlai
nts
-- The

D
plai
ntisnotl i
abl etober ejectedinas ummar ymanner --Wi t
houtpr ovidi
ng

A
oppor t
unitytoPl ai
nt i
fft oprovehi spl eadingst hr
oughevi denc e,itwil
lnotbejustand

AN
propert orej
ec tplai
nt --Appealal lowed. [Pp.12,17&18]A,D&E

I R KH
PLD2002SC1060,1994SCMR1614,2012CLD6(
SC)
,1995

AM
SCMR1345andPLD2001SC478r
ef.
2022SCMR1433,

A
PLD2008SC650.

Ci
vi
lPr
ocedur
eCode,1908(
Vof1908)
--

---
-S.100--Scopeofs econdappeal
--Thes copeof2ndappeali snarrowanditcoul
d
beexerci
sedonlyifdecis
ionisbei
ngc ontrar
yt olaw;fai
l
uretodet er
mines ome
mater
iali
ssueoflaw,ands ubst
anti
alerrorordefec ti
nprocedureprovidedbyCode
orl
awf orti
mebei nginforcewhic
hmaypos sibl
yhaveemanat edaner rororsl
i
p-up
i
ndeterminati
onordec is
ivenes
sofcaseonmer it
s . [P.13]B

PLD1969SC617.

Mal
i
ciousPr
osec
uti
on-
-

-
---
Ingr
edi
ent
s:

i
. Thatpl
aint
if
fwaspr
osec
utedbydef
endant
;
i
i
. Thatpr
osec
uti
onendedi
nfavourofpl
aint
if
f;

i
i
i. Thatdef
endantac
tedwi
thoutr
eas
onabl
eandpr
obabl
ecaus
e;

i
v. Thatdefendantwasact
uat
edbymal
i
cewi
thi
mpr
obabl
emot
iveandnott
o
f
urt
herendsofjus
tic
e;and

v. Thatpr oc
eedi
ngshadinterf
eredwit
hplai
nti
ff
’sl
i
ber
tyandhadal
soaf
fec
tedhi
s
reput
ati
onandplai
nti
ffhads
uffereddamages. [Pp.
14&15]C

Mr
.Far
jadAl
iKhan,Advoc
atef
orAppel
l
ant
.

Nemof
orRes
pondentNo.
1.

A D V
Mr
.Al
iZar
dar
i,AAGf
orRes
pondent
sNo.
2&3.

AN
KH
Dat
eofhear
ing:17.
5.2023.

I R
AM
PLJ2024Pes
hawar1(
DB)

A
Pr
esent
:Is
hti
aqI
brahi
m andSyedAr
shadAl
i
,JJ
.

AFTABALAM andanot
her
--Pet
it
ioner
s

ver
sus

SECRETARYHOME&TRI
BALAFFAI
RS,GOVT.OFKPK,Pes
hawarandot
her
s--
Respondent
s

W.
P.No.
1783-
Pof2023,dec
idedon31.
5.2023.

Wes
tPaki
stanMai
ntenanc
eofPubl
i
cOr
derOr
dinanc
e,1960(
XXXIof1960)
--

----S.3--Cons tituti
onofPaki s
tan,1973,Art
s.199&245( 3)--
Preventi
vedetention--
Juri
sdi
c t
ion- -Det entionor ders--Inc
identof9May2023- -Sanc r
o-st
ylereportof
poli
ce--St ereotypedet entionor der
s--Nomat eri
alr
egardinginvol
vementofdet enue
i
nant i
- s
tat eac t
ivit
ies -
- Lackingofes s
enti
alattr
ibut
es--Maintai
nabil
i
ty--Courts
exerci
set heirjudicialpower ,whichisaconsti
tuti
onalpowerandwhi chcannotbe
takenawaybyas ub-cons t
itutionall aw- -Thepetiti
onersinallpet i
ti
onshave
challengedt heirdet enti
onor deri ssuedunderSec ti
on3ofMPObyDeput y
Commi s s
ioners--Thedet ent i
onor der swoul dshowt hats t
ereot ypeor derswer e
i
s suedbyDeput yCommi ssioner swher eincertai
nor dersblanks pac eswer efill
edwi t
h
namesofdet enue- -Ther espondent sc ouldnotpl aceonf i
leanymat eri
alexc eptFirs
t
I
nf ormat ionRepor twher ebyc ertaindet enueswer ec hargedini nc i
dentof9t hMay,
2023- - DeputyCommi s
sioner s,whi l
ei ssuingimpugnedor ders,haveac tedinhas te
andpas s
edor dersofdet ent i
oni ns lipshodmanneronbas i
sofs ancro-styl
er eportof
pol i
cewi thoutadver ti
ngt oanymat erialrel
ati
ngt oinvolvementofdet enuesi nanti-
stateac tivi
ti
es--Itlackses s
ent ialattributesenvisagedbySec tion3ofMPOi mpugned
order sissuedbyDeput yCommi ssi
oner sar enotsus t
ainableineyesofl aw- -Petit
ions
dispos edof . [Pp. 11,16,17,19&20]A,B,C,D&E

PLD1999SC504,PLD1977Kar
.604,PLD1980Lah.206,

PLD1974SC151&PLD2003SC442r
ef.

M/s.Fahi
m Khan,ShahFais
alUtmankhel,MuhammadMuaz
zam But
t,MuhammadTai
f

V
Khan&Al iZaman,Advoc
atesforPet
it
ioners.

A D
AN
M/s.Aami
rJaved,Advoc
ateGeneralKhyberPakht
unkhwa&Sanaul
l
ah,Deput
y

KH
At
torneyGeneralf
orRespondent
s.

I R
A AM
Dat
eofhear
ing:30.
5.2023.

PLJ2024Quet
ta1(
DB)

Pr
esent
:MuhammadEj
azSwat
iandGulHas
sanTar
een,J
J.

Ms
t.KHANBI
BIand4ot
her
s--
Appel
l
ant
s

ver
sus

BI
BIRAHI
MAand5ot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

R.
F.A.No.
147of2014,dec
idedon13.
12.
2022.

Spec
ifi
cRel
i
efAc
t,1877(
Iof1877)
--

---
-Ss.9,31,42&54- -PunjabPart
iti
onofI
mmovabl eProper
tyAct,(
IVof2012),S.4-
-Qanun-e-ShahadatOrder,(10of1984)
,Ar
t.71--Sui
tfordecl
arat
ion,cor
rec
tionof
mutati
onentries
,part
it
ion,possess
ionandpermanentinj
uncti
on--Decr
eed--
Appel l
ant sandr espondent swer es uc cessorsint eres tofpr edec ess or--Appel l
antsand
Res pondentNo.5wer es ubmi ttedc ommonwr ittens tatement - -Or alwi ll
--
I
nadmi ssi
bl es tatementofDW- 1r egardingor alwi ll--Int erestedwi tnes s--Bur denof
proof- -Pres umpt i
vel egalhei r--Depr i
vationofl egals har esins uitpr oper ties--
Chal l
enget o- -TheRes pondentNo.1hasc l
aimedt hatpor tionofl egac yof
predec ess ordevol veduponal llegalr epr esentat ivesvi demut ati
onsofi nheritance
Nos .ACOUand486,appel lant sar enotr eadyt opar tit
ions uitproper ti
es --The
burdenofpr oofofal l
egedor alwi l
lofpr edec ess or ,wasonappel lant s--They
exami nedt woor alwi tnes s es - -St atementofDW- 1i ss i
mpl yinadmi ss i
bler egarding
proofofor alwi l
lofpr edec es s or- -DW- 3,ofs t
at ementdoesnotf allwi thins tatut
or y
except ionofhear sayevi denc easpr escri
bedbyAr ticl
e46,Q. S.O- -TheDW- 1al s
o,
appear st obeani nt eres tedwi t
nes s--Thes tatementofDW- 3andhi stenderage,ar e
quiteimpr obabl er egar dingpr oofofor alwi l
lofpr edec es sor- -Thes tatementof
attorneyofappel l
ant s,bei ngas elfservings tatement ,isnotadmi s si
blef orpr oofof
all
egedor alwi ll
--Thebur denofpr oofofs econdpoi ntf ordet ermi nat i
on,wason
appel l
ants - -Theyf ailedt opr ovet hatr espondent swer epai dt heirs har esinf orm of
cashandj ewel ri
esbyl atepr edec es s
or- -I
tispr ovedt hatr espondent shavenotbeen
givent heirs haresins uitpr oper tiesbyappel lant s- -Ther i
ghtofanhei rappar ent
comesi ntoevi denc ef orf irstt i
meondeat hofanc es torandi snotent i
tledunt ilt
hen
toanyi nter estinpr oper tyt owhi chhewoul ds uc ceedasanhei rifhes urvives

V
anc estor-- Appealdi smi ss ed.

A D
AN
[
Pp.
4,5,6&7]A,B,C,D,E,F&I

I R KH
AM
PLD1975SC624r
ef.

A
Tr
ans
ferofPr
oper
tyAc
t,1882(
IVof1882)
--

----S.6(a)-
-MuhammadanLaw,Par a4- -Pr
esumpti
velegalheir
--Theexpect
eds hare
ofapr esumpt i
velegalheir
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orinhisli
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s
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om getti
ngs hareinlegac
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orinviewofdoc t
rineof
spess uccess
ionsasembodi edbyPar aNo.54,MuhammadanLawandSec ti
on6( a)
,
TransferofPropertyAct,1882. [P.6]H

Legac
yofdec
eas
ed-
-

----Anythi
nggivenbyaf athertohi
sdaughteri
nhisli
fe,atmostmaybec
ons
ider
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e,righti
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edac c
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h.
[P.
6]G

Mr
.Aj
malKhanKakar
,Advoc
atef
orAppel
l
ant
s.

Mr
.Mumt
azHanaf
iBaqr
i,Advoc
ate,f
orRes
pondent
sNo.
1

t
o4.
Mr
.At
taul
l
ahKhar
oti
,Advoc
atef
orRes
pondnetNos
.6t
o22,24and25.

Mr
.Shahi
dBal
och,Addi
ti
onalAdvoc
ateGener
alf
orof
fi
ci
alRes
pondent
s.

Dat
eofhear
ing:29.
11.
2022.

PLJ2024Quet
ta7(
DB)

Pr
esent
:MuhammadKamr
am KhanMul
akhai
landGulHas
sanTar
een,J
J.

ABDULSATTARandot
her
s--
Appel
l
ant
s

V
ver
sus

A D
AN
ABDULLAHandot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

I R KH
R.
F.A.Nos
.35&36of2016,dec
idedon23.
11.
2022.

A AM
Spec
ifi
cRel
i
efAc
t,1877(
Iof1877)
--

---- S. 12- -Cont rac tAc t,(

IXof1872) ,Ss.24&26- -Suitf ors pec i
ficper f
ormanc ef il
ed
byappel lantsdi smi ssedwhi les uitfil
edbyRes pondentNo.1wasdec r
eed- -Common
vendor s- -Bot hs i
deswer ec laimingpur chas eofs uitproper ty--Cont ractsofs al
e- -
Pos ses sionwashandedoverbyRes pondentNo. 1- -
Conc edi ngwr i
ttenstatementi n
favourofappel lants --Deni alofs al
eofs uitl andbyvendor st oRes pondentNo. 1--
Mal af ideofvendor sfors uppor tings uitofappel lants -
- Ex.P/ 3-Awasanexc hangeof
womanf ors uitpr oper ty--Voi ds al
ec ont rac t--Thet ri
alCour thasdec r
eeds uitof
Res pondentNo.1t oext entofs haresofvendor si ns ui
tpr oper tybec ause,twos i
sters
andmot herofvendor swer enei therexec ut ant sofs aidexhi bitnort heyaut horized
vendor st os aleoutt heirs har est hroughar egis teredpowerofat torney- -
The
Res pondentNo. 1hasnoti mpugnedpar tdi smi ssalofhi ssui tthroughanappealor
cross -obj ectionbef oret hisCour twhi chat tainedf i
nal i
ty- -Thevendor sthrought heir
commonwr ittens tatementhaveadmi ttedexec utionofEx:P/ 3-A,andhandi ngover
pos ses sionofs uitpr oper tyt oappel l
ant s-- Thevendor sal soappear edonoat h
throughat torneyandownedexec utionofEx:P/ 3-A- Theyal lovers hownwi l
li
ngnes s
fortr ans ferofs uitpr oper tyi nr evenuer ec or dinnamesofappel lants--Legals t
at usof
Ex:P/ 3-A,i snotofal egalc ontrac tratheri sanagr eement -- Thet ermsofEx:P/ 3- A
revealt hatvendor shads oldouts uitproper tyt oappel lant sinexc hangef orapr ice

ofRs
.500,
000/
-aswel
lasi
nexc
hangef
ordaught
erofAppel
l
ant

No.1--Howahumanbeingcoul
dbemadeac omponentofapr
icei
nas al
e
t
ransac
tion-
-TheAppel
l
antNo.1bes
idesRs
.500,
000/-hadgi
venherdaught
ert
o
secondvendornamel yNas r
ullah- -TheEx:P/ 3-Aisavoi dcontractwhichisnotonly
i
mmor al,againstpubli
cpol i
cyaswel lasvoi dunderSec ti
ons24and26ofCont rac
t
Act,1872- -Perfor
manc eofEx:P/ 3- Aisforani l
legalact
,wholeEx:P/ 3-Aisvoid--
Andeveni fac ontr
actorpr omi sebef ounduponal egalandani l
legalact,
considerationandi l
l
egalc onsiderat i
onc annotbes eparatedfrom legalconsi
derat
ion
andr ejected,il
l
egali
tyofpar tvitiateswhol e--Ex:P/3-Aisanexc hangeofawoman
forsuitproper t
ywhi chisagains tlawandShar iah--Tri
alCourthasr i
ghtl
ynon- sui
ted
appellants--Orderacc ordi
ngly.

[
Pp.
12,13&14]A,B,C,D,F&G

Wor
dsandPhar
ases
--

--
--Pri
ce-
-Thewordpric
emeansonly“money”-
-Anycons
ider
ati
oni
nsal
ewi
thout
moneyorpartmoneyandpar
totherthi
ng,i
snotasal
e.
[
P.14]E

A D V
N
Mr
.MuhammadAkr
am Shah,Advoc
atef
orAppel
l
ant
s(i
nRFANo.35of2016)
.

KH A
R
Ms.ShakarBi
biBal
och.Advoc
ateandMr.ShahRas
oolKakar
,Advoc
atef
or

AM I
RespondentNo.6(
inRFANo.35of2016).

A
Ms
.ShakarBi
biBal
och,Advoc
atef
orAppel
l
ant
s(i
nRFANo.36of2016)
.

Mr
.ShahRas
oolKakar
,Advoc
atef
orRes
pondentNo.1(
inRFANo.36of2016)
.

Dat
eofhear
ing:14.
11.
2022

PLJ2024Quet
ta14(
DB)

Pr
esent
:Zaheer
-ud-
DinKakarandSar
darAhmedHal
eemi
,JJ
.

DEPUTYCOMMI
SSI
ONER/
COLLECTOR,QUETTA-
-Appel
l
ant

ver
sus

Shei
khMUHAMMADI
SLAM andot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

C.
M.A.
No.
156of2022,dec
idedon20.
12.
2022.
LandAc
qui
si
ti
onAc
t,1894(
Iof1894)
--

--
- -Ss.12(2)
,18&54- -
Ac qui
si
ti
onofl
and--Appl
i
cantwasnotpr
esentbef
orel
and
acquis
itioncoll
ect
oratti
meofannouncementof

award-- Not iceforappear anc ewasnots ervedt oapplicant--Fil

ingofr eferenc efor
enhancementi nc ompens at i
onawar d-- All
owed- -Enhancementofc ompens at i
on
amount -- Challenget o--Res pondentNo.1pr oduc edoralaswel lasdoc ument ary
evi
denc e,whi chwer er i
ght l
yc ons i
deredbyRef ereeCour tandenhanc edmar ketvalue
ofacquiredl and-- Res pondentNo.1orhi srepresentati
vewasnotpr esentbef ore
LandAc qui siti
onCol l
ec toratt imeofannounc ementofAwar dandCol lectorhasal so
notservedhi m underpr ovisionsofSec t i
on12( 2)ofAc t--Suc hfactwasal soadmi t
ted
byRW- 1i nhi sstatementr ecordedbef oreRef ereeCour t--RefereeCour taf tercareful
scr
uti
nyandanal ys i
sofevi denc ehasr ec ordedf i
ndingsoff actsandl aw,Hi ghCour t
fi
ndnor eas ont odi sagreewi thc onclusionar ri
vedatbyRef ereeCour t
,bes idest here
i
snomi s-readi ngornon- readi ngofevi denc e,noranyper versi
tyofr easoninghas
beenobs erved- -Appealdi s missed. [Pp. 19,20&21]A,C&D

A D V
LandAc
qui
si
ti
onAc
t,1894(
Iof1894)
--

AN
KH
----S. 18--Typesofl i
mi tati
on-- Thr eedifferenttypesoflimitati
onforfil
inga

I R
ref
er enc etoCollector,i.
e.Fir
s t
lyt hatifper sonmaki ngar eference/
applicat
iont o

AM
Collectorwaspr esentorr epresent edbef or eColl
ectorattimeofannounc ementof

A
Awar d,hei sobligedt oappr oac hCol l
ect
orwi t
hinsixweeksf rom dateofAwar d
announc edbyCol lector,Secondl y,iflandownerwass ervedbyCol lect
orunder
Section12( 2)ofAc tandher ec eivednot ice,thenaf t
erreceiptofnot i
ce,hes hal
lfi
le
objec t
ionswi t
hCol lectorwithins ixweeksand,Thi rdly,i
flandownerwasnotpr esent
ornotr epres
entedbef oreCol l
ec toratt i
meofannounc ementofAwar dandwasal so
nots ervedwi thanot iceunderSec tion12( 2)ofAc t
,thenlimitati
onforfil
inga
ref
er enc ebeforeCol l
ec t
orwoul dbes ixmont hss t
arti
ngf r
om dat eofpas si
ngof
Awar d. [P.20]B

Mr
.Tahi
rIqbalKhat
ak,Addl
:
AGf
orAppel
l
antandPr
ofor
maRes
pondent
sNo.3t
o8.

Shei
khMuhammadI
nam (
Att
orney)f
orRes
pondentNo.1.

Dat
eofhear
ing:19.
12.
2022

PLJ2024I
sl
amabad1

Pr
esent
:Tar
iqMehmoodJ
ahangi
ri
,J.

Haf
izMUHAMMADYAQOOB-
-Pet
it
ioner
ver
sus

FEDERATIONOFPAKISTANt
hroughSec
ret
aryFeder
alEduc
ati
onandPr
ofes
sional
Trai
ning,I
sl
amabad

and7ot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

W.
P.No.
4163of2021,dec
idedon7.
6.2023.

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

----Art.199- -
Deat hdur i
ngs er vice--Suc c
es s
ionc er
tifi
catewasi ss
ued- -Revoc ati
onof
successionc er
tificate--Appeal -- All
owed- - Matterwasr emanded- -Revoc ati
on
appli
cat i
onwaspar tial
lyallowedaf terpos tremandpr oceedings --Appeal--Dismissed
--Entit
lementofwi dow- -Conc ur rentfindings--Chall
enget o--Pri
meMi nist
er

V
Assis
tanc ePac kagei sal
sopr ovi dest hatpens i
on,acc ommodat ion,empl oyment ,

D
education,heal th,plotofland,hous ebui l
dingadvanc eet c.ofempl oyeewhodi ein

A
servi
cear epaidt os pouseorc hildrenasdef i
nedi nsaidpac kage- -Fatherofdec eased

AN
employeei snothel dent i
tledt or eceiveamountwhi char enotf al
li
ngwi thindef i
nit
ion

KH
oftarka- -Therear ec oncurrentf indingsofbot hCour tsbel owagai ns tpetit
ioner--I
n
caseofc oncurrentf i
ndingsofCour tsbelow,s copeofc onstit
utionalpetiti
onbec omes

I R
veryli
mi ted--Pet i
tiondismi ssed.

A AM
[
Pp.
7&8]B,C&D

2021YLR(
N)109,2008YLR2309,PLD2008Kar
achi2005&

1974SCMR279.

Tar
ka,Non-
Tar
ka-
-

---
-Tarkaisgrant/benefi
tforwhic
hanempl oyeeshal
lbeenti
tl
ed/cancl
aim duri
ng
hi
slif
eti
me/periodofs er
vice--
Andnon- tar
kaar ebenef
it
swhichhavenotacc r
uedt o
employeewhil
ehewasal iveorinser
vicebutac cr
ueorbecomepayabletohim after
hi
sdemi s
e/ser
vice,forwhichnominatedlegalheir
sofemployeebecomeentitl
edaf t
er
hi
sdeath. [ P.5]A

PLD2020Si
ndh263,PLD2019Si
ndh1,PLD2019Lah.474,

PLD2010Kar
achi153.

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-
-
---
Art
.199-
-Wr
itj
uri
sdi
cti
on-
-TheHi
ghCour
twhi
l
eis
sui
ngawr
it

ofcert
iorar
iactsinexerc
iseofsupervi
sor
y,notappell
ate,j
uri
sdic
tion--TheHighCourt
i
nexerc i
seofitswritj
uri
sdi
cti
onwillnotr
eviewfi
ndingsoffactsreachedbyinfer
ior
Courtorat r
ibunal.

[
P.8]E

2020SCMR2155,2020SCMR260,PLD2020SC1,2019SCMR919,PLD2018SC28
&PLD2007SC45r ef.

Sahi
bzadaSaad-
ul-
Ami
n,Advoc
atef
orPet
it
ioner
.

Ms
t.Bi
biTahi
ra,Res
pondentNo.3,i
nper
son.

A D V
Mal
i
kMuhammadI
qbalKal
l
ue,l
ear
nedAs
sis
tantAt
tor
neyGener
al.

AN
KH
Dr
.AghaGhul
am Hai
der
,Deput
yDi
rec
tor(
legal
),M/
oFE&PT.

I R
AM
Mr
.S.
M.RehanNaqvi
,Deput
yDi
rec
tor(
legal
),Feder
alDi
rec
tor
ateofEduc
ati
on.

A
Dat
eofhear
ing:7.
6.2023.

PLJ2024I
sl
amabad9

Pr
esent
:Tar
iqMehmoodJ
ahangi
ri
,J.

NAVEEDNAZEER-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

NATI
ONALDATABASE&REGISTRATI
ONAUTHORI
TY(
NADRA)t
hroughChai
rman
NADRA,I
sl
amabadand3ot
hers-
-Res
pondent
s

W.
P.No.
2857of2022,dec
ided14.
6.2023.

Ci
vi
lSer
vant
s(Ef
fi
ci
enc
yandDi
sci
pli
ne)Rul
es,2020-
-
---- Rr. 2(k)&4( 3)(
b)- -Nadr aEmpl oyees( Servi
ce)Regul ation,2002,Regl n.23--
Proc es si
ngofi llegalCNI Cforms -
- All
egat ionof --Show- caus enot i
ce--Dismissalf
rom
service- - Department alappeal --Dismis sed- -Reviewpet iti
on- -Di smiss
ed- -Non-
statut oryr egulat i
ons- -Confess i
onals tatementofpet i
tioner -
- Mai ntai
nabili
ty--
Relat i
ons hi
pofmas terands ervant --Impor tantfactorisconf es si
onalstatementof
petitioneri nhisownhandwr i
ting- -Heaf fixedhist humbi mpr es s
ionands i
gnatures
oni t-- Thewr itpet it
ionf i
ledagai nstNADRAi snotmai ntainabl e,termsandc ondit
ions
ofs ervi cesofempl oyeesofNADRAar egover nedundermas terands ervantrules
,as
NADRAEmpl oyeesSer viceRegul ati
ons ,2002ar enon- statutor y--Couns elfor
petitionerhasf ai l
edt opoi ntoutanyvi olationofl aw,ruleandr egulat
ionavai l
abl
et o
petitioner --Petitiondi smissed.

[
Pp.
13,14&17]A,B&C

2019SCMR984,2020PLC(CS)1,2020SCMR2114,2021SCMR1367,2020SCMR
1041,2009SCMR1025&2011SCMR848r ef
.

A D V
N
Mr
.MuhammadAs
ifGuj
j
ar,Advoc
atef
orPet
it
ioner
.

KH A
I R
SyedJ
unai
dJaf
far
,Advoc
atef
orRes
pondent
s.

A AM
Dat
eofhear
ing:14.
6.2023

PLJ2024I
sl
amabad18

Pr
esent
:Mi
angulHas
sanAur
angz
eb,J
.

I
SLAMABADMEDI
CALANDDENTALCOLLEGE-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

Dr
.SULEMANAHMED,ACTI
NGREGI
STRAR,P.
M.&D.
C.and3ot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

W.
P.No.
1369of2023,dec
idedon6.
6.2023.

Paki
stanMedi
calandDent
alCounc
ilAc
t,2022(
IVof2022)
--

---
- Ss
.9(2)
(S)&52--Gr
antofadmis
sioninMBBStoRes
pondentNo.4inst
eadof
RespondentNo.3--
Merits
coreofRespondentNo.
4wasles
sthanRespondentNo.
3-
-Submi ssi
onofc ompl ai
nt--Omi s
siononpar tofPM&DC- -Impos i
ngofpenal t
y--
Delegat i
onofpower s
- -Quest
ionofwhet herac ti
ngr egistrarofPM&DCwasves ted
withpowerorj ur i
sdicti
ontoc onduc tproc eedingspur s
uantt oRes pondentNo. 3&
Compl aintandt oi mpos eapenal ty--Powert odet erminationofpenal t i
es--Petit
ioner,
i
mpugnsdec isiont akenbyAc ti
ngRegi strarofPaki st
anMedi c
alandDent alCounc il
wher ebyapenal tyamount ingwasi mpos edoni tfornotgr antingadmi ssi
oni nMBBS-
-PM&DCAc t
,2022doesnotc onferont heRegi strarthepowert oc onduc thear i
ngs
onc ompl aintss ubmi t
tedt oPM&DCort oi mpos eanypenal tyonamedi calordent al
coll
ege- -TheMi nisterhadnoti mpos edapenal tyonI MDC- -Hehadj us tappr oved
penaltyimpos edbyAc ti
ngRegi st
rarinpur portedexer ciseofdel egat edpowerand
thattoobeyondt ransit
oryperiodofs ixtydays - -Proceedingsc onduc tedbyAc ti
ng
Registrarwer ec oram nonjudiceandor derpas sedbyhi mi ns uchpr oc eedingswas
withoutjur i
sdictionandanul l
ityineyesofl aw- -Appr ovalsofMi ni
sterandCounc i
lare
ofnol egalc ons equenc e--Thedec is
ionofAc ti
ngRegi strarr emainst obewi t
hout
l
awf ulaut hori
t yorj uri
sdict
ionandt hisdef ec tcannotbec ur edbyanappr ovalof
Ministerorar atifi
cati
onofMi nister’
sappr ovalbyCounc i
l--Appealal l
owed.

[
Pp.
19,22,24,27&28]A,B,C,D,F&G

A D V
Paki
stanMedi
calandDent
alCounc
ilAc
t,2022(
IVof2022)
--

AN
KH
----S.52-
-PowersofMini
ster
--S.52onl
yempowersMini
sterandnoneot
hert
o

I R
exerci
sepowersofCounci
lduri
ngt r
ansi
tor
yper
iodofs
ixt
ydays .

AM
[P.25]E

A
2013SCMR1159,1990MLD1912,PLD1976Lahor
e109,

2008YLR1933.

Mr
.AbdurRas
hidAwan,Advoc
atef
orPet
it
ioner
.

Ms
.Zai
nabJ
anj
ua,Advoc
atef
orPM&DCf
orRes
pondent
s.

Dat
eofhear
ing:1.
6.2023

PLJ2024I
sl
amabad30(
DB)

Pr
esent
:Mi
angulHas
sanAur
angz
ebandBabarSat
tar
,JJ
.

FEDERALREVENUEALLI
ANCEEMPLOYEESUNI
ONt
hroughPr
esi
dent
--Appel
l
ant
s

ver
sus
FEDERALBOARDOFREVENUEt
hroughChai
rman-
-Res
pondent

I
.
C.A.
No.
01of2016,i
nW.
P.No.
4004of2010,dec
idedon22.
6.2023.

I
ndus
tri
alRel
ati
onsAc
t,2012(
Xof2012)
--

-
---
Ss.
1(3)
(b)&2(
xxxi
i
i)-
-Indus
tri
alRel
ati
onsAc
t,(
IVof2008)
,

S.1(3)(b)--Cons ti
t utionofPaki s
tan,1973,Ar t .199- -Applicationf orregi s
trati
onof
tradeuni on- -All
owed- -Writpet i
ti
on- -Al
lowed- -
IRA2008wasi nvoguewhen
applicationwasf i
led- -Dur i
ngpendenc yofwr i
tpet it
ionIRA2012wasenac ted--
Appl i
cabi l
i
tyofpr ovisionsofI RA2012- -Attimewhenappel l
ants ubmi t
tedappl icati
on
foritsregistrati
on,I .R.A.-2008wasi nvogue- -Af t
erChai rman,N. I
.R.C.pas sedor der
forregi s
trati
onofappel l
antanddur ingpendenc yofwr itI.
R. A.-2012wasenac ted--
Sec t
ion1( 3)(b)ofI .R.A.-2012i sdiff
erentint ermst oSec ti
on1( 3)(
b)ofI .R.A.-2008--
Sec t
ion1( 3)(b)ofI .R.A.-2012doesnotmakepr ovis
ionsofs ai dAc tinappl i
cablet o
per s
onsempl oyedaswor kmenevent hought heymaybeempl oyedi nadmi nist
rati
on

D V
ofSt ate--Anyofuni on’smember swhof allwi thinmeani ngofwor d“ empl oyer”as

A
definedi nSec ti
on2( ix)cannotbeapar toft radeuni on--Member sofuni onc ome

N
wi t
hinmeani ngofper sonsempl oyedi nadmi nistrati
onofSt atebutwer enot

A
empl oyedaswor kmenbyRai lwayorPaki stanPos t,Provisi
onsofI .R.A.-2008ar enot

KH
applicablet othem andi mpugnedj udgmentdoesnots ufferf r
om anyl egalinfir
mi t
y--

R
Appealdi smissed.

AM I
A
[
Pp.
33,34&35]A,B,C,D&E

2022SCMR292r
ef.

Bar
ri
sterRi
zwanAhmad,Advoc
atef
orAppel
l
ant
.

Mr
s.Mi
sbahGul
narShar
if
,Advoc
atef
orRes
pondent
.

Dat
esofhear
ing:17.
1.2023and20.
06.
2023

PLJ2024AJ
&K1

Pr
esent
:Mi
anAr
ifHus
sai
n,J
.

SAEEDandot
her
s--
Appel
l
ant
s

ver
sus
BEGUM J
ANandot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

C.
A.Nos
.43&44of2017,dec
idedon8.
5.2023.

Spec
ifi
cRel
i
efAc
t,1877(
Iof1877)
--

----Ss. 8,42&54- -Trans f

erofLandVal i
dat i
onAc t,2003,S. 3- -Sui tforpos sessi
on
fi
ledbyappel l
ant --Dismissed- - Sui
tfordec l
ar ationc um per pet uali njunctionf il
edby
predec es s
orofr espondentwasdi sposedof - -Mat t
erwasr emanded- -Suitof
appellant swasdi smissedands uitofpr edec essorofr espondent swasdec r eet o
extentofper pet ualinj
unc ti
on- -Appeals -
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dated
j
udgment --Exc hangedeed- -Lawofes toppel - -Pr i
ort opr esents uitas ui
tf or
declarationc um per pet ualinj
unc ti
onwasdi s miss edf iledbyappel lant --Noappeal
wasf i
led- -Res pondent swer elawf ulowner sofs ui tland- -Priort os ui tinhand
appellantandot hersfil
edas ui tofdec l
ar ati
onc um- per petualinj unc tionagai nst

D V
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edf act um ofexc hange

A
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andsc orrobor at ed--Exc hange

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orto

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standlawowner sofdi sputedpi eceofl andbyoper at i
onofl aw- -1s tappel l
ateCour t,

AM I
whiledeal ingwi t
happeal sinhandhasr i
ght l
yr ec ordedi t
sf i
ndi ngsqui t
ein
consonanc ewi thevidenc eandl aw- -Appeal sdis mi ssed. [
Pp.6&7]A,B,C&D

A
Sar
darShams
hadHus
sai
n,Advoc
atef
orAppel
l
ant
s.

Sar
darTahi
rAnwarKhan,Advoc
atef
orRes
pondent
s.

Dat
eofhear
ing:8.
5.2023.

PLJ2024AJ
&K8

Pr
esent
:Mi
anAr
ifHus
sai
n,J
.

MUHAMMADJ
AVEDAKHTARandanot
her
--Appel
l
ant
s

ver
sus

MUHAMMADANWARKHANandot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s
C.
A.No.75of2013,dec
idedon10.
5.2023.

Spec
ifi
cRel
i
efAc
t,1877(
Iof1877)
--

----Ss . 8&42- -Sui tfordec larationf il

edbypr edec ess orofappel lantwasdi smi ssed- -
Appeal -- Dispos edof --Whi les uitf orr ec over yandpos ses si
ononwasf iledby
predec es sorofr es pondentwasdec reed- -Cons ol i
dat edj udgment - - Lawofadver se
pos ses sion- -Pr edec es sorofappel lantswasf ailedt opr oves tanc eofadver s
e
pos ses sion- -Exc hangeofl and- - Ent i
tl
ementofpos ses sion--Chal lenget o--
Conc ur rentf i
ndi ngs - -Pr i
nc ipleofmi ghtisr ight -- Predec es s
orofappel lantsfiledas uit
fordec laringhi m ownerofs ui tlandonbas i
sofl awofadver sepos s ession,wher eas,
respondent sher ei
nf iledas uitforr ec overyofpos s essiononbas i
sofowner shi p- -
Bot hCour tsbel owar eunani moust hatpr edec es sorofappel lantsher einhavef ai l
ed
topr oves tanc eofadver sepos ses sion,wher eas ,mat terofexc hanges tandspr oved
andr espondent sar eent i
tledt obeawar dedr eliefofpos sessi
on- - Nos ingle
i
ngr edi entf orc ons titutingpos ses s ionofpl aintiffs,adver setot rueowneri savai l
able
asnowi t nes sc l
ai mspos ses sionofpl aintif
fs ,hos t
ile,rat hers tatement sofwi tnes ses
signifyt hatpos s essioni sonac countofexc hangeofdi fferentpi ec esofl andofpar

V
t
ies

D
--Thes ui tlandi swi thi npos s essionofappel lant sher eins i
ncet heirf atherandper i
od

A
ofmor et han12year shasbeenel aps edbuts tanc eofr es pondent sher einisnott hat

N
theyhavebeendi spos sess edort hei rpos ses si
onhasbeendi scont inued- -Suitl and

KH A
waswi thi npos s essionoff atherofappel l
ant sunderl i
c ens eandper mi ss i
onand
appel lant sher einhavec l
aimedowner ship,s o,r es pondent shaveal sowi thdrawnt heir

I R
permi ss ionandhavef il
eds ui tforpos session,i nvi ewofc lai
m ofr es pondent sand

AM
evidenc eonr ec ord,s uitofr es pondent ss tandsf iledwi thi nli
mitat i
on- -Bot hCour ts
below,af tereval uatingevi denc eofpar t
ieshaver ight l
yr ecordedt hei rfindingsqui te

A
anc ons onanc ewi thevi denc eandl aw- -
Nomi s readi ngandnonr eadi ngofevi denc e
orot herl egali nf ir
mi tyinj udgment si mpugnedher einhasbeenpoi nt edout ,
conc ur rentf indi ngsoff ac tsdonotwar r
antanyi nter f
er enc ebyt hisCour t--Appeal
dismi ssed. [ Pp.11,12&13]A,B,D,F&G

Adver
sepos
ses
sion-
-

---
-Ingr
edients
- -
Inamat terofpl
eaofadver
seposses
s i
on,bas
ici
ngredient
srequi
red
tobeprovedaret hatpossess
ionmustbehosti
l
e,c
ontinuesandnotor
ioustoint
erest
s
oftr
ueowner sforatleas
t12years.[P.12]C

Sar
darSul
emanKhan,Advoc
atef
orAppel
l
ant
s.

Sar
darTahi
rAnwarKhan,Advoc
atef
orRes
pondent
s.

Dat
eofhear
ing:10.
5.2023.

PLJ2024AJ
&K13

Pr
esent
:Mi
anAr
ifHus
sai
n,J
.
NOORHUSSAI
Nand3ot
her
s--
Appel
l
ant
s

ver
sus

MUHAMMADLATI
Fand5ot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

C.
A.No.44of2015,dec
idedon1.
8.2023.

Spec
ifi
cRel
i
efAc
t,1877(
Iof1877)
--

----Ss.39&42- -Sui tfordec l

arati
onc um c ancell
ati
onofmut ation- -Dec reed--Appeal
--All
owed- -I
nher itanc eof--Giftdeed- - Predecessorofpl ainti
ffwaspar ti
c i
patedin

V
mat t
err egardings anc t
ioningofMut ationNo.43- -Objec t
ionsofpl ai
nt i
ffwer e

A D
decli
ned- -
Def endantNo. 1wasadopt eds onofdec eas ed- -I
tisanadmi ttedpos it
ion

N
thatatt imeofs anc t
ioningofMut ati
onNo. 108,onbehal fofappel l
ant spl ai
nti
ffs

A
objecti
onswer ef i
ledbutt heirclai
m wasdec li
nedands aidmut ationr emai nedintact-

KH
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ntif
fs,chal l
engeds ubsequentmut ati
onr egarding
granti
ngofpr opr ietaryr i
ghtsbutdi dnotc hal
lengeMut ati
onNo.43whi chwasbas e

I R
ofsubs equentMut ationNo.108andr emai nedmum- -Plainti
ffsf ail
edt of il
eas ui
t

AM
withi
npr escr
ibedper i
odofl i
mi tat
ion,Fi rs
tAppel l
ateCour t,whiledeal i
ngwi t
h

A
questionofl i
mi tationhasr ecordeditsf indingsquiteinal egalf as hi
on,whi chbeing
consonanc ewi t
hl awandevi denc ear ec onc ur
redwi t
h- -Appealdi smi ssed.

[
Pp.
19]B,C&D

Li
mit
ati
on-
-

--
--Therewil
lbenobarofl i
mit
ati
onforfi
l
ingsuitofdecl
arat
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eof
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sputeinter
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arat
oryandcancel
lat
ionofdif
fer
entinst
rumentsi
stobe
l
ookedinto.[P.18]A

2023SC362r
ef.

Raj
aKhal
i
dMahmood,Advoc
atef
orAppel
l
ant
s.

Khawaj
aMuhammadAmi
n,Advoc
atef
orRes
pondent
s.

Dat
eofhear
ing:1.
8.2023.
PLJ2024SC(
AJ&K)1

[
Appel
l
ateJ
uri
sdi
cti
on]

Pr
esent
:Raj
aSaeedAkram Khan,C.
J.
,Kh.MuhammadNas
eem,Raz
aAl
iKhanand
MuhammadYounasTahir
,JJ.

GULPATHANandot
her
s--
Appel
l
ant
s

ver
sus

ELECTI
ONCOMMI
SSI
ONandot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

C.
As.
No.26,04,16,45,31,32,27,28,29&49of2023,

D V
dec
idedon23.
2.2023.

N A
KH A
(Againsttheorder
sdated18.01.2023,22.12.2022,18.01.2023,03.01.
2023,27.
01.2023,
26.01.2023,25.
01.
2023,28.
01.2023,09.01.2023,25.01.2023pas sedbytheElecti
on

I R
Commi ss
ionofAJ&K)

A AM
Az
adJ
ammuandKas
hmi
rEl
ect
ionsAc
t,2020(
XVI
IIof2020)
--

----Ss .
9,9( 3),81&125- A- -Appel lant swer edec laredr eturnedc andi dates --
Candi datur eofappel l
ant swasc hal l
engedbef oreel ectioncommi s sion- -
Disqualifi
c ationofappel l
ant s
--Exer c isi
ngofpower s- -Dutyofel ec ti
onc ommi ss
ion- -
Availabil
ityofr emedy- -
Domai nofel ectiont r
ibunal --Determinat i
onof --Directi
ont o-
-Juri
s di
c ti
on- -Candidatur eofappel lantswasc hallengedongr oundsof
disqualif
ic ati
ononac countofpr es ent i
ngf akemat ri
culati
onc erti
ficat esandnot
ful
fil
li
ngr equi redagel imit- -Thesegr oundsdonotf allwithi
ndef i
ni tionof‘ i
l
legali
ties
orviolationsmat eri
all
yaf fec t
ingr es ultofel ections --Onc enamesofr eturned
candidat esar epubl i
shedof fici
all
y,Commi ssi
onbec omesf unc tusof f i
c i
oandonl y
remedyavai lablet oprovidedunderSec tion81ofEl ec ti
onsAc t
- -
Af t erissuanceof
notif
icationofar eturnedc andidat e,det er minat i
onofques ti
onofqual if
icati
onand
disqualif
ic ati
onofac andidat edoesnotf allwi thindomai nofCommi s si
on- -Mat t
erof
qualifi
cationanddi squalif
ic ati
onofar etur nedc andi datefallsexc lusivelywi thi
n
domai nofEl ec ti
onTr ibunal --Whent woi nt erpretat i
onsar epos si
bl e,onewhi c
hi s
benef i
cialt oc iti
zenshast obeadopt ed- -Commi ss i
onhaspas seds t ereot ypeor ders
i
nahas t
ymannerwi thoutadher i
ngt orel evantpr ovisionsofl awands uchl i
keor ders
cannotbeendor sed--Appeal sacc ept ed.

[
Pp.
10,13,14,16&18]A,B,C,D,F&G
PLD2008SC730,1995SCMR684&PLD1984J
K9,

2021SCMR1675r
ef.

Az
adJ
ammuandKas
hmi
rEl
ect
ionsAc
t,2020(
XVI
IIof2020)
--

----Ss.9&9( 3)--
Powersofel ecti
onc ommission--Power
sofCommi s
s i
onunder
sect
ion9ofEl ecti
onsAc tarerestri
ctedtoil
legali
ti
esandviol
ati
ons,c
ommi ttedon
poll
ingday,mat eri
all
yaffec
tingresultofpollandundersub-sect
ion(3)Fthese
power scanbeexer ci
sedbefor eexpiryofs
ixtydaysofpublic
ati
onofnot i
fi
cati
onof
ret
ur nedcandidates
.

PLJ2024Tr
.C.(
Ser
vic
es)1

[
KhyberPakht
unkhwaSer
vic
eTr
ibunal
,Pes
hawar
]

Pr
esent
:Kal
i
m Ar
shadKhan,Chai
rmanandM.
AkbarKhan,Member(
Exec
uti
ve)

A D V
N
Engi
neerNASI
RZAMANKHAN-
-Appel
l
ant

KH A
R
ver
sus

AM I
A
GOVERNMENTOFKHYBERPAKHTUNKHWAt hroughChi
efSec
ret
ary,Ci
vi
l
Sec
ret
ari
atPes
hawarand14ot
her
s--
Res
pondents

Ser
vic
eAppealNo.
1006of2016,dec
idedon31.
5.2023.

KhyberPakht
unkhwaCi
vi
lSer
vant
s(Appoi
ntment
,Pr
omot
ionandTr
ans
fer
)Rul
es,
1989--

----R.17( a)--Appel lantwaspar toft woadver ti

sement sandi nterviews - -
Appel l
ant
wass electeeofl at erselec ti
onpr ocess -
-Nor ecommendat i
onsf orfirstmer itli
t- -
Determi nationofs eniority--Appellantiss electeeandr ec ommedeeofl atters election
process --Thisrec ommendat i
on,ofappel lantagai nstsecondadver tisement ,hasbeen
admittedbyhi ms el f
--Appel l
antwasnotr ecommendedi nf i
rstmer i
tl i
st,pr epar edas
aresultofi nterviewc onduc tedear li
er,fors electi
onagai nstear l
ieradver t
isement - -
Theappel l
antadmi t
st hathewaspar tofbot hadver ti
sement sandhadappear edi n
twoint erviewsc onduc teds eparatelyforpos tsadver t
isedint wodi fferent
advertisement s,c ont ent i
onofCommi ssion,thatappel lantwass electeeofl atter
sel
ection,appear st oust obes oundandwel lfounded- -Thusi nters emer itor der
assi
gnedt os amebat chbyCommi s s
ioni st oholdgoodatt i
meofdet er minat i
onof
seni
or i
tywhi l
es enioritybet weent wobat chesi.e.notofas i
nglec ombi neds election
processr atheroft wodi f f
erentselectionpr ocesses,wast obedet ermi ned- - Per s
ons
sel
ec t
edi nanear l
iers electi
ons hallranks eniort opersonss electedi nl atters election-
-Appealdi smissed.
PLJ2024Tr
.C.(
Ser
vic
es)11

[
Feder
alSer
vic
eTr
ibunalI
sl
amabad(
Kar
achiBenc
h)]

Pr
esent
:TauqeerAhmedKhanandShahi
dAhmad,Member
s

AKBARALI
--Appel
l
ant

ver
sus

GOVERNMENTOFPAKI
STANt
hroughSec
ret
aryDef
enc
eIs
lamabadand3ot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

AppealNo.171(
K)CSof2020,dec
idedon6.
2.2023.

A D V
N
Ser
vic
eTr
ibunal
sAc
t,1973(
LXXof1973)
--

KH A
I R
--- -
S. 4- -Dismis salfrom service--Depar tmentalappeal --Char ge-sheets tatementof

AM
all
egat ions --I
nqui ryr eport-
- Show- causenotice- -Conf essi
onofappel l
ant --
Cons umi ngofc harasandi ll
egalobt aini
ngofar msl i
cenc esbypet it
ioner--Per s
onal

A
hear ingwaspr ovidedt opet iti
oner --Apr operandr egul arinquirywasc onduc ted
agains tappel lant,wher eheadmi ttedhi sguil
t,itc annotbes aidthatnoi nquirywas
conduc ted-- Hewasal soaffordedc hanceofper sonalhear ing,asperc erti
fi
c at
e
placedonr ecor dal ongwithc omment s-
- Thesamebear ss i
gnat ureofappel l
ant --No
rejoindert oc omment shavebeenf il
edbyappel lant--Impugnedor derhasbeen
pas sedagai nstappel lantaftert horoughandr egul arinqui r
y,wher ehec onfes s
edhi s
guilt,ass uch,s amedoesnotwar rantinterfer
enc ebyt hisTr i
bunal- -
Appealdi s
mi s
sed.

PLJ2024Tr
.C.(
Ser
vic
es)
15

[
KhyberPakht
unkhwaSer
vic
eTr
ibunal
,Pes
hawar
]

Pr
esent
:Kal
i
m Ar
shadKhan,Chai
rmanandSal
ah-
ud-
Din,Member(
Judi
ci
al)

SHAMS-
UN-
NEHARet
c.-
-Appel
l
ant
s

ver
sus

GOVERNMENTOFKHYBERPAKHTUNKHWAt
hroughSec
ret
aryEduc
ati
onKhyber
Pakht
unkhwaEduc
ati
on,Pes
hawar

andot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s
Ser
vic
eAppealNo.
12780&12781of2020,dec
idedon14.
3.2023.

KhyberPakht
unkhwaCi
vi
lSer
vant
sAc
t,1973(
XVI
IIof

1973)
--

----S.8- -KhyberPakht unkhwaCi vilServant s(Appoi ntment,Tr ansferandPr omot i

on)
Rules,1989,R. 17- -Appointmentofappel l
ant --Deter minati
onofs eniorit
y- -I
nterse
seniori
ty--Direc t
iont o--Asr egardsques t
ionofdet erminationofs enior i
tyofbot h
appellantsorf ort hatmat terpersonss el
ec tedinonec ombinedc ompet it
ive
examinat i
on,t heywi l
lsquarelybebel ongingt os amebat chandt heirinterse
seniori
tywasnec essaril
yt obedet erminedi nac cordanc ewit htheirres pecti
veor ders
ofmer itprepar edbys electi
onaut hori
ty,asr equiredbys ecti
on- 8ofKPKCi vil
ServantsAc t
,1973andr ule17ofKPKCi vi
lSer vants( Appointment ,Trans ferand
Promot ion)Rul es,1989- -Thes eni
orit
yofappel lantsisdi rectedt obef ixedi n
accordanc ewi tht heirrespecti
vemer itorder sasas signedbys electi
onaut hori
ty--

V
Appeal sallowed.

A D
PLJ2024Cr
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e]

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AM
Pr
esent
:Mi
ssAal
i
aNeel
um andAs
jadJ
avai
dGhur
al,J
J.

A
MUHAMMADHANI
FABBASIandot
her
s--
Appel
l
ant
s

ver
sus

STATEet
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.A.Nos
.663,684,685,834,747of2018,dec
idedon18.
10.
2023.

Cont
rolofNar
cot
icSubs
tanc
esAc
t,1997(
XXVof1997)
--

----Ss.9,14&15- -
Ephedr inequot at os omephar mac eut i
calFirms/Compani es--
Compl ainantoni nquiry-
- Acqui
ttalof --Mi nistr
yofHeal th,Islamabad,i ssued
Ephedr i
nequot atos omephar mac eut i
calFi rms/Compani esbybypas singt herouti
ne
procedur e--Mi nist
ryofHeal thcoll
ec tedr ec ordsof99c ompani es,including28
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chpr evious lydidnotobt ainEphedr ine;neitherthey
wereal l
oc at
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newass oldoutt onar coticssmuggl ers
andgai nedillegalmoney- -
Aspert hepr os ecuti
on,theac cusedper sonswer einvol
ved
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nt hes muggl ingandmi sus i
ngofEphedr i
ne- -Compl ai
ntwaspr eparedbas edonan
i
nqui r
yaboutt heill
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ne- - Theregistr
at i
onoft heFI Ri ni
tiatesevery
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conduc ted- - Quot aofEphedr ine500Kgswasl awf ull
yal lot t
edt ot heappel lant - -
Pros ec ut i
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appel lantgotEphedr ineovert hepr es c r
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35/ thei nves tigat ingof ficer-- Ques ti
onsputt ot heac cus edi nt heexami nat ionunder
Sec tion342ofCr .P. C. didnotf oc usont heevi denc eonr ec ord- -Non- i
ndi cat i
onsof
i
nc ulpat or ymat er iali ni tsr elevantf ac etsbyt het ri
alc our ttotheac cus edaddst ot he
vulner abilityoft hepr os ec utionc ase- - Aspert hepr osec ut i
onc as e,t ablet sDe- ASM
hadnotbeenmanuf ac tur ed- -Pr os ec utionf ai ledt oes tabl ishthatt heappel lanthad
soldt heephedr inet oanys muggl ersandobt ainedi ll
egalgai n-- Ther eisnomat er ial
onr ec ordt os howt hatt her awEphedr inewasf oundi npos sessionofappel lant - -
Pros ec ut i
onf ailedt oes tabl i
sht hatmi sus edt heephedr inequot aori l
legal lyus edt he
samei npr oduc i
nganyps ychot ropi cs ubs tanc e- -Bef orer egist
rat ionoft hei ns tant
crimi nalc ase,t hef ac tofs endi ngofs ampl eswasnoti nhi sknowl edge. Bef orer ec eipt
oft her es ult,theyr egi ster edt heFI R- - I
fdur ingi nqui rypr oc eedingsPW- 33,r ec eived
thei nf or mat iont hatPW- 16c ollec teds ampl esofDe- Asmt ablet s( sec uredf rom Ar fat
trader s)oni ns truc tionsofANFKar ac hiands entt ot het es ti
ngl abor ator yandaf ter

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tered- - Appel lant ’
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zedal lthe

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ng

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manuf ac t
ur ing- - Pr os ec ut i
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KH
mat er ialf rom whi chi tc oul dbepr ovedt hatt hequot aofEphedr ineal l
ot tedt ot he
appel lant’ sc ompanywasmi sus ed,s old,di s
t ribut ed,del i
ver ed,t r
ans por ted,or

I R
smuggl edi nvi olat ionoft heabover ules- -Thec onvictionc annotbeuphel d,and

AM
fi
ndi ngsi nt hi sregar dar er equi redt obes etas i
de,andt hes amear es etas ideandas

A
ac ons equenc eofwhi ch,t heappel l
ant ,i
sor der edt obeac quittedoft hec har ge.[ Pp.
6,12,16,17,18,20,24,25,26,28,29,30,36,

37,38&39]A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I
,J,K,L,M,N,

O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

-
---S.154--I
nquir
ybeforeregis
trat
ionofc
riminalcas
e--Ther
eisnoc onceptof
c
onduc t
inganinquir
yonr ec
eivi
nginfor
mationdisc
losi
ngcogniz
ableoffencebef
ore
r
egis
trati
onofthec r
imi
nalcaseunderSect
ion154Cr i
minalPr
ocedureCode,1898.
[
P.17]E

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----S.154--Cognizableoffence--I
fanyinformati
ondisclosi
ngac ogni
zableoff
encei
s
l
aidbef or
eanof fi
cer-in-chargeofapolicestat
ionsatis
fyingtherequi
rementsof
Secti
on154ofCr .
P.C.,thesaidpoli
ceoffi
cerhasnoot heropt i
onexcepttoentert
he
substancethereofi
nt hepr escr
ibedfor
m,t hati
stos ay,toregist
eracasebasedon
suchinformati
on.[P.17]F
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----S.154-
- Cogni
zabl
eoffenc
e--Theof
fi
ceri
nchar
geofapolicestat
ioni
sst
atut
ori
l
y
obli
gedt oregis
teracaseandthentopr
oceedwi
ththei
nves
tigati
on.
[P.17]G

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

---
- S.154--Pre-
invest
igativei
nquir
y--Thereisnospeci
fi
cprovi
si
onwherepr e-
i
nves t
igati
veinquir
yiseitherexpr
esslypermit
ted--
ExceptunderSec
tion174,Cr.
P.C.
,
asregardsunnaturaldeath.

[
P.18]H

D V
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

N A
KH A
---
-Ss.154&155(2)
--Non-cogni
zabl
eoff
ence--I
ftheoffencei
snon-cogni
zabl
e,t
he
i
nvest
igati
ngof
fi
cerhasnojuri
sdi
cti
ontotakeanyfurt
hers t
epsregar
dingt
he

I R
i
nvest
igati
onwi
thoutthel
eaveoftheCourtbytheprovis
ionofSecti
on155(2)oft
he

AM
Code. [
P.18]I

A
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----S.164--
SpecialMagist
ratePW- 30,r
ecordedstat
ement
sunderSec t
ion164,
Cr.P.
C.oftheappellant
s--
Dur i
ngthephys i
calr
emandwaspr oducedbefor
eSpecial
Magi s
trat
ePW- 30,andhisstatementunderSecti
on164,Cr
.P.C.wasrec
orded.
[Pp.42&43]X,Y&Z

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----Ss.337t o339- -CriminalPr ocedur eCode,( Vof1898) ,S.494- -Sec ti

on494of
Cr.P.
C.,Publ i
cPros ecut ormay,wi tht hec ourt’sc ons entbeforet hejudgmenti s
pronounc ed,wi t
hdr awf r
om t hepr osecut i
onofanyper s
onei thergener all
yori n
respectofanyoneormor eoft heoffenc esforwhi chhei stri
ed- -Spec ialPros ecutor
forANFhasnotappr oac hedt hecour ttowi thdr awpr osecutionagai ns ttheappel l
ants
--Thepur pos eoft ender ingpar dont oanac c ompl ic
ei smainlyt oun- r
evealt het ruth
i
nagr aveof fences ot hatt heguiltofot herac cusedper sonsc oncer nedi nc ommi t
ti
ng
ac ri
mec oul dbebr oughthome- -Theobj ectofSec t
ion337ofCr .
P.C.ist oallow
pardoni nc aseswher eahei nousof f
enc eisal l
egedt ohavebeenc ommi ttedby
severalper sonssot hatwi ththeaidoft heevi denc eoft heper songr antedpar don,
theevidenc emaybebr oughthomet ot her est- -TheMagi strate1stCl as sisalso
empower edt otenderpar dont oanac compl i
c edur i
ngt het r
ialbutnotatt hes t
ageof
i
nves ti
gationonc ondit i
onofhi smaki ngf ul
landt ruedi s
closureofent ire
cir
cums tanceswi thinhisknowl edger elativet othec r
ime- -Secti
on338ofCr .
P.C.vests
thec ourttowhi cht hec ommitmenti smadewi ththepowert otenderpar dontoan
accompl i
ce--Pros ecutionhasnotadopt edt hepr ocedureunderSec ti
on337ofCr .
P.C.
forrecordingtheac compl i
ce’
ss tatement - -
Pr osecuti
on,bywayofc oncealmentof
facts,hascheat edSpec i
alMagi s
trate(PW- 30) ,andgotr ecordedstatement su/S.164
oftheCr iminalPr ocedureCodeofappel lantsandt hesamewer erightl
ynotr eli
ed
uponbyt heTr i
alJ udgeandr evokedt hepar dongr antedt otheseappel l
ants--
Appel l
antsadmi t
tedt hefactswhi chfavourt hem,butatt hesamet ime,theytriedto
twistthem tos avet heirski
nsands hi
ftt her espons i
bil
i
tiesont hepr i
ncipalaccused.

[
Pp.
44,45&48]AA,BB,CC,DD,EE,FF

Cont
rolofNar
cot
icSubs
tanc
esAc
t,1997(
XXVof1997)
--

----Ss.9,14&15- -Ephedrinequot a-- Accusedper sonshavebeenas signedt herole

ofabetting,ass ociati
ngandai dingt hepr inci
palac cusedbutnoneoft hepr osecuti
on

V
witnesseswhi l
eappear i
ngi nthedoc kint heCour tr
oom ut t
eredevenas inglewor din

D
whatmannert hes aidaccusedper sonsabet ted,associatedorai dedt hepr inci
pal

A
accused- -
Pos sibil
itycannotber uledoutt hattheywer ebookedi nthisc aseto

AN
ti
ghtent henoos eoft heprinci
palac cus ed--Afteracqui t
ted,anac cusedear nsa

KH
doublepr esumpt i
onofi nnocence,whi chc anonl yber epel l
ed/ overturnedi fthe
acquitt
alor der/judgmentappear sper verse,arbit
rary,capr i
cious ,orpat entlyil
legal
--

I R
I
mpugnedj udgmentquaac quit
talofc o- accuseddoesnotf allunderanyoft heabove

AM
paramet ers;ass uch,wer enotincli
nedt ointervenewi tht hes ame.[ P.49]GG,HH&

A
I
I

2009SCMR1232;2010SCMR222r
ef

PLJ2024Cr
.C.50

[
Lahor
eHi
ghCour
t,Bahawal
purBenc
h]

Pr
esent
:MuhammadTar
iqNadeem,J
.

ABDULGHAFFAR,et
c.-
-Appel
l
ant
s

ver
sus

STATE,et
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.A.No.245of2021,hear
don10.
5.2023.

Paki
stanPenalCode,1860(
XLVof1860)
--
--- -Ss.302&34- -Qat l
-e-amd- -DelayinFIR--Delayinpos tmor tem exami nat i
on--
Bodi lyint
er ventiont oappr ehendappel l
ants--
Mout handeyesopened- -I
mpr oved
statement - -Mot i
ve- -Benef i
tofdoubt --Acquit
talof--Del ayinl odgi ngFI Ri ss houti
ng
l
oudert hanever ything--Del ayedr epor t
ingmat t
ertopol i
c ebutal s
oofdel ayedpos t
mor tem exami nati
on- -PW- 8t houghc laimeddur i
nghi sc ross-exami nationt hathis
hous ewasatadi stanceof3s quaresfrom placeofoc currenc e- -Cons iderabl edelayin
l
odgi ngFIR- -All
egedeyewi t nesseshavebeent hreemal epar t
icipant swhi let wo
appel lant
shavebeennownotar medwi thanybol dweapont ot er r
ifyt hem f r
om
savingdec eas edindividuals-- Mout handeyesofdec eas edhadbeenf oundopened- -
Mout handeyesofdec easedhadbeenf oundopened- -Noper s onhadaf fl
ictedt o
closeeyesandmout h--Statementofanywi tnessimpr ovedatt rialisnotwor th
relying- -Neitherhe( PW12)i nves t
igatedmot i
vepar tofoc currenc enorhegaveany
fi
ndi ngwi thr egardt omot ive- -Findingofgui l
tagainstanac c
us edper sonc annotbe
bas edmer elyonhi ghpr obabi li
ti
es--Convicti
onands entenc esar es etas i
deandt hey
areac qui
tted- -Appealac c ept ed.[Pp,58,62,64,65&66]A,B,C,D,E,F,I ,J ,K,L

2022SCMR1567;2023SCMR596;2023SCMR670r
ef.

A D V
N
Del
ayi
npos
tmor
tem-
-

KH A
R
---
-Delayi
npos tmor
tem of22and24hour
scas
tsdoubti
nver
aci
tyofpr
osec
uti
on

AM I
ver
sion. [P.58]B

A
2020SCMR192;2021SCMR16;2021SCMR810;2022SCMR393r
ef.

Bodi
l
yint
ervent
ion

----Bodi
l
yinterventiontoapprehendappell
ants-
- All
egedeyewit
nesseshavebeen
thr
eemal eparti
cipantswhil
etwoappellant
shavebeennownotar medwi thanybol
d
weapontot err
if
yt hem f
rom savi
ngdeceasedindividual
s--
Eyewitnes
seshadbeen
nei
therpresentons potatappli
cablet
ime,northeyhadwi tnes
sedoccurr
ence.

[
P.62]D&E

2008SCMR95;2015SCMR315;2017SCMR596;2018SCMR326;2021SCMR471;
2022SCMR1358ref.

Mout
handeyes
--

---
-Mout handeyesofdeceas
edhadbeenfoundopened-
-Thi
sfac
tshowst
hatno
personhadaff
li
ctedt
oc l
oseeyesandmout
h.
 [
Pp.
62&63]F&G

2017SCMR486;2017SCMR2002;2019SCMR1068r
ef.

Medi
calevi
denc
e--

---
- Medic
alevidencemayconfi
rm oc
ularevidenc
ewithregar
dtoseatofinj
ury,
natureofi
njury,ki
ndofweaponusedinoc curr
encebuti
twouldnotconnectaccus
ed
wit
hc ommi s
sionofoff
ence. [
P.63]H

2019SCMR872;PLD2021SC600;1993SCMR550r
ef.

V
I
mpr
oveds
tat
ement
--

A D
AN
-
---
Statementofanywit
nes
simprovedattr
iali
snotwor
thr
elyi
ngr
athers
uch

KH
i
mprovementcr
eatess
eri
ousdoubt.[P.64]I

I R
AM
2010SCMR385r
ef.

A
Rec
over
y--

----
Itdoesnotappealtoaprudentmindt hataf
tercommi t
ti
ngi nci
dent
,said
appell
ant
swouldkeepweaponsofof fence,i.
e.c
lub,kass
iands afa,s
tai
nedwi t
h
humanblood,i
ns af
ec ust
odyforabout27daysast heyhadampl eopport
unity
duri
ngabovement i
onedperiodtodestroysuchac orr
oborati
veevidence.[P.64]J

1995SCMR1735;2009SCMR120;2016SCMR2138r
ef.

Benef
itofdoubt
--

-
---
Benefitoft
hatdoubtist
obegi
vent
oac
cus
edper
sonasofr
ight
,notasof
c
onces
sion. [P.66]M

2022SCMR1540;2022SCMR1567;2023SCMR781;

2023SCMR670r
ef.

PLJ2024Cr
.C.66
[
Lahor
eHi
ghCour
t,Lahor
e]

Pr
esent
:Sul
tanTanvi
rAhmad,J
.

PARVEZELAHI
--Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

ADDI
TIONALSESSI
ONSJ
UDGEand3ot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.Mi
sc.
No.
40242-
M of2023,dec
idedon18.
9.2023.

V
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

A D
AN
----Ss.167/ 435/ 439-A/ 561- A- - Paki st
anPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,Ss .420,468,471,

KH
161,162/ 34- -PreventionofCor rupt i
onAc t,(I
Iof1947) ,S. 5(2)--Pakis t
anCr i
minal
LawAmendmentAc t
,(XLof1958) ,Ss .3&6( 1)--Remandor der--Revi si
onpet i
ti
on- -

I R
Orderofmagi str
ate,wher eby,her ef usedtoal lowphys icalr emand,bei ngexecutive

AM
order,isnotamenabl et or evisionalj ur i
sdi
ct i
on,bei ngexec uti
veor deri snot

A
amenabl et or evi
s i
onaljuris diction- -Anor derpas sedbyt heMagi s
t r
at erefusi
ng
remandi saj udici
alfunc ti
onandu/ S.435oft heCode,t heCour tsuper iortotheone
refusi
ngr emandc anexer c i
s ejur i
sdi cti
onofr evisi
on--Or derf orrefus alofremandi s
outcomeofj udic
ialfunc ti
on- - Anyi llegalit
yori rregulari
tyi sc ommi tt
ed,r evis
ion
j
urisdict
ionu/ s435r eadwi thSec t
ion439- Aoft heCodec anbeexer c i
sed--Courtof
Ses s
ionsc andec i
dear evisionpet itionar i
singoutoft heor derofr efusalofphys i
cal
remand- -Nogr oundc onvi ncingt oexer ci
seinher entpower sofSec t
ion561- Aoft he
Code,t ogi veef f
ec ttoanyor derundert heCodeort opr eventabus eofanyCour t,i
s
madeout -- Peti
tion,fail
s.

[
Pp.
69,70&72]A,B,C,F&G

2017MLD1319;2009PCr
.LJ705;2005PCr
.LJ1709;2005YLR805;2005YLR805;
2001MLD1459]

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

-
---S.4(m)
--“
Judi
ci
alpr
oceeding”
--J
udi
ci
alproceedingi
ncl
udesanypr
oceedi
ngi
n
t
hec our
seofwhi
chevi
denceisormaybelegal
l
yt akenonoat
h.
[
P.71]D&E
AI
R1953CAL661r
ef.

PLJ2024Cr
.C.73(
DB)

[
Lahor
eHi
ghCour
t,Lahor
e]

Pr
esent
:Mi
ssAal
i
aNeel
um andAs
jadJ
avai
dGhur
al,J
J.

STATE-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

MUSWARHUSSAI
NSHAH,et
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

V
Cr
l.Rev.
No.57693of2023,dec
ided14.
9.2023.

A D
AN
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

I R KH
----Ss . 167,435&439- -Paki st
anPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,Ss.295/295-

AM
A/324/ 452/ 353/ 186/ 438/ 427/148/ 149/ 153- A- -Ant i
-Terrorism Ac t,(XXVI Iof1997) ,Ss.

A
7-1(I,H, G,D)-- Physic alRemandoft wodays -- Cri
mi nalRevi si
on- -Sec tion21- EofAnt i
Terror i
s m Ac t,1997- -Article4oft heCons ti
tut i
on,1973- -Par tBChapt er,11- B
Volume- 3ofRul esandOr dersofLahor eHi ghCour t
,Lahor e- -Revisionpet iti
on
dismis sedi nl i
mi ne- -Dut yJ udge,Ant iTer r
orism Cour t,wher eby,upont her eques tof
I
nves tigat ingOf f i
cert wodaysphys icalremandofac cused- -Powert ogr antphys ical
remandofanac cus edf ornotl esst hanf ift
eendaysatonet imet ot heCour tis
discret i
onar yandnotmandat oryi nnat ure.Itisinexc l
us i
vedomai noft heCour t
dealingwi ths uchr eques tt ogr antr emandf oraper iodwhi c hitfeelsnec essary
keepi ngi nvi ewf actsandc i
rcums tanc esofeac hc ase- -Phys i
calremandofanac cused
cannotbegr ant edi nr outine.Adut yi sbes t
oweduponaCour tdealingwi t
hs uch
reques tofr emandt opr ot ectfundament alrightsofl i
feandl ibertyofaper s
on
enshr inedi ntheCons ti
tut i
onofI slami cRepubl i
cofPaki stan,1973- -Per iodofr emand
shoul dbeas hortaspos si
ble- -
Wi tht her eques tofphys icalremandofanac cusedt he
AntiTer rorism Cour tisnots uppos edt oac tmer el
yasapos tof f
iceandgr antphys i
cal
remandi namec hani calmannerr atheriti sincumbentuponi tt ogot hrought he
entir
er ec ord,appl yi tsjudi ci
ousmi ndandr ec ordt her easonsi nwr i
ti
ngf orac ceding
suchr eques t
- -I
ns t
antpet iti
onbei ngdevoi dofanyf or ces t
andsdi smi ssedi nlimine.
[Pp.77,78&79]D,E,F,G,H

2016PCr
.LJ1773r
ef.

I
nter
pret
ati
onofSt
atut
es-
-
---
-Interpr
etati
onofSt at
utes--Word“May” -
-Thewor d“May”us edintheabove
sect
ionisofpivotali
mpor t
ance.Ordi
nari
ly,t
heuseofexpr es
s i
on“ may”isc
ons i
dered
tobeaper missi
veorenabl i
ngsense--ByMaxwellin“I
nterpretat
ionofStat
utes”,
Cari
esinhis“StatuteLaw”whens tat
utesauthori
zepersonst odoac t
sforthebenefi
t
ofothersorforpublicgoodortheadvanc ementofjus
tic
e,theus eoftheexpressi
on
“may”hasac ompulsoryf
orce.

[
P.76]A&B

2006SCMR705;J ul
iusv.
BishopofOxfor
d(1880)5App. Cas.
214,225,241)
,B.v.
Bis
hopofOxford(18794QBD245,258)andR.v.Bar l
ow( 1693)
2Salk609)while
Maxwellhasr
eli
eduponR. v.TiTheCommis
sioner
s(1850)14QB474)andR. D.
Cv.
Rober
ts(19501KB716)r ef.

I
nter
pret
ati
onofSt
atut
es-
-

A D V
--
-- Wher
etwoint
erpretati
onsofl
awarepos
sibl
e,t
hei
nter
pret
ati
onbenef
ici
alt
othe

N
accuseds
houl
dbepr ef
erred. [P.77]C

KH A
R
PLD2015Supr
emeCour
t15r
ef.

AM I
PLJ2024Cr
.C.79

A
[
Lahor
eHi
ghCour
t,Lahor
e]

Pr
esent
:SyedShahbazAl
iRi
zvi
,J.

SHEHZAD-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

STATEet
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.Mi
sc.
No.
34710-
Bof2023,dec
idedon20.
6.2023.

Cont
rolofNar
cot
icSubs
tanc
esAc
t,1997(
XXVof1997)
--

----
S.9(1)3C--Pos s
essi
onof1600gr amsof‘Chars’
--I
nordi
natel
ydel ayedsubmissi
on
ofchal
lan--Viol
ationofprovis
ionofsecti
on173oftheCodeofCr iminalProcedure,
1898--
Pos tArrestBail
--Grantof-
-Avail
ablerec
orddoesnotcarryanyj ust
if
iabl
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expl
anationregardinginor
dinatel
ydelayedsubmis
sionofchal
l
ani .
e.afterabout190
daysdes piteoft hef actt hats ec ti
on173oft heCodeofCr imi nalProcedur e,1898
dir
ec tss ubmissionofc hal l
anwi thin14days --Viol
at i
onofpr ovi si
onofs ec ti
on173of
theCodeofCr imi nalPr ocedur e,1898hasbec omenor malpr actic
eofpol i
c eespeci
all
y
i
nc as esofnar cot i
c swhi chc allsforas er
iousc oncer tedc onc ernandpr obebyt he
I
ns pec t
orGener alofPol ice,Punj abandt heSec retary.Pr osec uti
on,Gover nmentof
Punjab- - I
tisunfor tunat el
yagr owi ngphenomenoni nourpol icecult
uret hat
subor dinatepol i
c eof fi
cialsbookt heper sonshavi ngpr eviousc riminalrec ordin
narcot i
cc asesbyf abr i
catingf alseevi denceonl ytomaket hec ampai gnor
‘cr
ac kdown’or der edbyt hes uper iorof f
icersagains ttheaddi ctsorpeddl ers
,
succes sfulthatpr ac t
icec annotatal lbeendor sedandenc our aged- -Orderi nthe
societyist obemai ntainedandt hec r
imei stobec urbedbyens uringunt ainted
j
us ti
ceofal l
--Viabl eex pedi t
iouspr oceedingsi nthec as eisal soar equirementoff ai
r
tri
al--Unj usti
fi
abl ebel ateds ubmi ss ionofc hall
an,whi l
egr ant i
ngpos tar restbailt
o
theac cus ed--Pet i
tioneri sadmi ttedt opos tarrestbai l.[Pp. 81,82&83]A,B&C

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----
S.497- -Submissionofchal
lan--Fai
rtr
ial
--Ri
ghtoffairtr
ialguarant
eedbyt

V
he

D
Consti
tuti
ons tandsinfri
ngedbecauseofapparentl
ywill
fulabstai
ningfr
om

A
submissi
onofc hal
l
ant othecourtinti
me--Unjust
if
iabl
ebelateds ubmis
sionofc
hal
lan,

N
whil
egr ant
ingpos tar r
estbai
ltotheaccused.[
P.83]D&E

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R2001SC3592;2002SCMR

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A
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

-
---S.497--Pr
eviouscri
minalrec
ord--Pr
evi
ousc r
iminalr
ec or
dandhisal
leged
c
onvic
tionintwooft hecri
minalcases
--Mereregi
str
ationofc r
imi
nalc
asesagains
t
t
hepetiti
onerandevenhi sconvi
cti
onintwoofthereferredcasesi
snotafact
s
uff
ici
enttodisenti
tl
ehimt othegrantofpostarr
estbail
.[P.87]F

1997SCMR412;2017SCMR279;2019YLR415Lahor
e

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DB)

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Lahor
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Pr
esent
:Sadi
qMahmudKhur
ram andMuhammadAmj
adRaf
iq,J
J.

ABDULJ
ABBAR.
--Appel
l
ant

ver
sus
STATE-
-Res
pondent

Cr
l.A.No.351-
J&M.
RNo.14of2022,hear
don8.
3.2023.

Paki
stanPenalCode,1860(
XLVof1860)
--

---- Ss . 302( b)&374- -Mur derr ef er enc e- -Appr ec i

at ionofc i
rc ums tant i
alevi denc e- -
Theopi ni onofDr . (PW- 9)r egar di ngt het imebet weent hedeat hoft hedec eas edand
thepos tmor tem exami nat i
onoft hedeadbodyoft hedec eas edal s oc over st he
pros ec ut ionc as ewi t has hroudofdeepdoubt . I
twast hec as eoft hepr os ec ution
i
tselft hatt hedeadbodyoft hedec eas edwasf oundi ns i
deas hop,whi c hs hopwas
surroundedbymanyot hers hops --Thepr os ecut ionwi tnes s esf ai ledt opr ovide
evidenc eenabl ingust odet er mi net het rut hf ulnes soft hemot iveal legedandt hef ac t
thatt hes aidmot i
vewass oc ompel lingt hati tc oul dhavel edt heappel lantt ohave
commi ttedt heQat l- i
- Amdoft hedec eas ed.Ther ei sapoi gnanthus hwi thr egar dt o
thepar ticularsoft hemot i
veal leged.Noi ndependentwi t
nes swaspr oduc edbyt he

V
pros ec ut iont opr ovet hemot iveasal leged.Evenot her wis e,at ai nt edpi ec eof

D
evidenc ec annotc or robor ateanot hert aint edpi ec eofevi denc e- - Itisaknownand

A
settledpr inc i
pleofl awt hatt hepr os ec ut ionpr i
mar i
l
yi sboundt oes tablishgui lt

AN
agai ns tt heac cus edwi thoutas hadowofr eas onabl edoubtbypr oduc ingt rus twor thy,

KH
convi nc i
ngandc oher entevi denc eenabl ingt heCour tt odr awac onc lus i
onabout
whet hert hepr os ec ut ionhass uc ceededi nes tabl ishingac c us ationagai ns tthe

I R
accus edorot her wi s eandi fitc omest ot hec onc lus i
ont hatc har ges ,s oi mput ed

AM
agai ns tt heac cus ed,havenotbeenpr ovedbeyondar eas onabl edoubt ,thent he

A
accus edbec omesent itledt oac qui ttal.I ns uc has i
tuat i
on,t heCour thasno
j
urisdi c tiont oabr idget hes uc hr i
ghtoft heac cus ed. Toas cer tainast owhet hert he
accus edi sent itl
edt ot hebenef itoft hedoubt -- Pros ec ut ionevi denc ei n- dept ht hat
thepr os ecut i
onhasf ailedt opr oduc et rus twor thy,c onf idenc e- ins pi ri
ngand
cons ist entevi denc eagai ns tt heappel lant . Conver sely,t heevi denc es obr oughton
recor dappear st ohavebeenf abr icat edt opr ovet hepr os ec ut ionc ase.Even
other wi se,t heevi denc es uff ersf rom mat er ialdi sc repanc i
es ,c ont radi ctionsand
omi ss i
onsandf ors uc hr eas onsi thasnotpr ovedt hec as eagai ns tt heappel lant
i
ntrins ic allyandi ft heevi denc eofs uc hdef ec ti
vequal i
tyi sac c ept ed,i twoul dpr oduc e
ani l
lus or yjudgmentwhi c happar ent lywoul dnotbes us tainabl ei nt heeyeoft hel aw
i
nvi ewoft hepr i
nc ipl esl ai ddownbyt heaugus tSupr emeCour tofPaki s t
ani nt he
j
udgment sr eferredt oher einabove. Evenot her wi s e,t hepr os ec utionevi denc eis
i
nc ons istent ,thus ,onbas isoft hes ame,t heappel lantc annotf ur t herbei mmur ed
bec aus ehehasever yr ightt oc l
ai m guar ant eeoft heCons titutionwhi chpr ovi dest hat
ever yc itizenoft hec ount rys hal lbedeal twi thi nac cor danc ewi tht hel aw.Thes es elf
-
negat ingandc ont r adi c torys tat ement soft hewi tnes sesr eflec tt hatt hewi tnes sesar e
nott rut hfulandt heyar es uppor t i
ngt heaf ter t
hought ,fabr i
c atedandc onc oc teds tory
meantt oc r
eat ei nc rimi nat i
ngevi denc et os trengt hent hec as eoft heunwi t
nes sed
occur r enc eagai ns tt heappel lant - -Toc ar ryac onvi c
t i
ononac api talc har gei tis
essent ialt hatt heCour tss houl ddeepl ys c rutiniz et hec ircums tant i
alevi denc ebec aus e
fabric at i
ngofs uc hevi denc ei snotunc ommonandver ymi nut eandnar row
exami nat i
onoft hes amei snec es s aryt os ec ur et heendsofj us tic e. Itisimper ativef or
thepr os ecut i
ont opr ovi deal llinksi nc hai n,wher eoneendoft hes amet ouc hest he
deadbodyandt heot her ,thenec koft heac cus ed.Thepr es entc as eisofs uc ha
natur et hatmanyl i
nksar emi ss i
ngi nt hec hai n. Itwoul dnotbewr ongt oobs ervet hat
i
nt hi spar ti
cularc as e,i tc anbes aidt hatt her ei snol ink,whatt ot alkaboutac hain.
[Pp. 111,115,121&122]D,E,N,O&P
2016SCMR2021,PLD1953FSC93,PLD1970SC10,2015SCMR155&2017SCMR
2026.

Ci
rcums
tant
ialevi
denc
e--

----Thus,i
nac aseofc ircums t
ant
ialevi
dence,t
hepr osecut
ionmus testabli
sheach
i
nstanc eofincr
imi nat
ingc i
rcumst
ancebywayofr eliabl
eandc li
nchingevidence,and
thec i
rcumstancess opr ovedmus tform acomplet
ec hainofevents,onthebasisof
whichnoc onc l
us i
onot hert hanoneofguil
toftheac cusedcanber eached.
Undoubt edl
y,sus pici
on,howevergr aveitmaybe,c anneverbet reatedasa
substi
tuteforpr oof. [ P.100]A

Del
ayi
npos
t-mor
tem-
-

D V
----BytheaugustSupremeCourtofPaki
stanthatsuchdelayinthepostmortem

A
examinati
onisrefl
ecti
veoft
heabsenceofwitnessesandthes ol
epurposeofcausi
ng

AN
suchdelayistoprocuret
hepres
enceofwitnessesandtofurtheradvanceafals
e

KH
narr
ativetoinvol
veanypers
on. [
P.106]B

I R
AM
2012SCMR327,2019SCMR956&2019SCMR1068.

A
Ri
gorMor
ti
s--

----Rigormort
isi
sat er
m whic
hs t
andsforthesti
ff
nessofvol
untar
yandi nvol
untar
y
musc l
esinhumanbodyaf t
erdeath.I
tst
artswit
hin2to4hour sofdeathandfull
y
developsinabout12-hour
sintemperat
ec l
imat
e.Simi
lar
ly,t
herevers
eproc es
swith
whichr i
gormorti
sdis
appearsi
scall
edalgormorti
s.[P.109]C

Qanun-
e-ShahadatOr
der
,1984(
10of1984)
--

----Art.117- -Bur denofpr oof-

- Onac onceptualpl ain,Articl
e117oft heQanun- e-
Shahadat ,1984ens hrinest hefoundat ionalprinc i
pleofourc ri
minaljust
ices ystem,
wherebyt heac cus edi spr esumedt obei nnocentunl essprovedot herwise.
Accordingly,t hebur denispl acedont hepr osecut i
ont oprovebeyonddoubtt hegui l
t
oftheac cus ed,whi c hbur denc anneverbes hiftedt ot heaccused,unlesst he
l
egislaturebyexpr es st er
msc ommandsot herwis e.Itisonlywhent hepr osec ut
ioni s
abletodi schar get hebur denofpr oofbyes tablishingt heelementsoft heof fenc e,
whichar es uffici
entt obr inghomet hegui l
toft heac cusedthen,thebur deni ss hift
ed
upont heac cused,i nteralia,underAr ticle122oft heQanun- e-Shahadat ,1984,t o
produc eevidenc eoff ac t
s ,whichar ees peci
all
yi nhi sexc l
usi
veknowl edge,and
practic
allyimpos si
bl efort hepr osecutiontopr ove,t oavoi dconvicti
on.[Pp. 115&
116]F
Qanun-
e-ShahadatOr
der
,1984(
10of1984)
--

----Art.122- -Bur denofpr oof-

-Ithast obekepti
nmi ndt hatArti
cle122oft he
Qanun- e- Shahadat ,1984c omesi ntoplayonl
ywhent heprosec
utionhaspr ovedthe
guil
toft heac cus edbypr oduc i
ngs uffi
ci
entevi
dence,exceptthefac t
sr efer
redin
Arti
cle122Qanun- e- Shahadat,1984,leadi
ngtotheines c
apableconc l
us i
ont hatthe
off
enc ewasc ommi ttedbyt heaccused.Then,t
hebur denisontheac cusednott o
provehisi nnoc enc e,butonl ytopr oduceevi
denceenought oc r
eatedoubt sinthe
prosecution’sc ase. [P.116]G

PLD1977SC515.

Qanun-
e-ShahadatOr
der
,1984(
10of1984)
--

D V
----Art .
122--Burdenofpr oof--I
nac ri
minalc ase,t hebur denofpr oofi sont he

A
prosec uti
onandar ti
cl
e122oft heQanun- e-Shahadat ,1984i scertainlynoti ntended

AN
toreli
evei tofthatduty.Ont hec ontr
ary,itisdes i
gnedt omeetc ertainexc ept i
onal

KH
casesinwhi chitwouldbei mpos sibl
e,oratanyr atedi s
propor t
ionatelydi ffi
cult
,for
thepr osecuti
ont oestabli
shf actswhichar e“ espec i
ally”wi t
hintheknowl edgeoft he

I R
accusedandwhi chhec ouldprovewi thoutdi ff
icul
t yori nconvenienc e.Ifthear ti
cl
e

AM
wast obei nterpr
etedot herwi s
e,itwoul dleadt ot hever ys tar
tl
ingc onc lusionthatin

A
amur derc asethebur denl i
esont heaccus edt opr ovet hathedi dnotc ommi tthe
mur derbec ausewhoc ouldknowbet terthanhewhet herhedi dordi dnot .
[P.117]H

Qanun-
e-ShahadatOr
der
,1984(
10of1984)
--

---- Art.122-- Burdenofpr oof--Arti

cle122oft heQanun- e-Shahadat ,1984c annot
beus edt ounder minethewel l
-establi
shedr uleofl awt hat,savei naver yexc epti
onal
classofc ases ,thebur denisont hepr osecutionandnevers hifts.Throughoutt heweb
oft heLaw,onegol denthreadisalwayst obes een,t hati tisthedut yoft he
pros ecutiontopr ovetheac cused’
sgui ltsubjectt oanys tatutoryexc ept i
on.No
mat terwhatt hec harge,thepr i
nci
plet hatthepr osecutionmus tprovet hegui ltofthe
ac c
us edi sthel awandnoat temptt owhi ttl
ei tdownc anbeent ert
ained. I
nac aseof
thisnat ure,theappel l
antcouldnothavebeenc onvictedf ort heal l
egedmur der
mer elybec aus ehehappenedt ober unningt hes hopwher et heoc currenc etook
plac e,speciall
yi nthec i
rcums t
anceswhent hes hopwasf oundt obeopen,t he
appel lanthims elfwasf oundt obeunc ons ci
ousandt hepos si
bi l
ityofani ntruder
coul dnotber uledout .Anac cusedper sonc annotbec onvi ct
edmer elybec aus ehe
didnotexpl aint hec i
rcumstancesinwhi chthedec easedhadl ostherlife.
[P.118]I

2016SCMR1019&2017SCMR564.
Ci
rcums
tant
ialEvi
denc
e--

----Itiswel ltor emembert hatinc as eswher et heevi denc eisofac ir

cums t
antial
nature,thec i
rcums t
anc esfrom whi cht heconc lusi
onofgui l
tistobedr awns houldin
thef i
rstinstanc ebef ull
yes tablis
hedandal lthefactss oestablisheds houldbe
cons i
stentonl ywi tht hehypot hesisoft hegui ltoftheac cused. Agai n,the
cir
cums t
anc ess houldbeofac onc l
us ivenatureandt endenc yandt heyshouldbe
suchast oexc ludeever yhypot hes i
sbutt heonepr opos edtobepr oved.Inot her
wor ds,theremus tbeac hainofevi denc esof arcompl eteasnott ol eaveany
reasonabl egr oundf orac onc l
us i
onc onsist
entwi tht hei nnoc enc eoft heac cusedand
i
tmus tbes uc hast os howt hatwi t
hinal lhumanpr obabi l
i
tyt heac tmus thavebeen
donebyt heac cus ed. I
tmaybenot edher et hatthec ircums tanc esc oncernedmus tor
shouldandnotmaybees tablished. Thereisnotonl yagr ammat icalbutal egal
dist
inctionbet weenmaybepr ovedandmus tbeors houl dbepr oved.
[P.120]J

Cr
imi
nalJ
uri
spr
udenc
e--

A D V
---
-Thisi
ndicatest
hecardi
nalprinci
pleofcri
minalj
uri
sprudencethatac
asec
anbe

AN
sai
dtobepr ovedonlywhent her
eisc er
tai
nandexplic
itevidenc
eandnopersonc
an

KH
beconvic
tedonpur emoralconvi
c t
ion. [P.120]K

I R
AM
Admi
nis
trat
ionofJ
ust
ice-
-

A
--- -Anothergoldent hreadwhi chr unsthroughtheweboft headmini
strat
ionof
j
us ti
c ei
nc ri
minalc asesisthatift woviewsarepos s
ibl
eontheevidenceadducedin
thec aseonepoi nti
ngt othegui ltoftheaccusedandtheothertohisi
nnoc enc
e,the
viewwhi chisf avourabletotheac cusedshouldbeadopted.Thi
sprinc
iplehasspeci
al
relevanceinc aseswher eint hegui l
toftheac cus
edissoughttobeestabli
shedby
circumstanti
alevi dence. [ P.120]L

Evi
denc
e--

----I
tisac ardi
nalprincipl
eofjusti
ceandl awthatonlytheintr
insi
cwor thand
probativevalueoftheevi dencewouldplayadec i
si
ver ol
eindet er
mi ni
ngthegui l
tor
i
nnoc enceofanac cus edperson.Evenevidenceofanuni nt
erestedwi t
ness
,not
i
nimicaltot heacc
us ed,maybec orrupt
eddel i
beratel
ywhi l
eevidenceofani ni
mical
witness,i
ffoundcons ist
entwiththeotherevidencecorroborat
ingit,mayber el
ied
upon. [
P. 120]M

1991PSC281.

Benef
itofdoubt
--
----Pr
inc i
ple--
Itisas et
tledpr inci
pleofl
awthatforgivi
ngt
hebenef i
tofdoubtitis
notnec essarythattheres houldbes omanyc i
rcumst
ancesr
atherifonlyasi
ngle
cir
cums tancecreatingreas onabledoubtint
hemi ndofaprudentpersonisavai
labl
e,
thensuc hbenef i
tistobeext endedt oanac
cusednotasamat terofconces
sionbut
asofright.[ P.122]Q

2018SCMR772.

Mr
.Far
ooqHai
der
,Advoc
atef
orAppel
l
ant
.

Ch.
AsgharAl
iGi
l
l,Deput
yPr
osec
utorGener
alf
orSt
ate.

Mr
.Sar
darShahz
adKhanDhukkar
,Advoc
atef
orCompl
ainant
.

A D V
N
Dat
eofhear
ing:08.
03.
2023

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esent
:Mi
ssAal
i
aNeel
um andMuhammadAmj
adRaf
iq,J
J.

MUHAMMADQASI
M andot
her
s--
Appel
l
ant
s

ver
sus

STATEandot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

Crl
.A.Nos
.75010-J,75588-
J,79499,Cr
l.Rev.
No.69106,&M.
RNo.172of2021,
deci
dedon24.5.
2023.

Paki
stanPenalCode,1860(
XLVof1860)
--

----Ss .
302( b)/34-
- Mur derreference--Qatl-e-amd- -Convi ct
ionands entence- -
Challenget o--Benef i
tofdoubt -
- Test
imonyofwi tnes s
-- Thedefenc eversion,nota
confes s
ionandexc ulpatoryinwhi chac cused-appellantshaddeni edgui l
t,couldnot
beus edasevi dencet opr ovetheirguil
t--Bes i
des,injuri
esofgr avenat urer eceivedby
accus eddur i
ngs ameoc currencewoul dindicateaf ightbet weenbot hpar ties
- -In
suchas i
tuation,ques t
ionofgenes i
soff i
ght,thatist os ay,eventsleadingt ofight
andwhi c hpar tyini ti
at edf ir
s tat tac k,as sumesgr eati mpor tanc ei nr eac hingul ti
mat e
dec isi
on- -Itisher et hatneedst oexpl aini njuriesofs eriousnat ur er ec eivedby
ac cusedi nc our s
eofs ameoc c urr encear ises --Whenexpl anat i
oni sgi ven,c or rectness
ofr eas oni sl i
abl et obet es t
ed- -Ift her ei sanomi ssiont oexpl ain,itmayl eadt o
i
nf erenc et hatpr os ecut i
onhass uppr ess eds omeofr el
evantdet ai l
sc onc er ning
i
nc ident - -Ul t
imat ely,f actum ofnon- expl anat i
onofi njur iesmus tbekepti nvi ewwhi l
e
appr ec iatingevi denc eofpr os ec ut i
onwi tnes ses --Soal so,wher edef enc ever sion
ac cordswi t hpr obabi liti
est os uc hanext entt hati tisdi fficul ttos aywhi chver sioni s
true,t henf ac tum ofnon- expl anat i
onofi njuriesas sumesgr eat eri mpor tanc e- -Muc h
dependsonqual i
tyofevi denc eadduc edbypr os ec ut i
on- -Thedef ens ever sionc annot
bec ons ider edf ores tabl is
hingpr es enc eofac cus edper sonsons pot --Wher e
pros ec utionevi denc ewasdi s car ded,def enc et akenbyac cus edhadt obebel ievedor
disbel i
evedi nt oto- - defenc epl eat akenbyappel lant sandt hei rc o- ac c usedhasnot
beenpr oved- - Whol epr os ec utionc as es eemst obehi ngi nguponc onj ectur esand
surmi ses ,andi thads everelyf ai l
edt os howi nc ri
mi nat ing,c orrobor at i
ve/ i
ndependent
evidenc et obr inghomegui ltofac cus edi nc as eofc apit alc har ge- -Hel d:I tmus tbe
realizedt hatwel l- establ is
hedr uleofc r
imi nalj usticei st hat‘ foul erc rimehi gherpr oof-
-TrialCour twasnotj us tif
iedi nc onvi ctingappel lant swhi lebas ingupons uc hun-
trustwor thy,unc or robor atedevi denc e,andc onvi ctionpas sedbyt rialCour tin
circums tanc esi sagai ns tallc annonsofl awr ec ogni z edf ordi spens at i
onofc riminal

V
j
us tice- -Asperdi c tatesofl aw,benef itofever ydoubti st obeext endedi nf avorof

D
ac cused- -Bas edondi scussionmadeabove,onl yc onc lus ionwhi chmaybear ri
vedat

A
i
st hatpr os ec ut i
onhasf ailedt oes tablishgui ltofappel lant sbeyondal lreas onabl e

AN
doubt sandf i
ndi ngsc amebyt rialCour tandr ec ordingc onvi ct i
ont her eonc ouldnot

KH
bes ustainedandar eliablet obes etas ide. [ Pp.142,143&144]A,B,D&F

I R
AM
PLD2002SC643,PLD2011SC544and2009SCMR230r
ef.

A
Dut
yofPr
osec
uti
on-
-

----
Pri
nci
ple--I
tisasettl
edprinc
ipl
eoflawforpros
ecuti
ont ost
andoni
tslegs-
-It
wasforprosec
utiontoprovechargebeyondanyshadowofdoubt -
-Mor
eover,t
rial
cannotbenefi
tfrom weaknes
sofdefenceplea. [
P.143]C

PLD2002SC643r
ef.

Convi
cti
on-
-

----
Goldenpri
nci
ple--I
tisagol
denpri
ncipl
eoflawthatCourts
houl
dletof
fa
hundredgui
lt
ybuts houl
dnotconvi
ctoneinnoc
entperson.

[
P.144]E

PLD2002SC1048.
Mr
.Mehr
am Al
iBal
i
,Advoc
atef
orAppel
l
ant
s.

Mr
.MuhammadWaqasAnwar
,Deput
yPr
osec
utorGener
alf
orSt
ate.

Mr
.MuhammadKamr
an-
ur-
Ras
hid,Advoc
atef
orCompl
ainant
.

Dat
eofhear
ing:24.
5.2023.

PLJ2024Cr
.C.146(
DB)

[
Lahor
eHi
ghCour
t,Lahor
e]

Pr
esent
:Mi
ssAal
i
aNeel
um andFar
ooqHai
der
,JJ
.

V
MANZOORAHMAD-
-Appel
l
ant

A D
AN
ver
sus

I R KH
STATEet
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

A AM
Cr
l.A.Nos
.44496-
J&37914,M.
R.No.
129of2019,

hear
don13.
3.2023.

Paki
stanPenalCode,1860(
XLVof1860)
--

--- -S.302( b) --Mur derr eferenc e- -Convi c tionands ent ence- -Chal lenget o-- Mot ive--
Rec over yofweaponof fenc e- -Themot ives etupbypr os ecutioni nFar dBeyanand
F.I
.R.br oughtonr ecordt hroughdepos itionofPW- 6,PW- 7c ompl ainantandPW- 8is
thatabout1½year sbef or eoc c urrence,daught erof( t heappel lant),el opedwi thone
andac cusedhadas us piciont hatc ompl ai nantpar tyhadf acili
tatedandhel ped
elopementofs aidwi thduet ot hatgr udge,ac cus edhadmur der ed( t
hedec eas ed) --
Tos ubstant iatemot ivepar tofc ase,pr os ec utionpr oduc edPW- 6- -Inc ros s
-
exami nat i
onofPW- 6,s omeomi ssi
ons ,c ont radi ctions ,andi mpr ovement shavebeen
broughtonr ec ordbydef enc e- -Towhom mot ivewasat tri
but edhasnots t
at edt hat
he( PW- 6)r ec eivedt hreat sfrom appel lant --Thet es ti
monyofPW- 6r eveal edt hat
daught erofwentt ohous eofon18. 11.2015- -Dur i
ngc ross-exami nat ion,PW- 6
admi t
tedt hathadnotc aus edmur derousas saul tordamaget ohi sf ami lymember s,
althought heywer er esidingi nvi l
l
age- -Ther ear ec ont radictionsbet weens tatement s
ofPW- 6andPW- 7thec ompl ainant --Thei nc ons i
stenc i
esabovei ns tatement sar e
mat er
ialandr aisedoubtors us pici
oni npr os ec ut i
onc as eaboutmot i
vef or
commi tti
ngoc cur r
enc e- -Pros ec uti
onhasbeenunabl et oestabl ishamot ivei ni ns tant
cas e--Sof arasr ecover yofweaponofof fenc e,i .
e.,gun. 12- bor er epeat er( P- 8) ,one
bandol ier(P- 9),fourl i
vec artridges( P- 10/ 1- 4),andonemagaz ine( P- 11/ 1-2)f r om
poss essi
onofac cused/appel l
antandpos i
ti
ver eportofPunj abFor ensicScienc
e
Agenc yar econcerned,asperpr os
ec uti
onc ase,on21. 12.2017,acc usedwasar rested
from vill
ageKor aPattan--On02. 01.2018,uponhi sdi scl
osure,agun. 12- bore
repeat er(P-8),onebandol ier(P-9),fourli
vec artr
idges(P- 10/1-4),andonemagaz ine
(P-11/ 1-2)wer erecoveredf rom hi
sr esi
denc e--S.
I.(PW- 11)-theinves t
igati
ngof f
icer
secur eds amet hroughar ec overymemo- -Ther osecuti
onhadnotbeenabl etopr ove
i
tsc as eagainstappellantbeyondanys hadowofadoubtast herewer emanydent sin
prosec uti
ons tory--Thec onvicti
onands entencetr i
alCour tr
ec or
dedc ouldnotbe
sustained.

[
Pp.
159,160,161,162]A,B,C,D&E

2009SCMR230.

Doubl
epr
esumpt
ionofi
nnoc
enc
e--

A D V
----Pri
nciple--Thes et
tl
edpr inci
pl eofc r
iminaljuri
s prudenc et
hatunlessitcanbe

N
shownt hatl owerCour t
’sjudgmenti sperverseort hati ti
sc ompletel
yil
l
egal--No

A
otherconc l
us i
onc anbedr awnex ceptguiltofac cus edormi sr
eadingornon- readi
ng

KH
ofevidenc eresult
ingintoami s
car ri
ageofj ust
ice-- Evenot her
wise,whenaCour tof
compet entjuris
dicti
onac quitsac cused,doublepr es umpt i
onofinnocenceisat t
ached

I R
tohiscase- -Theac qui
ttalorderc annotbei nterferedwi th,wherebyanac cusedearns

AM
doublepr esumpt i
onofi nnocenc e. [P.163]F

A
Ms
.Sai
kaJ
aved,Advoc
atef
orAppel
l
ant
s.

RanaAhs
anAz
iz,Addi
ti
onalPr
osec
utorGener
alf
orSt
ate.

Mr
.Tal
l
atMahmoodTar
hana,Advoc
atef
orCompl
ainant
.

Dat
eofhear
ing:13.
3.2023

PLJ2024Lahor
e(Not
e)1

[
Mul
tanBenc
hMul
tan]

Pr
esent
:AnwaarHus
sai
n,J
.

I
NAM ULLAHKHANNAMI
--Appel
l
ant

ver
sus
ALINAWAZ,et
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

R.
S.A.
No.
150of2015,hear
don14.
9.2022.

Spec
ifi
cRel
i
efAc
t,1877(
Iof1877)
--

----S.12--Saleagreement --Ear
nes tmoneywaspai d--Denialofreceivingofear nest
money- -Suitspecif
icperfor
manc e-- Decreed--Executi
onofs al
eagr eementwas
admi t
tedbyappel l
ant--Onustopr ove--Doc umentsinquestionsareadmi t
tedal ong
wit
hs i
gnaturesandt humbi mpressionsofappel l
ant--Theonust opr ovenon-
paymentofear nestmoneys ubsequentt oadmi ssi
onofexecut i
ons hiftedon
peti
tionerwhoc oul
dnotr ebut--non- paymentofear nestmoney- -Couns elfor
appellantcouldnotpoi ntoutanys ubs t
antialer
rorandoranyi ll
egality,infir
mi t
yor
j
uris
di ct
ionalerrori
nimpugnedj udgment sanddec reespassedbyCour t
sbel ow--
Appealdi smiss
ed.

A D V
AN
[
Par
a9&10]A,B,C&D

I R KH
2021SCMR415and1995SCMR466r
ef.

A AM
Mr
.MuhammadMas
oodBi
l
al,Advoc
atef
orAppel
l
ant
.

Ch.
MuhammadAnwaar
-ul
-HaqAdvoc
atef
orRes
pondent
s.

Dat
eofhear
ing:14.
9.2022

PLJ2024Lahor
e(Not
e)2

Pr
esent
:As
im Haf
eez
,J.

OUTFI
TTERSSTORES(
PRI
VATE)LI
MITED-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

FEDERATI
ONOFPAKI
STAN,et
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

W.
P.No.
68823of2022,hear
don8.
12.
2022.
I
ncomeTaxOr
dinanc
e,2001(
XLI
Xof2001)
--

---- Ss.175&177( 6)--SalesTaxAc t,(

VIIof1990) ,S.11- -Cons titutionalpetiti
on- -
Def aultofpet i
tionerf ornon- providingofdemandeddoc ument sr equi r
edf oraudi t
--
Fil
ingofobj ec ti
ons - -
Mai ntainabilit
y- -Lackofc ooper ationbypet itioner--
Aut horizati
onl et ter--Power sofc ommi s
sionerf oraut hor i
zat i
on- -Nohi ddenor
coll
at eralpur pos ef orgainingac cesst opr emi seswasf oundoral leged,exc ept
facil
itati
onandexpedi t
iousc onc l
us i
onofanon- goingaudi t--I tisnotf orCour tto
reviewf ac t
ualas pec tstouchedt herein,dis cussedandf indingsr ec orded- -
Commi s
sionerhasaut horizedent ryandac ces st opr emi sesi nwakeoff ailureto
compl ywi t
hpr ovisionsofOr dinanc e,2001- - Aut horizationl etterc ont ai
nedr eas oni
ng
andc ausesl eadi ngt oinvoc ationofaut hor i
ty-- Noi l
legal it
yi sfoundquaexer ciseof
j
ur i
s di
c t
ionunderSec ti
on175ofOr dinanc e,2001- -Nobi as,mal af ide,ormi suseof
author it
yi ses tablished- -HighCour tfindsnor eas ont oas sumeandexer ci
se
cons ti
tutionalj urisdicti
on,as sumpt ionofj urisdic ti
onwoul dot her wi sebeunj ustand
unfai r
,whi cht ant amountt oint erf
er i
ngi naudi tpr oc eedi ngs --Pet iti
ondi smissed.
[Para14,16,17,22,25&27]A,B,C,D,E&

D V
PLJ2024Lahor
e(Not
e)3

N A
[
Mul
tanBenc
h,Mul
tan]

KH A
R
Pr
esent
:Sar
darMuhammadSar
frazDogar
,J.

AM I
A
Ms
t.ZAREENAMAI
--Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

EX-
OFFI
CIOJ
USTI
CEOFPEACE/
ASJ
,et
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

W.
P.No.
16233of2023,dec
idedon19.
10.
2023.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----
S. 22- A/
22-B--Recor
dingofversionofpet it
ionerinFIR--FIRhasal
readybeen
gotlodgedandCouns eli
sonlyrequestingforrec ordi
ngver s
ionofpeti
ti
onerinFIR--
Recordingofversionofaccusedpartyisbas i
crightwhi c
hc annotbedeniedatany
st
age. Invest
igat
ingOffi
cerisdi
rect
edt ot akevers i
onofpet i
ti
onerinaf
oresaidFIR
andt henwhi l
ekeepingbothversi
onsi njuxtapositi
on,proceedfurt
heri
nac cordance
wit
hl aw.

PLJ2024Lahor
e(Not
e)4
Pr
esent
:Shahi
dBi
l
alHAs
san,J
.

NASRULLAHKHANBHALLI
--Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

MUHAMMADNAWAZ-
-Res
pondent

C.
R.No.
42853of2023,dec
idedon2.
8.2023.

Ci
vi
lPr
ocedur
eCode,1908(
Vof1908)
--

V
---
- O.VIIR.3--Ri ghtofdef enc ewass tr
uckof f-
- Disobedi enceandi ndif f
erent

D
di
menour --Challenget o--Suitforrecovery--Thepet i
ti
onerwasgr ant edwi th

A
absolutelastoppor tuniti
esmanyat i
mewi t
hwar ningaswel lasc ost
sbutevent hen

AN
hedidnotpayanyheedt oor ders--Howpet i
ti
onerpur suedhi scaseands howedhis

KH
di
sobedi enceandi ndiff
erentdemeanourt owar dsor dersofCour t;suchl ikei
ndolent
personc annots eekf avourofl aw,becaus elawf avour svigil
antandnoti ndolent
--

I R
Wheni mpugnedor derhasbeenpas sedwi t
hj uri
s dic
tionandi swellwi thin

AM
paramet ersoflaw,s amec annotbei nterf
eredwi th- -Peti
tiondi s
mi s
s ed.

A
[
Par
a3&4]A,B&C

2015SCMR1401and2020SCMR300r
ef.

PLJ2024Lahor
e(Not
e)5

[
Mul
tanBenc
h,Mul
tan]

Pr
esent
:AhmadNadeem Ar
shad,J
.

MUHAMMADAZHAR-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

ADDI
TIONALDI
STRI
CTJ
UDGE,et
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

W.
P.No.
13380of2023,dec
idedon7.
9.2023.
Fami
l
yCour
tsAc
t,1964(
XXXVof1964)
--

--- -FamilyCour tsAc t

,1964- -R. 22ofFami l
yCour t
sr ules,1965- -Wr i
ttenr epl
ywi t
hin
stipulatedper iod- -Appli
cationf ors tr
iking-offdefenc e--Petitioneras sailedviresof
j
udgment s/order spassedbyl earnedCour tsbelow,wher eby,hi sappl icationfor
striki
ng- offdef enceofRes pondentNo. 3wasdi smissedc onc urrently--Res pondent
No. 3couldnotf il
ewr itt
enr eplywi thins t
ipul
atedper iodaspr escribedbyFami ly
Cour tsAc t,1964- -Petiti
onermovedanappl i
cationfors triki
ng- offdef enc eof
res pondentNo.3- -TheTr i
alCour tafterobtainingitsr eplyandhear i
ngar gument sof
bot hs i
de,di s
mi sseds ame- -Hepr eferredat i
mebar redappealwhi chal s
omets ame
fateanddi smis sedbyl earnedappel lateCour t-
- Writtenr eplyonbehal fof
res pondentNo. 3hasbef i
led- -Tri
alCour tshalldefinitelydec idec aseaf terobs ervi
ng
allpr ocedurei ncludingrecor dingevi denc eofpar ti
esonc eforal l
--Thi spet i
ti
on
dismi ss
ed.

PLJ2024I
sl
amabad(
Not
e)6

A D V
N
Pr
esent
:BabarSat
tar
,J.

KH A
I R
KAC-
RMC(
Joi
ntVent
ure)t
hroughAut
hor
izedRepr
esent
ati
ve&ot
her
s--
Pet
it
ioner
s

A AM
ver
sus

NATIONALHIGHWAYAUTHORI
TY,I
SLAMABADt
hroughChai
rmanandot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

W.
P.No.
1426of2022,dec
idedon21.
11.
2022.

Publ
i
cPr
ocur
ementRul
es,2001-
-

----Rr.33,33( 1)&34,36,44- -I
nvitati
onofbi ds--Annulmentofpr ocur ementpr oc es
s
--Amendmentor ders--Chal
lengedbypet i
ti
onerbef oreGRC- -All
owed- -Laches- -
Maintainabil
ity-- Noaut hori
tyofGRC- -Thepet i
tionerhads ubmi t
tedi tsbid--After
openingt echnic alandf i
nanc i
albidsNHA,aspr oc ur
ingagenc y,annulledpr ocurement
processinexer c i
s eofit
saut hori
tyunderRul e33(1)ofRul esandadvi sedPet it
ionerto
coll
ectitsbids ec uri
tyfrom NHA- -Peti
ti
onerhadnoves t
edr i
ghtt ohavei t
sbid
acceptedi ntermsofRul e38ofRul esorbegr antedapr oc urementc ont ractwithin
meaningofRul e44ofRul es
- -GRCwasves t
edwi thnoaut hor it
yt ositinjudgment
overexer ci
seofpowerbyNHAunderRul e33ofRul estoannulpr ocurementpr ocess-
-Decisi
onr ender edbyGRCwasnotbac kedbyl awandwasnots ustainableinvi ewof
provis
ionsofRul es -
-Itwouldbei nc onceivablethatac ommer ci
aloffermadebya
bidderbac kin2019mi ghtstil
lbeval idinyear2022i nvi
ewofc hangingr atesort hat
aprocur
ementcont
rac
tcoul
dnowbeof
fer
edonbas
isofs
uchbi
dsubmi
tt
edi
n2019-
-Pet
it
iondi
smis
sed.

PLJ2024Lahor
e(Not
e)7

[
Mul
tanBenc
h,Mul
tan]

Pr
esent
:AhmadNadeem Ar
shad,J
.

MUHAMMADAZHAR-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

ADDI
TIONALDI
STRI
CTJ
UDGE,et
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

D V
W.
P.No.
13379of2023,dec
idedon7.
9.2023.

N A
KH A
Fami
l
yCour
tsAc
t,1964(
XXXVof1964)
--

I R
AM
----Fami l
yCour tsRul es ,1965,R. 22-- Wr i
ttenr eplywi thi
ns ti
pulatedper iod--

A
Appl icati
onf ors tri
king-of fdef enc e--Petit
ioneras sailedviresofj udgment s/orders
pass edbyl earnedCour tsbel ow,wher eby,hi sapplicati
onf ors t
riki
ng- of
fdef enceof
respondentNo.3wasdi smi ssedc onc urrently--RespondentNo.3c ouldnotf il
e
writtenr eplywi thins t
ipulat edper i
odaspr es cr
ibedbyFami l
yCour tsAc t,1964- -
Petitionermovedanappl icationf orstriki
ng- offdefenc eofr espondentNo.3- -The
l
ear nedTr i
alCour taft
erobt ainingi t
sr eplyandhear i
ngar gument sofbot hside,
dismi sseds ame- -Hepr eferredat imebar r
edappealwhi c
hal somets amef ateand
dismi ssedbyl ear nedappel lateCour t
- -Writtenr eplyonbehal fofr espondentNo.3
hasbef i
l
ed- -Lear nedTr i
alCour tshalldefinitel
ydec i
dec aseaf terobs er
vingal l
proc edur eincludingr ecor dingevi denc eofpar ti
esonc eforall
- -Thispet iti
onhavi ng
nof or ce/substanc eisdis mis s
ed.

PLJ2024Kar
achi(
Not
e)8

Pr
esent
:MuhammadJ
unai
dGhaf
farandAdnan-
ul-
kar
im Mamon,J
J.

MAQBOOLAHMADandot
her
s--
Pet
it
ioner
s

ver
sus

MUHAMMADHASHI
M andot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s
C.
P.No.
D-280of2023,dec
idedon17.
5.2023.

Ci
vi
lPr
ocedur
eCode,1908(
Vof1908)
--

---- S. 151- -Cons ti

tutionofPaki st
an,1973,Ar t
.199- -Applic ationforseeking
dir
ec ti
ont or evenueaut hor i
ties--Non- compl i
anc eofobs ervat ionsofCour t-- All
owed
--Func tusof ficio--Appl ic
at i
onwasf i
ledaf terreject
ionofpl aint -
-Bonaf i
deer ror--
Onc epl aintwasr ej
ec tedbyt r i
alCourt,saidCour tf
orallint entandl egalpur pos es
bec amef unc tusof fi
cio,andnoappl i
cationofs uc hanat urei nt ermsofSec tion151,
CPCc ouldhavebeenent ertainedbys aidCour t--Onceac as ewasf i
nall
ydec ided,
Cour tbec amef unctusof fi
cioandonl ypr ovis
ionwhi chal l
owedc hangesinf inalor der
waspr ovisionofr eview,s copeofwhi chwasl i
mitedt ocor rec ti
nganer rort hatwas
fl
oat ingonf ac eofr ecord- -Cour taft
erent ertai
ningappl icat i
onhaspas sedor der s
withc ertaindi rec ti
ons ,i
ncludingpol i
c eaidandt hattoowi thoutnot ic
et oPet i
tioners-
-Suc hc onduc tonpar toft ri
alCour tisleastappr eci
ated- -Tr ialCourthasexc eededi ts
j
urisdi ctioni nent ertainingappl i
cati
onofRes pondentNo. 1underSec t
ion151,CPC
afterpas s i
nganor derf orrejectingplaint;couldnothavepas s
edanys uc hor der s--
Petitional l
owed.

A D V
AN
[
Par
a3,4&7]A,B&C

I R KH
2018SCMR359,2016SCMR179,2020CLD473and2019CLD526.

A AM
PLJ2024Lahor
e(Not
e)9

[
Mul
tanBenc
h,Mul
tan]

Pr
esent
:AhmadNadeem Ar
shad,J
.

ANWARBI
BI,et
c.-
-Pet
it
ioner
s

ver
sus

PROVI
NCEOFPUNJ
AB,et
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

C.
R.No.
502-
Dof2011,dec
idedon23.
5.2023.

Spec
ifi
cRel
i
efAc
t,1877(
Iof1877)
--

----
S. 42-
- CivilPr
ocedureCode,(Vof1908)
,S.115--Li
mitat
ionAct,(
IXof1908),Ar
t.
120/142--CivilRevi
si
on- -
sui
tofpeti
ti
onersi
sbarredbytime--Respondent
sNo. 8,
9&
12to15r aisedas pecif
icobj
ecti
onthatsui
tofpeti
ti
onersisbarr
edbyt i
me--Tri
al
Cour twi thr egar dt os aidobj ec t
ionf ramedi ssuedNo. 4anddec i
deds amei nf avour
ofpet i
ti
onermai nlyi nlightofobs ervat i
onmadeonI ssueNo. 1,wher eas ,Appel l
at e
Cour tdec i
deds aidi ssueagai ns tpet i
tioner sanddec l
ar edt hats uitisbar redbyt ime--
Forc omput i
ngl imitation,per iodofs ixyear swoul dc ommenc ef rom dat eofac crualof
ri
ghtt os ue- -Toas c ertain,whendoesr ightt os ueac cr ue,t os eekadec l
arationofher
owner shipr ightovers uitpr oper tys hownt ohavebeent rans ferredt os eeanot her
provi si
onofl aw,t hati s,Sec tion42ofSpec ificRel i
efac t,1877- -As uitf ordec larat i
on
ofanyr ight ,ast oanypr oper tyi sf i
ledunderSec ti
on42ofSpec ifi
cRel iefAc t,1877- -
Rightt os ueac cruest oaper s onagai nstot herf ordec lar ationofhi sright ,ast oany
proper ty,whenl atterdeni esori sint eres tedt odenyhi ss uc hr i
ght-- I
twasnec essary
forpur por tedowner st oc hal lenges aidmut ati
onswi thinl imi t
at i
onper iodof06year s
provi dedbyl egisl
atur eunderAr ti
c l
e120ofLi mi t
ationAc t,1908&Ar t
ic l
e142of
Schedul etoLi mitationAc t,1908f rom t hatdat e--As weepi ngs t
atementt hatt her e
wasnol i
mi tat i
oni nc aseofi nher itanc ewoul dinfac ttant amountt ohaver e-wr i
tten
l
awofl i
mi tation.Publ icint er es trequi rest hatt her es houl dbeanendt ol iti
gat ion.
Whoeverwi shest odi sput epr esumpt ionofc o-incident soff ac tsandr ightmus tdos o
withinper i
odpr ovidedbyl aw,ot her wi s
e,hi srighti fanywi l
lbef orfei
tedasapenal ty
fors uchnegl ec t
.Lawr equi rest hatper s
onsaggr i
evedbyanyor derofanaut hor it
y
mus tc omet oCour tandt aker ecour set ol egalr emedi eswi thduedi l
i
genc e-- Real
disput ewaswhet herapar tic ularper sonwasornotal egalhei rofone- -Thef indi ngs

V
ofappel l
ateCour twi thr egar dt ol imi tationdoesnotr equi reforanyi nt erferenc e- -

D
I
ns tantCi vilRevi si
oni sdi s
mi ss ed.

N A
KH A
[
Par
a8,10,11,12,13,14&15]A,B,C,D,E,F,G

I R
AM
2022SCMR1009;PLD2014SC167;2005SCMR1278;PLD2011SC657;2007SCMR

A
1446;2022SCMR1558r
ef.

Mr
.KanwarFar
hanAhmad,Advoc
atef
orPet
it
ioner
s.

SyedWaj
i
dHus
sai
nRi
zvi
,As
sis
tantAdvoc
ateGener
alPunj
abf
orRes
pondent
sNo.
1-
3.

MuhammadTuf
ailAl
vi
,Advoc
atef
orRes
pondent
sNo.
8,9,12,15.

Dat
eofhear
ing:23.
5.2023

PLJ2024Lahor
e(Not
e)10

Pr
esentRaheelKamr
an,J
.
RABNAWAZKHAN,et
c.-
-Pet
it
ioner
s

ver
sus

Ms
t.AMEERANBI
BI,et
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

W.
P.No59846of2023,dec
idedon18.
9.2023.

Ci
vi
lPr
ocedur
eCode,1908(
Vof1908)
--

---- O.XXXI XRr.1&2- -

Appl icati
onforgr antoft emporaryinjunc tion--Allowed- -
Appeal - -Dis
miss ed- - Objec t
ionf ordismissalofs uitwasturneddown- -Challengeto--
I
s s
ueswer ealr
eadyf rami ng--Theaver ment sofc ounselforpet it
ionersc annotbe
appr eciatedwi t
houtr ecor di
ngofevi denc e,t hei
rpl eai
snott enabl eatthiss tage--

D V
Res pondent sshal ls eriouslypr ej
udicedinc as eimpugnedr estrainingor derqua

A
ali
enat ionofpr oper tyisr ecall
edf orthir
dpar tyrightsmayac cr uec ausingundue

N
i
nc onveni encetor es pondent s --
Noi l
legali
t y,inf
irmityorjuri
sdic ti
onaler rorhasbeen

A
point edoutbyl ear nedc ouns elforpetit
ioner sinimpugneddec isi
onsofCour tsbel
ow,

KH
war rantinginterferenc eofHi ghCour tinexer cis
eofj uri
sdict
ion- -Pet i
ti
ondi smi s
sed.

R
[Para4&5]A&B

AM I
PLJ2024I
sl
amabad(
Not
e)11

A
Pr
esent
:BabarSat
tar
,J.

Mal
i
kMOHAMMADRAFI
Qand2ot
her
s--
Appel
l
ant
s

ver
sus

PUBLI
CATLARGEandot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

R.
F.A.No.
620of2022,dec
idedon8.
11.
2022.

Spec
ifi
cRel
i
efAc
t,1877(
Iof1877)
--

----S.42- -
Limit
at i
onAc t
,(I
Xof1908) ,Art
.120- -Suitf
ordeclar
ati
on--
Dismiss
ed- -
Adopt iondeed-- Biol
ogi
calparents
--Adoptivepar ents
--Omissi
ononpartof
appellants--Noc auseofact
ion--Chall
enget o--Noc auseofacti
onhasbeenstated
othert hanfactthatAppell
antsNo.1and2ar eoldandwi shtoseekadecl
aration
thattheyc onti
nuedt oactasadopt i
veparent sofAppellantNo.3--
Thi
somission
becomesr el
evantincontextoflimi
tationinrelati
ontoadec larati
ons ui
t--Theplai
nt
doesnotment ionwhenr ightofadopt i
veparent soradoptedsonwasi nter
fer
edwith
creat
ingac auseofacti
ont ofil
einstantsuit
--Rec or
dpr oduceddoesnotc r
eatean
i
mpr essi
onthatOs manlivedasanadopt edsonofMr .andMr s
.Raf i
quefrom 1986
onwar dorthatanotheropportunit
ybef oreCivilCourttoadduc eevidencewouldhelp
causeofjusti
ce--Appealdismis
sed.[Para15&19]C,D&E

2004SCMR1502and2005MLD98r
ef.

Paki
stanMus
li
m Per
sonalLaw(
Shar
iat
)Ac
t,1962(
Vof

1962)
--

---
-S.2--Adopti
onandguardi
anshi
p--Quest
ionsi
nrel
ati
onto,i
nter-al
i
a,adopt
ion
andguardians
hiparetobedeci
dedinaccor
dancewit
hMus l
i
m PersonalLawwhere
part
iesar
eMus li
ms.[Par
a8]A

A D V
Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

AN
KH
-
---
Art.
4(2)(
b)--Pr
eventi
on-
-Art
icl
e4(2)(
b)ofCons
tit
uti
onprovi
desthat,“
nopers
on

I R
s
hal
lbeprevent
edf r
om orbehi
nderedindoi
ngthatwhichi
snotprohibi
tedbyl
aw.

AM
[
Par
a8]B

A
M/s.RaheemaKhan,MohammadSanaul
l
ah,MohammadSannanKhan,SaadJ
aved
Sat
ti,Advoc
atesf
orAppel
lant
s.

Raj
aRehan(
LegalAs
sis
tant
).

Dr.
YaserAmanKhan,Advoc
ateonbehal
fofPr
ofes
sorDr
.MohammadMuni
r(Ami
cus
Curi
ae)
.

Mr
.AdeelWahi
d,Advoc
ate(
Ami
cusCur
iae)

Ex-
par
tef
orRes
pondent
s.

Dat
eofhear
ing:8.
11.
2022

PLJ2024Quet
ta(
Not
e)12

Pr
esent
:MuhammadKamr
anKhanMul
akhai
l
,J.
SyedNADEEM I
QBALand5ot
her
s--
Pet
it
ioner
s

ver
sus

NAZI
M ZARGHOONTOWN,QUETTA,TOWNMUNI CIPALOFFI
CERZARGHOONTOWN,
NAEEM CONTRACTORt
hroughT.
M.OZar
ghoonTownQuett
a--Res
pondent

C.
R.No.
22of2016,dec
idedon19.
11.
2019.

Spec
ifi
cRel
i
efAc
t,1877(
Iof1877)
--

---- Ss.9,42&54- -Cons ti

t utionofPaki stan,1973,Ar t
s.23&24- - I
nher i
t edpr operty-

V
-Ac quisit
ionofl and- -Suitf orpos session,dec l
arati
onandper manenti njunc t
ion--

A D
Dec reed- -Appeal --Dismi s
s ed- - Appeal --Mat terwasr emanded- -Repor tofl ocal

N
commi ssi
on- -Dismi s
salofs uitaf terpos tr emandpr oceedings--Wr ongl yment i
oning

A
ofs i
t einrevenuer ecordbyr es pondent s--Inali
enabler i
ght--Chal l
enget o--Pr operty

KH
i
ndi s putewasi nnameofpet i
tioner s--Loc alcommi ssi
oner ’
srepor tcoupl edwi th
revenuer ecords howt hatpr oper tyindi sput eisinnameofpet it
ioner sands amehas

I R
neverbeenus edaspubl i
cl atrine- -Res pondenti niti
all
ytooks helterunderr evenue

AM
entries,wher ebys i
tewaswr ongl yment i
onedas‫ﺀ‬ ‫ﻟﺨﻼ‬‫ﯿﺖﺍ‬ ‫ﺮﻣﻤﮑﻦﺑ‬ ‫ﯿ‬
‫ﻏ‬andt hereafter,

A
tookapl eaons trengt hofpubl i
cl atr
ine,us edbygener alpublicfordumpi nggar bage
--Res pondentc orpor ati
onhadnor ightt oc onstructorretainprivatepr oper tyof
petitionersforanypur pose- -Bot hCour tsbelowhavef ai
ledt oobs ervedoc ument ary
evidenc epr oduc edinf avourofpet i
tioner sandal sodidnotpr operlyappr eci
at e
repor tofloc alc
ommi s si
oner ,r athermai nlybas edtheirfi
ndingsonpoi ntt hatpubl i
c
l
atrineexi stedons pot --Civilrevi si
onal lowed.

[
Par
a8,12&15]A,B,C,F&G

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

----
Art.23--Rightt
oacquir
e,holdanddisposeofpr
operty-
-Everycit
izens hal
lhave
ri
ghttoac qui
re,hol
danddisposeofpropert
yinanypartofPakis
tan,subjectto
Consti
tuti
onandanyr eas
onablerest
ri
cti
onsimposedbylawi npubl
icinterest.
[Par
a13]D

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

--
-- Ar
t.23-
-Proper
ty--Word“Proper
ty”usedinArt
icl
e23ofCons ti
tut
ionmeans
pr
oper t
yinres
pectofwhicharightofpropr
iet
ors
hipmaybeas sert
ed--“Pr
opert
y”
i
ncludesbothmovableandimmovableandeverypossi
blei
nter
es twhic
hmayhavein
propert
y,i
ncl
udi
ngabs
trac
tandc
onc
ret
eri
ght
s--
Proper
tywhi
chisi
ll
egalt
ohol
dis
notproper
ty. [Par
a13]E

Mr
.Habi
b-Ul
l
ahNas
ar,Advoc
atef
orPet
it
ioner
s.

Mr
.HadiShakeelAhmed,Advoc
atef
orRes
pondent
.

Dat
eofhear
ing:17.
10.
2019

PLJ2024Lahor
e(Not
e)13

Pr
esentAnwaarHus
sai
n,J
.

RASHI
DABI
BI-
-Pet
it
ioner

A D V
N
ver
sus

KH A
I R
GOVERNMENTOFPUNJ
ABt
hroughSec
ret
aryLoc
alGovt
.Punj
abandot
her
s--

AM
Res
pondent
s

A
W.
P.No.
53371of2020,hear
don29.
3.2023.

Punj
abCi
vi
lSer
vant
s(Appoi
ntmentandCondi
ti
onsofSer
vic
e)Rul
es,1974-
-

----R.17- A- -Cons ti
tutionofPaki stan,1973,Ar t.199- -Deat hdur ings ervice--
Contrac tualappoi ntment -- Appli
c ationf orgrantofdec eased’ sbenef its
- -
Di r
ec t
ionto
--Bothc ontractualandr egularappoi ntment saret wodi ff
er ents tr
eamsof
governments er
vic eentai l
ingdifferentbenef i
tsforempl oyeesaswel lastheirlegal
heirs
--Af terdeat hofhi sf atherins er vi
ce,hus bandofpet it
ionerwasent it
ledt o
appointmentonr egul arbas isunderRul e17- AofRul esbuthewasof f
ered
appointmentonc ontractualbas i
swhi c
hheac cept edandhadbeenwi t
hdr awing
benefitsofhi scont ractualappoi nt ment ,ti
llhedi ed,withoutanyobj ectionandaf t
er
hisdeat h,pet i
ti
oner ,inherc apacityasawi dow,al soreceivedbenef itsonbas i
sof
samec ont ractualappoi nt ment --I
mpugnedor derhasbeenpas sedonbas isof
acceptanc eofc ont ractualappoi nt mentbypet i
ti
oner ’shus bandc ons i
derings ai
d
acceptanc eases toppel- -Theques tionar i
sesast owhet hers aides toppeli stenable
asitisset tl
edpr incipl
eofl awt hatt her ecanbenoes toppelagai nstlaw- -Petiti
on
disposedof . [Par a8]A,B&C

PLJ2019Lahor
e(N)25&2019CLC(
CS)582r
ef

PLJ2024Kar
achi(
Not
e)14
Pr
esentKhadi
m Hus
sai
nM.Shai
kh,J
.

MUSHTAQUEALI
--Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

PROVI
NCEOFSI
NDHt
hroughHomeSec
ret
aryKar
achiand3ot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

C.
P.No.
S-1235of2018,dec
idedon18.
9.2018.

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

A D V
----Art
. 199--Saleagreement s
- -
Enf orcementofc ertai
nagr eements- -Maintai
nabi
li
ty

N
--Constituti
onalpetit
ion- -
Ques ti
onsr elati
ngt oenforc
ementofc er
t ainagreement

A
etcall
egedl yarr
ivedatbet weenpar tiest obedec i
dedinappr opriat
epr oc
eedings

KH
beforeCour tofcompet entjuri
sdict
ion,wher epar ti
esbyadduc i
ngevi denceofnature

R
oralaswel lasdoc ument ar
yevi dencec anes tabli
shtheirr
ightovers ubjectpropert
y

I
andvalidityandenf orceabili
tyofallegedagr eementetc.-
-Pet i
ti
ondi smissed.

A AM
PLJ2024Lahor
e(Not
e)15

Pr
esent
:Shuj
aatAl
iKhan,J
.

Ms
t.SUGHRANMUKHTARandanot
her
--Pet
it
ioner
s

ver
sus

OMBUDSPERSONPUNJ
ABet
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

W.
P.No.
28905of2023,hear
don25.
9.2023.

Punj
abEnf
orc
ementofWomen’
sPr
oper
tyRi
ght
sAc
t,2021(
Xof2021)
--

----S.
7- -Consti
tuti
onofPakistan,1973,Art
.199--I
nher i
tedproperty--
Fil
i
ngof
complaintbeforerespondentNo. 1--Di
sposedof--
Di rect
iontoimplementdecree-
-
Pendenc yofproceedingsbeforeCivi
lCourt--
Joi
ntpr operty-
-Peti
ti
onerand
RespondentNo.3wer elegalheir
s--Execut
ionproceedings--Equi
tablerel
i
ef-
-
Det ermi
nat i
onofr i
ght s
- -Pet
it
ionersandRes pondentNo. 3haveal readybeen
dec l
aredlegalheirsoflateHaki m AliMukht arandt heyareent i
tledt ogett hei rnames
i
nc orporatedinLDAr ecordondi ntofdec reepas sedinthei
rf avour- -Directi
onof
Res pondentNo.1t oDGLDAt oimpl ementdec ree,cannotbec ons ideredanul l
i
ty
espec i
all
ywhenpar ti
esar ealreadyvyi ngforsame- -Equi
tabler eli
efint ermsofAr t
icl
e
199ofCons tit
uti
onc anonl ybes oughtf orenforcementofar ightac cr
uedi nfavourof
apar ty--Thispeti
ti
onhasbeenf i
leds eeki
ngannul mentofdec i
s i
onr ender edby
Res pondentNo.1wher ebydirecti
onf orenforcementofr i
ghtsofpar ties,already
determinedbyCour tofc ompet entjurisdi
cti
on,hasbeeni ssued,nor eli
efc anbe
granted- -Peti
ti
ondi s
mi ssed.

PLJ2024Lahor
e(Not
e)16

[
Lahor
eHi
ghCour
t,Bahawal
purBenc
h]

Pr
esent
:Anwaar
ulHaqPannunandAbi
dHus
sai
nChat
tha,J
J.

Dr
.MANZOORHUSSAI
NMALI
K--
Appel
l
ant

A D V
N
ver
sus

KH A
R
MAHARMUHAMMADKHALI
DAHMAD,ADDI
TIONALCOMMI
SSI
ONER(
REVENUE)
,

AM I
BAHAWALPUR

A
and2ot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

I
.
C.A.
Nos
.174of2021/
BWPand81of2020/
BWP,

hear
don2.
11.
2021.

Cont
emptofCour
tOr
dinanc
e,2003(
IVof2003)
--

----Ss. 3,5&19- -Constitut i

onofPaki stan,1973,Ar t
.204- - Violati
onofi nj
unc t
ive
order-- Demol ishingofout sitefrontwal lwil
lf
ul l
ydi sobeyi ng- -ContemptofCour t
peti
tion- -Dispos edof --Mai ntainabili
ty- -Avail
abi l
ityofef fic ac i
ousr emedy- -Vest ed
ri
ght-- Discreti
onar yjurisdic t
ion--Chal lenget o- -Anaggr ievedpar tylaying
i
nformat i
onofal l
egedc ont emptbef oreCour tdoesnothaveaves tedr i
ghttof or c
e
Courtt oc ontinuewi thcont emptpr oc eedingsi fCour tpr ef erst oc l
os es ameaf teri t
s
dues atisfacti
on- -Interl
oc utory,interim orpr oc edur alorder sdonotf allwithi
nambi t
of‘order s’pas sedinc ont emptofCour tproceedi ngs --Wher eef fi
caciousr emedyi s
avail
abl ebypur suingexec utionoranyot herr emedyavai labl eunderl awt os eek
i
mpl ement ati
onofor derorj udgmentofs uper iorCour t,cont emptpr oc eedingsar e
notac hoicebutanexc ept ion--Sec ti
on19ofOr dinanc eint ent i
onallyc onfersbr oad
disc
ret i
onar yjur i
sdicti
onuponappel lateCour tt odet ermi nemai ntainabi l
it
yofappeal
dependi nguponpec uli
arf actsandc ircums t
anc esofeac hc as ebyexami ni
ngnat ure
andki ndofor derappeal edagai nstinl i
ghtofs ettledpr i
nc ipl esoflawofc ontempt --
Thec ont emptpr oceedingswer einiti
at edbyCour tagains tRes pondent satinstanc e
ofAppel l
antsr egar di
ngnon-c ompl ianc eofitsor ders--Cour tafteritsdue
s
ati
sfac
tiont
hattherewasno“wil
l
fuldi
sobedi
enc
e”byal
l
egedc
ont
emnor
sdr
opped
c
ontemptproceedi
ngs--
Appeal
sdismis
sed.

[
Par
a22,25,29,31&32]B,C,D,E&F

PLD2021Lahor
e741and2000SCMR1969r
ef.

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

----Ar
t.204--PowersofCourt
--Powersconfer
redbythi
sArti
clecanf
urtherbe
expandedbylawbutr eali
zi
ngbroadspectr
um ofpowerssobestowedrecogni
zes
needofAr egulat
ionofsuchpowersbylawands ubj
ectt
os uc
hl awbyrulesmadeby
Court. [
Para12]A

D V
PLD2012SC466

N A
PLJ2024Lahor
e(Not
e)17

KH A
R
Pr
esent
:Mr
s.Ayes
haA.
Mlai
kandShamsMehmoodMi
rza,J
J.

AM I
A
PACKAGESLI
MITEDt
hroughPer
sonnel
/Fac
tor
yManager
--Appel
l
ant

ver
sus

GOVERNMENTOFPUNJ ABthr
oughSec
ret
ary,LabourDepar
tment
,Ci
vi
lSec
ret
ari
at
andanot
her
--Res
pondent
s

I
.
C.A.
No.
39281of2019,hear
don19.
01.
2022.

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

----Arts.77,127,150,199- - LawRef or msOrdinance,(XI Iof1972) ,S.3--Provincial

Empl oyees’Soc i
alSecur i
tyOr dinance,(Xof1965) ,Ss.2(8)(f),20&71- -Provinci
al
Empl oyee’sSoc i
alSecur i
tyOr dinance( Amendment )Ac t,(XXI Vof2013) --Fixati
onof
upperwagel imit--Delegati
onofl egi
slati
vepower --I
ss uanc eofnot i
fi
cati
on- -
Determinat i
onof --Writpetiti
on- -Dis
mi ss
ed--Cons ol
idat edjudgment --Section20i s
chargings ecti
onwhi chr equirescontri
but i
onsfrom empl oyer sinr espectofever y
employeeatr ateofs i
xper centoft hei
rwages -- Byvi
rtueofpr ovi
s otoSec t
ion20,
employeri snotr equir
edt opayc ontri
butioninr es
pec toft hos eempl oyeeswhodr aw
wagesi nex cessofwagesdet erminedbyGover nmentunderSec t
ion71- -Theonl y
functi
ondel egat edt oGover nmenti sfixationofupperl i
mi tofwagesonwhi c h
contributionsar et obepai dbyempl oyer s--Afterenac tmentofAmendmentAc t,2013
anddet erminationofupperwagel i
mi tbyGover nmentt hroughi mpugned
Not i
fi
c ati
onsi nter msofamendedSec tion71( 2),amendment smadei nOr dinanc e
throughmoneybi l
lscannotbel ookedI nt obyHi ghCour t--Theamendedpr ovision
grantspowert oGover nmentt oenhanc eorr educ ewagel imitorratesofbenef i
t
Afterc onsideri
ngr epor tandr ecommendat i
onsofGover ningBodyI nsti
tution- -To
guideGover ningBodyofI nsti
tuti
oni ni tsdec isionAboutwagel imit
,Or dinanc e
directsittoc ons ider(a)c hangesi nWagel evel s;and( b)livi
ngc osts--Gover nmenti n
dec i
dingaboutwagesenc roachesuponf unc ti
onofl egislatureinamannert hat
woul dc onstit
ut eabr eachofpr i
ncipleofs epar ationofpower s--Ordinanc emeet s
cons t
ituti
onalt es tsinregar dtodel egat ionofpowert oGover nmentf ormaki ngs uch
adet erminat i
on- - Determi nati
onofwagel imitbyGover nmentamount stot axort hat
offendingpr ovisionsOr dinancedel egat eanyl egi sl
ativef unctiontoGover nment --
Appealdi s missed.

[
Par
a9,13,15,17,28&32]B,D,E,G,H&I

D V
PLD2017SC28,PLD1983SC358,PLD1988SC670,

N A
PLD2016Lahor
e35r
ef.

KH A
R
Pr
ovi
nci
alEmpl
oyee’
sSoc
ialSec
uri
tyOr
dinanc
e,1965(
Xof1965)
--

AM I
A
---
- S.2(2)
--Empl
oyee--Anypersonemployedonwagesexceedi
ngwages
determinedbyGovernmentunderSecti
on71s hal
lnotbeanemployeef
orpur
pos
es
ofOr di
nance. [Para8]A

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

---
- Ar
t.118- -Consol
idatedfund--Allr
evenuesreceivedbyPr ovi
ncialGovernment ,al
l
l
oansraisedbyi t,andallmoneysr ec
eivedbyitinrepaymentofanyl oan,shallf
orm
partofac onsoli
datedfund,t obeknownasPr ovinci
alCons ol
idat
edFund- - I
tisthus
axi
omat i
ct hatanymoneyt hatdoesnotgointoPr ovinc
ialConsol
idatedFundc annot
betermedast ax. [Para12]C

Cons
tit
uti
onofPaki
stan,1973-
-

----Art.77&127- - Leviedoft ax-

-Artic
le77ofConsti
tuti
onsti
pulatesthatnotax
shal
lbel evi
edf orpur posesofFeder ati
onexceptbyorunderauthorityofActof
Parl
iament --
Thispr ovis
ionofCons t
it
utioni
salsoappl
icabl
etoprovincesand
provincialassembliesbyvi rtueofAr t
icl
e127.Anexpli
ci
tauthori
tywi t
houtanydegree
ofambi gui t
yt odelegatel evyoftaxistobefoundintextofthi
spr ovi
sionof
Cons ti
tution.

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pondent
s

Cr
l.A.No.97of2013,hear
don4.
10.
2021.

V
Paki
stanPenalCode,1860(
XLVof1860)
--

A D
AN
----S.376(2)
--Convict
ionands entence--Chall
enget o--Specif
icall
egationagai ns
t

KH
appellantcommitt
edz ina-bil
-jabr--Legit
imateright
-- All
egati
onsar eseriousin
naturebutont hi
sfactal oneac onvicti
onc annotsust
ai nifi
tisfoundthatt ri
alCourt

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didnott akepai
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accusedwhower es imil
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imat eRight

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seekinghisacqui
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HAFEEZAHMEDandanot
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ant
s

ver
sus

STATEet
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.A.Nos
.113,190,Cr
l.Rev.
No.
63&M.
RNo.
34of2020,

hear
don22.
11.
2022.

Pol
i
ceRul
es,1934-
-
--- -R.25.35- - Thei nques tr epor t
- -
Thei nques tr epor twhichi spr epar edunder25. 35
ofPol iceRul es ,1934i sadoc ument ,carefulper us alofwhi chc angi veac l
ueabout
pos sibil
it
yofc as enothavi ngbeenr egisteredatt i
mement ionedi nCol umnNo.1of
FIR- -Thei nques treporti spr epar edaspar tofini t
ialinvesti
gat i
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iesmat eri
al
i
nf ormat i
onabouthomi cidei ncidentgat her edf rom wi tnesses ,exami nationofc orpse
andi ns pec t
ionofs pot --Itwoul dbeadvant ageoust ohaveal ookast ohow25. 35of
PoliceRul es ,1934i sstruc t
ur ed- -
Thei mpor t
anc eofi nques tr eportc anwel lbe
gaugedf r om fac tthatdet ailsrequir edtobement ionedt her einar et obei ncumbent ly
provi dedt omedi c
alof fi
c erbef oreaut ops y--Thes er equirement sar epr i
mar i
l
ypar tof
chec kandbal anc es yst
em devi sedt oous tpos s
ibili
tyofs omef oulplayandai medat
ens uringt hats tatement sofwi tness esarer ec ordedpos iti
velybef or epos tmortem
exami nati
on- -Ifs t
at ement sofwi tnes sesar er ecordedbypol ices ubs equentt o
pos tmor tem exami nat i
on,i tgivesventt oadj ustoc ularac counti nc ons onanc ewith
propos edmedi c
alevi denc e. [ Para11]A&B

Qanun-
e-ShahadatOr
der
,1984(
10of1984)
--

-
---Arts.46-A&164--Relevanceandpr oduc
tionofevidence-Thedat as ot

V
ender
ed

D
i
nevidenc ebyDW.2si
nceemanat edfr
om automatedinformationsystem and

A
c
oll
ectedt hr
oughmoderndevi cesandtechni
ques,thuswasl egit
imatelybroughton

N
r
ecordint er
msofArt
icl
es46- Aand164ofQanun- e-ShahadatOr der,1984--The

KH A
f
oregoingprovi
si
onsforreferencesakearebeingquotedher eunder:

I R
AM
“46-A.Relevanceofinformat
iongener
ated,r eceivedorrecordedbyautomated

A
i
nformationsystem.Statementsi
nform ofelectronicdoc
ument sgener
ated,recei
ved
orrecordedbyanaut omatedinf
ormat
ions ystem whilei
tisinworki
ngor derar
e
rel
evantfacts.

164Producti
onofevi
denc
et hathasbecomeavai l
ablebecauseofmoderndevi
ceset
c.
I
ns uc
hc as
esasCourtmaycons i
derappropr
iate,Courtmayall
owt obeproduc
edany
evi
dencethatmayhavebecomeavailabl
ebec auseofmoder ndevi
cesortec
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ques.
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Admi t
tedly,DW. 2wasanaut hori
zedr epresentativeofMobi l
inkcompanyand
document aryevi dencefur ni
shedbyhi m wasext ractedfr
om s ys
tem ofs amec ompany,
thusitsgenui nenessandadmi ssi
bili
tyisaboveanyques t
ionmar k--Livi
ngina
technologicaleraandwel lconversantwi thprevaili
ngmenac eoff alsedeposit
ions,
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mat el
yus edat agener atedthroughmoder ndevi c
esf orasc
ertaini
ng
trut
hofaf actthroughenabl i
ngpr ovisi
onsofAr ticl
es46- Aand164ofQanun- e-
ShahadatOr der,1984--Inexorably,fr
om dat ac oll
ectedthroughmoder ndevices
broughtonr ecordinevidenc eofDW. 2,itwaspr ovedbeyondanys hredofdoubt
thatPW. 10r eachedvicinityofcri
meaf terabout03- hoursofincident,thushiscl
aim
ofhavings eeni nci
denti snothingbutabr azenl i
e. [ Para13]C

2013PCr
.LJ1082.

Paki
stanPenalCode,1860(
XLVof1860)
--
---- Ss .302( b)&337- F- -Qat l
- i-amd- -Convi ctionands ent enc e--Appr ai salof
evidenc e--Oc ularac count --Eye- witnes s--Atmos ts uc htraumasc anbet akenas
i
ndi cat ionofwi tnes spr es enc eats potbuts ti
llhisevi denc eist obeexami nedon
benc hmar kofgener alandwel ls ettledpr i
nc i
plesl aiddownf orappr ai
s alofevi denc e-
-Ther ei snohar dandf astr ulet hatawi tnes swhoi sinr eceiptofi njur ywi l
ldepos e
not hingbutt r uth- - Evenot her wi set hisi snotas impl epr esenc eofawi tnes satc ri
me
scenebuthi sc r
edi bi li
tywhi c
hmakeshi m ar eliablewi tness-- I
foc ularac countgi ves
ri
set os omei ncons istenc yaf t erbei ngs ubjec t
edt os cr
ut i
nyt hr oughmedi calevidenc e,
i
twar rant srejec tionoft aleofi nc i
dentf urnishedbyeye- witnes ses -- J
udi c i
alar chives
arenotber eftofpr ec edent swher ei
noc ularac countwasdi scardedaf terf i
ndi ngi tin
conf li
c twi thmedi c alevi denc e- -I faneye- witnes sofamur deri nc identi sfoundt o
havedepos edf als elyr egar dingmat eri
alas pec ts,itisbet tert odi sc ardhi sevi denc e--
Ther ei snoc avilt of ac tthatwi thoutl egalj us t
ificationt akingl ifeofani ndi vidual ,
acc us eds toopsdownt ol evels ymbol ict oabeas tass uchac tisber eftofal lhuman
nor msbuts ti
llconvi c ti
oni srequi redt obeawar dedonl yi fguiltofs uc hper soni s
i
mpec c ablypr ovedbypr os ecut ion- - Agui l
tyver di ctpr onounc edbyCour taf t
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drivenf r om sent iment s,emot ionsorper ceptionsc annotbyanys tret chbeequat ed
withdi c tatesofj us tice--Theevi denc eofawi tnes sc annotbeappr aisedt hrough

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cher ry- pi c
kingappr oac handi ns teadi ti stobes crut i
nizedi nit sent i
rety- -Thes ame

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princ iplewhenappl iedi ni nstantc asei tunvei lst hatf oureye- wi tnes sesf ailedt o

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provet heirpr es enc eats pot ,t hei rnar rationabouti nc i
dentwasmat eriall
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edf r om

N
medi calevi denc eandaboveal lFI Rwasf ounds uffer i
ngf rom del ay- -Allf oregoing

KH A
reas onsl eadt heCour ttos et-as idec onvi cti
onawar dedt oappel lant s/c onvi ct
s .
[ Par a
14,15&17]D,E,F&G

I R
A AM
Mr
.FakharHayat
,Advoc
atewi
thWal
eedHus
sai
n(Appel
l
antNo.2)
.

Mr
.Bas
har
atUl
l
ahKhan,Advoc
atef
orCompl
ainant
.

Ms
.MemoonaEhs
an-
ul-
Haq,DDPPf
orSt
ate.

Dat
eHear
ing:22.
11.
2022.

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YASI
RARFAT@ BARO-
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STATEandanot
her
--Res
pondent
s
Cr
l.Mi
sc.
No.
24289-
Bof2023,dei
cedon17.
4.2023.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

-
---
S.497-
-Cont
rolofNar
cot
icSubs
tanc
esAc
t,(
XXVof1997)
,

S.9( 1)(3)(c
)--Bailaft
erar r
est,grantof -
-Rec overyof1120gr amsofc har
as--The
pet i
tionerwasc hargedf orhavingpos sessionof1120gr amsofChar as--
Quant um of
sent enc eforchar asweighing1000upt o4999gr amswouldbes ameandi nli
ghtof
princ i
pless et
tledbyCour t
sinc it
edj udgment s,l
essers
entenc ewouldbec onsider
ed
whi chisni neyear s--Thepetiti
onerdoesnotmai nt
aincri
minalhistor
ywhoi sbehind
bar ss i
nc e08.3.2023andhi scont i
nuousdet ent
ionfori
ndefinit
eper i
odwouldbe
unfai r
,inpar ti
cular,whenc onclusionoft r
ialinnearfut
ureisnoti nsi
ght.
[Para5&6]A&B

V
PLJ2018SC812

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A
MUHAMMADRAFI
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-Appel
l
ant

ver
sus

STATEandanot
her
--Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.Rev.
No.576of2016,dei
cedon6.
10.
2021.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----Ss.435&439- -Pakis
tanPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,Ss.392/411-- Cri
minal
revi
sion--Noi denti
fi
cati
onpar adewhat soeverhadt akenpl aceinthisc asewhich
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-
Takingintoc onsi
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tioner,samewas
alsonotpr ovedbypr osec utionbec ausec urr
enc ywasl yi
ngopeni nhous eof
petit
ioner--I
tisenought os ayaboutc urrencyt hati tpresumedt obeunder
owner shi
pofper sonf r
om whom i tisrecoveredunl essthereares pecialcir
cumstances
toindicat
eot herwiserecover yofc ashisnothel pfult opr osec
ution--Bot hCourts
belowwi thoutapplyingjudi cialmindwr onglyar r
ivedatadec i
si
oni nfavourof
prosec
utionandCourtfeelnohes
itat
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ohol
dthatj
udgmentoft
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tsbel
ow
cannotsustai
n--
Revi
sionall
owed.

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Pr
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:Zaheer
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DinKakarandShaukatAl
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hani
,JJ
.

NABIKHAN-
-Appel
l
ant

ver
sus

STATE-
-Res
pondent

D V
Cr
l.A.No.608of2021,dei
cedon15.
11.
2022.

N A
KH A
Cont
rolofNar
cot
icSubs
tanc
esAc
t,1997(
XXVof1997)
--

I R
AM
--- -Ss .9(c )&48- -Cr i
mi nalappeal --Convi ctionands ent enc e- -Chal lenget o- -

A
Allegat ionof --Recover yofc haras- -Rec over ywi t
nes s( W- 3)depos edt hatvehi clewas
takeni ntol eviess tationWal iKhanandal soadmi t teddur ingc ross- exami nat iont hat
trail
er -vehi clewass ear chedatbungal owofAC,wher easr emai ningwi tnes sess tat ed
other wi se- -Hes tatedt hatr ecover ywasef fec tedbyc ompl ainant( PW- 2) ,whi chf ac t
cont radi cts10PW- 4)--Af t
erc r
iti
calanal ysisofdepos itionsofwi t
nes ses ,rec over yhas
notbeenpr ovedbeyondanyr easonabl edoubtast hei rtes timonyi shi ghl yc loudy,
cont radi ctingeac hwi tnes sonmat erialpoi ntsofs ear ch,r ec over yandmaki ngof
par cels- -Adver ti
ngt oevi denc eper tainingt os afec ust odyandt rans mi ss i
on,
depos iti
onofPW- 1i spi votal-- Het es ti
fiedt hatwhi lehewaspr esenti nl eviess tat i
on
Wal iKhanasHeadMohar rar,at5: 30,I .
O. (
PW- 4)handedoverhi m Par celNo- -1,
wher eofbemadeent ryi nRegi sterNo: 19andkepts amei ns af ecus todyofMal khana
wher easpar celsNo. 2t o19wer esentf orc hemi calanal ys i
st olabor at or yt hrough
mur as il
aofDeput yCommi s si
oner ,wher eofc hemi calr epor twasr ec eivedon
30.06. 2021- -Hiss tatementdoesnotr evealt hatpar cel sNo.21019wer eal so
depos itedbyhi mi nMal khana- -Heal sodi dnots tat et hatwhens ampl eswer etaken
bac kandt owhom s amewer ehandedoverf oronwar dt rans mi ssi
ont oFNTLThe
FNTLr por tdepi ctst hatpur porteds ampl eswer er ec eivedbyHeadc ons table( PW- 1)-
-Ther eisnoexpl anat iononr ec ordt hati fHeadMohar rar( PW- 1)hads ents ampl es
thenwhyi twasnorr eceivedons ameday,r atherwer er ecei vedon17. 6.2021- -Saf e
cus t
odyandr ansmi ssions eemst ohavebeenj eopar dized- -Sampl eswer eRec eivedi n
officeofFNTL,t hroughHCbuts aidheadc onst ablehasnotbeenPr oduc ed- -
Pros ec utionhasnotonl ymi serablyf ailedt opr over ec over ybutal sos af ec us todyand
trans mi ssionofc ont rabandf rom pl aceofr ec over yt oof ficeofFNTLaswel l--Af ter
suc hc onc lus i
on,def encepl eabec omesofnodealf ordi s cus sion-- Appealal lowed.
[Para4,5&6]A,B&C

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adRaf
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J.

SAEEDFAREEDandot
her
s--
Appel
l
ant
s

ver
sus

STATEandot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.A.Nos
.335,1003,Cr
l.Rev.No.184&M.
R.No.46of2019,

hear
don10.
10.
2023.

A D V
Paki
stanPenalCode,1860(
XLVof1860)
--

AN
KH
--- -S. 302- -
Qat l-
i-amd- -Injur edPW’ s- -Delayi nr ec or dings tatementu/ S.161of

I R
Cr.P.C. --Inj urys t
atement -- Nonpr oduc edofi njur edPW- - Nightt i
meoc c urrenc e--

AM
l
ightofel ec t
ricbulbs - -Di shones timpr ovement s-- Rec over y-- Benef i
tofdoubt --
Ac qui ttalof --Appel l
ant sc ont endst hatwhol ec as ei sf abr icatedandf alseand

A
pros ec ut i
onr emai nedunabl et opr ovef actsi niss ueanddi dnotpr oduc eany
unimpeac habl e,admi ss i
bl e,andr elevantevi denc e- - Pros ec utionwi tnes sesPW- 1and
PW- 2wer einjureddur ingoc cur r
enc e- - Thes tampofi njur i
esonper sonofawi tness
maybepr oofofhi spr es enc eatpl ac eofoc currenc e,att i
meofoc cur r
enc e,samec an
neverguar anteeat rut hfuldepos iti
on- - Awi tnes swhos uffer edi njur i
esdur i
ng
occ urr enc ewi l
ldepos enot hi ngbutt ruth- - I
tisnots impl epr es enc eofawi tnes sat
crimes cenebuthi sc redi bilit
y,whi c hmakeshi m ar eliabl ewi t ness --Ifpr os ecution
witnes sPW- 1wasi nj ur eddur ingoc cur renc eont henhedi dnotappearbef oreDr .
Mukht arAhmad( PW- 8)t ill27. 06.2017- - Claim ofPW- 2ofbei ngi njur eddur ing
occ urr enc ewasonl yac laim,havi ngnobas i
si nreal ity- -Noi njur ys tatementr elated
toobs er vat i
onofi njur iesonper sonofPW- 2wasavai labl eonr ecor d- -PW- 8al so
admi ttedt hatheneverhandedoveranyc l
othesofpr os ec utionwi tnes sesPW- 1and
PW- 2t opol iceoffici
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shmentofac at tles hedatpl ace
ofoc cur renc e,ins hapeofanyut ens il
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milking,waspr oduc edbef oreI nves tigat ingOf ficerofc ase,dur i
ngi nves ti
gat ionof
cas e-- Thec onduc tofac c us edasnar rat edbypr os ec ut ionwi tnes sesPW- 1andPW- 2
wasoppos edt ocommonc our seofhumanc onduc tandnat ur alevent sandbei ng
agai ns tt hatnor malc our s e,c anbet akennot iceofaspr ovidedunderAr ticle129of
Qanun- e- ShahadatOr der ,1984- -Theyhadwi tnes s edoc currenc ei nl ightofel ec tri
c
bulbswhi chwer elitatpl ac eofoc cur renc e,however ,wer ec onf ront edwi t hthei r
previ ouss tatement sandi twasbr oughtonr ec ordt hatpr os ec uti
onwi tnes sesPW- 1
andPW- 2hadmadedi s hones tandbl at anti mpr ovement si nt heirpr evious
statement swi thregar dt oavai labilityofel ectricbul bsl itatpl aceofoc cur renc e,
wher east heyhadmadenos uc hc laimi nt hei rpr eviouss tatement s--PW- 1hadnot
ment ionedf actofi dent ifyingac cus edi nl i
ghtofel ec tricitybul bslitatpl ac eof
occ urr enc ei nhi sorals tat ement /
Exh. PAi tselfpr ovest hatnos uchl i
ghts our cewas
avai l
abl eatpl aceofoc c urr enc e-- I
nves tigatingOf f
icerofc as e,dur inghi svi si
tt opl ace
ofoc c urr enc e,di dnott akei ntopos s es sionanys uc hel ec tri
cbul bs - -Nos uc helec tri
c
bul boutofmanywhi c hwer eal l
egedl yl itatpl ac eofoc cur renc ewast akeni nto
pos ses sionbyI nves ti
gat ingOf f
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ghts our c el i
tatpl ac eof
oc cur renc ehasnotbeenmar kedei theri nnot esi nr edi nkasgi venbyI nves ti
gat i
ng
Of ficeri ns cal eds i
te-planExh. PBori nnot esasgi venbydr af t
s menPW- 3i ns caled
sitepl an- - Itwasadmi ttedbywi tnes s est hems elvest hati twasadar kni ghtandt hey
hadus edl ightofel ect r
icbul bsl i
tatpl ac eofoc cur renc e,neverpr oduc ed,t oi dent if
y
as sailant sdur ingoc currenc e-- Thepr os ec ut i
onwi tnes sesPW- 1andPW- 2madea
del i
ber at eanddi shones tdepar t
ur ef rom t hei rear li
ernar r
at ionsofoc cur renc ewhi le
depos i
ngbef or et ri
alCour t
- -Byi mpr ovi ngt hei rpr evi ouss tatement s,pr os ec ution
wi tnes sesPW- 1andPW- 2impeac hedt hei rownc redi t
-- Evi denc eofpr os ecution
wi tnes sesPW- 1&PW- 2hasnoi ntrins icwor t handi st ober ejec tedoutr ightly- -
I
nves tigat i
ngOf fi
cerofc asegoti nf or mat ionaboutoc cur renc er eac hedpl aceof
oc cur renc eandt hereaf terr ec ordedor als tat ementExh. PAofPW- 1atpl ac eof
oc cur renc e- -Doubtat tac hedt os tat ement sf orr egi strat i
onofc as er ec ordedatpl ac e
ofoc c urr enc e- - Suffic
ientdoubt shavear i
s enandi nfer enc eagai ns tpr os ec uti
onhas
tobedr awni nt hisregar d-- Rec over yofpi stolP- 3f rom appel l
antnamel ySaeed
Far eedandr ec overyofpi stolP- 5f rom appel lants amec annotber elieduponas
I
nves tigat i
ngOf fi
cerofc ase,di dnotj oinanywi t
nes sofl oc al i
tydur i
ngr ec over y--
Viol ationofSec tion103CodeofCr .
P. C. -- Rec over yofP- 5f rom appel lantnamel y

V
cannotbeus edasi nc ri
mi nat i
ngevi denc eagai ns tappel lant s,bei ngevi denc ethatwas

D
obt ainedt hr oughi l
legalmeansandhi tbyexc lus i
onar yr uleofevi denc e- - I
.Oofc as e,

A
admi ttedt hatnoent ryhadbeenmadei nRegi ster19mai nt ainedatpol iceSt at i
on

AN
wi thr egar dt odepos iti
ngofr ec over edpi s tolsatpol ices tat ionaf tert hei rr ecover ies--

KH
Repor tofPunj abFor ens icSc i
enc eAgenc y,Lahor e( Exh. PBB)hasnoevi dent iaryval ue
aspos sibi l
ityoff abricatingmat c
hingempt iesi sappar ent -- Pros ec ut i
onwi tnes ses

I R
failedt opr ovi deevi denc eenabl inghi ght odet ermi net ruthf ulnes sofmot i
veal leged-

AM
-Asal lot herpi ec esofevi denc er eli
eduponbypr os ec utioni nt hisc asehavebeen

A
disbel ievedanddi scardedbyappel lant s ’c onvi c ti
onc annotbeuphel donbas i
sof
medi calevi denc ealone- - Convi ctionsands ent enc esofbot happel l
ant sawar dedby
TrialCour tt hroughi mpugnedj udgmentar eher ebys et -as i
de- - Theappel l
ant sar e
order edt obeac quitt
edbyext endingt hem benef itofdoubt -- Cr i
mi nalRevi si
onNo.
184of2019,s eeki ngenhanc ementofs ent enc eofc onvi c ts,isher ebydi smi ssed- -
Ac cor di ngt oes tablishedpr incipleofc rimi naladmi nis tr
at i
onofj us ticeonc ean
ac qui ttali sr ec or dedi nf avourofac c us edf ac ingc rimi nalc har geheenj oysdoubl e
pres umpt i
onofi nnoc enc e,Cour tsc ompet entt oi nt erfer einac qui ttalor ders houl dbe
slowi nc onver ti
ngs amei nt oc onvi ction,unl es sandunt i
ls aidor deri spat ent l
yi l
legal,
shoc king,bas edonmi sr eadi ngandnon- r eadi ngofr ec or dorper ver se.

[
Par
a10,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,23,24&25]A,B,D,

E,F,G,I
,J,L,M,N,O,P,Q,O,P,Q,R,T,U,V,W,X,

Y,Z,AA,BB,CC,EE,FF,GG

PLD1985SC11;1998SCMR1854;2015SCMR1142;2017SCMR1189;2006SCMR
1628;2010SCMR1972;2017SCMR135;2017SCMR564;2018SCMR772;2019
SCMR631;2011SCMR323;2017SCMR1155;2017SCMR898;2017SCMR724;2018
SCMR707;2016SCMR2021;2017SCMR986;PLD2021SC600r ef
.

Paki
stanPenalCode,1860(
XLVof1860)
--
-
---S.302-
-Qat l
-i-
amd-- I
njur
edwit
nes
s--
Aninj
uredwi
tnessnar
rat
esarenottobe
i
mpli
ci
tlyacceptedrat
her,theyar
etobeat
tes
tedandapprai
sedonpri
nci
plesappl
i
ed
f
orappreci
ationofevi
dence.

[
Par
a13]C

2011SCMR527;2011SCMR323r
ef.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----S.161--Del
ayedstat
ement--Del
ayedrecordi
ngofs t
atementofapr
osecuti
on
witnessunderSecti
on161ofCodeofCr imi
nalProcedur
e,1898reduc
esi
tsvalueto
nothingunlesst
hereisaplaus
ibl
eexplanat
ionforsuchdelay.
[Para14]H

A D V
1996SCMR1553;1998SCMR570;1993SCMR550.

AN
KH
Qanun-
e-ShahadatOr
der
,1984(
10of1984)
--

I R
A AM
----
Ar t
.129--Ar
ti
cle129ofQanun-e-ShahadatOrder
,1984al
lowsCourtst
o
presumeexis
tenceofanyfac
t,whic
hitthinksli
kel
ytohavehappened,r
egardbei
ng
hadt ocommonc ours
eofnatur
aleventsandhumanc onducti
nrel
ati
ontofact
sof
part
icul
arcase.

[
Par
a15]J

Qanun-
e-ShahadatOr
der
,1984(
10of1984)
--

----Art.151-- Di
shonestI
mpr ovements --I
ntroduceddishonest
,bl
atantand
subs t
antiali
mpr ovementstotheirpreviousstatementsandwer edulyconfront
edwith
t
hei rfor
mers t at
ements,hencetheircreditstandsimpeachedandpr osecuti
on
witnessesnamel yNas i
rAli(
PW- 1)andGhaz anfarIqbalMuzaff
aral
iasPomi( PW-2)
cannotber el
ieduponon,bei ngprovedt ohavedepos edwithasli
ght,int
endedto
misleadCour t. [Para17]S

2012SCMR419r
ef.

Benef
itofdoubt
--
---
- Forgivi
ngbenefitofdoubtiti
snotnec essar
ythatther
es houl
dbesomany
ci
rcums t
ancesratherifonl
yas i
ngl
ec i
rcumstancecreat
ingreasonabl
edoubti
nmi nd
ofapr udentpers
oni savai
labl
ethensuc hbenefi
tistobeextendedtoanaccusednot
asamat terofconcessionbutasofri
ght.[Para22]DD

2018SCMR772;2021SCMR736r
ef.

Mr
.UmarHayat
,Advoc
atef
orAppel
l
ant
s.

Mal
i
kRi
azAhmadSaghl
a,Addi
ti
onalPr
osec
utorGener
alf
orSt
ate

Khawaj
aQai
serBut
t,Advoc
atef
orCompl
ainant
.

Dat
eofhear
ing:10.
10.
2023

A D V
PLJ2024Cr
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Not
e)7

AN
[
SindhHi
ghCour
t,Ci
rcui
tCour
tHyder
abad]

I R KH
Pr
esent
:Zul
fi
qarAhmedKhan,J
.

A AM
MUHAMMADASI
F--
Appl
i
cant

ver
sus

STATE-
-Res
pondent

Cr
l.B.
Appl
.No.S-
450of2022,dec
idedon22.
4.2022.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----
S. 497- -Ghutka&Mai nPur iAc t
,2019,S.8ofSPPMSS- -Bail,grantof --Further
i
nquiry- -
Al l
egedr ecover ywasaf fectedf r
om popul atedareabutnopr i
vateper son
wasas soc i
atesaswi tnes sinrecover yproceedi
ngsnorc omplainantt ri
edAl lwitness
es
arepoliceof f
ici
als,therei snoappr ehens i
onoft emper i
ngevi denc e- -
The
i
nves ti
gat i
onofc asei scompl etedandc hall
anhasal readybeens ubmi ttedbef ore
Courthavi ngjuris
dic t
ion,c us
t odyofappl i
cantisnomor erequiredf orfurt
her
i
nves ti
gat i
on--Sec t
ion8ofSPPMSSpr ovi
despuni shmentupt ot hreeyear sbuts hal
l
notlesst hanoneyearandf i
neofr upeest wolac s
-- Whiledec i
dingques ti
onofbai l
l
essers entenceist obec onsidered-- I
nShahmor o’sc ase2006YLR3167whi le
consideri
ngl esserpuni shmentpr ovi
dedf orall
egedof f
enceforwhi chappl i
c antis
c
harged,sameprovidedmaxi
mum punishmentupto03yearswhi
chevendoesnot
f
allwi
thi
nprohibi
torycl
auseofSect
ion497Cr.
P.C.
andgrantofbai
li
nthes
ec as
eis
r
ightwhil
eref
usalisanexc
eption. [Par
a6&7]A&B

PLD1995SC34,2009SCMR1488

PLJ2024Cr
.C.(
Not
e)8

[
Lahor
eHi
ghCour
t,Mul
tanBenc
h]

Pr
esent
:MuhammadAmj
adRaf
iq,J
.

GHAZANFARALI
@ NOMAN@ NOMA-
-Appel
l
ant

ver
sus

A D V
STATEet
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

AN
KH
Cr
l.A.No.297-
Jof2021,andCr
l.Mi
sc.No.
3/2023,

I R
AM
dec
idedon10.
10.
2023.

A
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----S.426- -Paki stanPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,S.302/ 324/ 34--Convi c ti

onand
sentenc e--Suspens i
onofs ent enc e- -
St atutorygr ound- - Har denedordanger ousor
desper atec r
iminal --Peti
ti
oners eekss uspens i
onofs ent enc eawar dedt ohi m- -He
causedi njuri
eswi thRepeat er12bor eonl eftshinofdec eas ed--Suc hi njurywas
countedbydoc torasent r
ywoundwi thanexi t--Thispet i
tionpur elyons tatutory
groundaspet i
tioneri sbehindbar s- -Afterlaps eofmor et hant woyear shi sappeal
hasnotbeendec ided- -Nor epet i
tioni sat t
ributedt opet iti
onert ot aghi m as
hardened,des per ateordanger ousc ri
mi nal--Thes t
atut or yper i
odf ordec i
si
onofs uch
l
ikeappeal sistwoyear s--Thes ai dper iodhasal readyexpi red--Delayi ndec isi
onof
appeali snoat tribut edtohim- -
Itmandat oryf orCour ttogr antsuc hr elieftoc onvict
unlessc aseofpet iti
onerfall
si nexc eption- -Neitherpet itioneri sdes per ate,har dened
ordanger ousc ri
mi nalnorc onvic tedofanyof fenc epuni s habl ewithdeat hor
i
mpr isonmentf orl i
feoranac cus edofof fenc eoft errorism puni shabl ewi thdeat hand
i
mpr is
onmentf orl i
fe--Applicati
onf ors uspens ionofs ent enc eisall
owed. [
Para5
&6]A,B,C,D&E

2017SCMR91;1997MLD2881r
ef.

PLJ2024Cr
.C.(
Not
e)9

[
SindhHi
ghCour
t,Ci
rcui
tCour
tHyder
abad]
Pr
esent
:Amj
adAl
iSahi
to,J
.

MUHAMMADNAWAZ@ MALANGandanot
her
--Appl
i
cant
s

ver
sus

STATE-
-Res
pondent

Cr
l.B.
Appl
.No.S-
240of2021,hear
don22.
10.
2021.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

A D V
----S. 497(2)--Paki stanPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,Ss. 302,109,506( 2),114&34- -

N
Pre-ar restbail—Conf irmed- -Del ayi nl odgingofFI R--Noexpl ai
nat i
on- -Ther eisdel ay

A
i
nl odgmentofFI Rabout29daysandnopl ausibleexpl anat i
onhasbeenf urnished- -

KH
Thef irstN.Cr epor twhi c hi slodgedbyHCAl iDos tatpol ices tati
onLakhati nwhi ch

R
namesofappl icant sdonott rans pirebuts ubsequent lybyf il
ingappl icationunder

I
Section22- A6( 1)CrPCFLRwasl odgedandappl i
cantswer eimpl icat edi nthisc ase--

AM
Couns elforappl i
c antspl eadedmal af ideonpar tofcompl ainantt hatduet opol iti
cal

A
enmi tyt heyhavebeeni mpl i
cat edi nt hiscasenamesofappl icantspl ac edi nCol umn
No.11ofc hall
anandt heywer er eleas edunderSec ti
on169Cr .
P.C.bypol ic
e
subs equent l
y,magi stratet ookc ogni z
anc eagai nstthem- -Atbai lstageonl ytentat i
ve
asses smenti stobemadeSi nc ei nfirstinci
dentnamesofappl i
cant sdonots howni n
repor taswel lasent r
yandt heyhavebeeni mplicatedint hisc ase--Cas eofappl icant
fal
lswi thinambi tofs ub- sec tion( 2)ofSec ti
on497,Cr .P.C.andc ouns elforappl icants
haspl eadedmal af i
deonpar tofc ompl ai
nantfort heirfalsei mplicationwhi chc annot
ber uledout ,bai lappl i
c ationi sal lowed- -
Cons equent l
y,int eri
m pr e- ar r
es tbail
grant edt oappl i
c antsbyHi ghCour tisher ebyc onfirmedons amet er msand
condi ti
ons --
Bai lappl i
c ational l
owed.

PLJ2024Cr
.C.(
Not
e)10

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Lahor
eHi
ghCour
t,Mul
tanBenc
h]

Pr
esent
:MuhammadAmj
adRaf
iq,J
.

FAHADALI
--Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

STATEet
c.-
-Res
pondent
s
Cr
l.Mi
sc.
No.
5914-
Bof2022,dec
idedon27.
10.
2022.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

---S.498/ 198-A- -Cr ossver si

on- -Di
stri
ctStandi ngMedi calBoar d,pi nion--Pos sibi
li
ty
offabrication--Pre- arrestbai l
--Conf i
rmat i
onof - -Pet i
tionerisawi t
nes sofFI Randhe
hasfalselybeeni nvolvedi nt hisc asethoughhewasgi venar oleofc aus ingi nj
ur yon
theleftwr i
s tofinjuredwi t
hi ronr od--Distri
ctSt andi ngMedi calBoar dwasgave
opinionthatpos sibil
ityoff abricationcannotber uledout --Botht her i
valp[ art
iesby
att
ributi
ngaggr es siont otheot herpar t
y,havel evel edal legationsagai nsteac hot her
atthepl aceofoc cur r
enc e--Rol eofpet it
ionerc annotbeas certainedwi t
hc er t
ainly
andmal afidef orhi sfalseimpl icationinthisc r
ossver sionc asec annotber uledout --
Malafidebei ngas tateofmi ndc annotalwaysbepr ovedt hroughdi rectevi denc e--
Petit
ionerhasmadeoutt hec asef orpre-arrestbai l--Petiti
onal lowed.

D V
[
Par
a4&5]A,B,C,D&E

N A
KH A
PLD2021SC708;2021SCMR130;2022SCMR1424;2022SCMR1271;1996SCMR
1845r
ef

I R
AM
PLJ2024Cr
.C.(
Not
e)11

A
[
SindhHi
ghCour
t,Ci
rcui
tCour
tHyder
abad]

Pr
esent
:MuhammadFai
salKamalAl
am,J
.

HAKEEM anot
her
--Appl
i
cant
s

ver
sus

STATE-
-Res
pondent

Cr
l.B.
Appl
.No.S-
524of2022,dec
idedon30.
6.2022.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----S.
498- -Paki
stanPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,Ss.324,114,147,148,149,337-H(i
i)
,
337-A(i
),337-F(i
),337-L(i
i),337-A(ii
),337-
A(i)
,504--Pre-arr
es tbail
--Di
smis
sed--
Dis
puteofl and--Speci
ficrole--AccordingtoMLRi nj
uri
esc ausedt oComplai
nantfal
l
s
wit
hinSec t
ions337- A(
ii
),337- A(i
v),337-F(
1),PPC--Whereasi njur
iesofMuhammad
Jumanf allswithinSec ti
ons337- A(1),337- A(i
i)
,337- F(1) ,337- L(i
i)andi nj uriescaused
toYarMuhammadi sclassifi
edunderSec tion337- A(i)and337- L(ii
),PPC- -Spec i
fi
c
rol
ehasbeenas signedi nFI Ragai nstAppl i
cantswher easr oleofot herc o- accused
whower egr antedbai lisdiffer
entf rom presentAppl icant s--TheMedi calRepor t
pri
maf ac i
es uppor tsver s
ionofFI Rpar tic
ularl
yi nj
uriesf alli
ngwi thinambi tofSec ti
on
337-A(i
v) ,thatisShajjah- i-
munaggi l
ah,forwhi chpuni shmentpr ovi dedi st enyears,
whichisinambi tofpr ohibitoryc l
aus eofSec t
ion497( Cr .P.
C.)--TheHonour able
SupremeCour tinJ udgment2022SCMR640hasr efus edbai ltoac c used,r egarding
whichallegat i
onwast hathec ausedi njuryviz.Shajj
ah- i
-khaf i
fatc l
as si
fi
edunder
Secti
on337- A(1),PPCf orwhi chlesserpuni s
hmenti sment ioned,t hatis,oft woyear s
-
-Thi
sisapr e-arrestbai lregardingwhi chpr i
ncipleisdi fferentfrom t hatofpos t
-arrest
bail
--Bailappl i
cationofbot hAppl ic
ant sisdismissed.

PLJ2024Cr
.C.(
Not
e)12

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Bal
ochi
stanHi
ghCour
t,Quet
ta]

Pr
esent
:MuhammadAami
rNawazRana,J
.

D V
MURTAZA-
-Appl
i
cant

N A
KH A
ver
sus

I R
AM
STATE-
-Res
pondent

A
Cr
l.Bai
lAppl
n.No.
457of2022,dec
idedon22.
9.2022.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----S. 497- -Pakis t

anPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,S. 324- -Bai l--Allowedof --dismi ss
al
of--At temptt omur der- -Tentativeas sessment --Ingr edi ent sformur der ousat tempt --
I
nc r
imi nalcaseseac hc asehast obeexami ned,anal yz edandas sessedoni tsown
factsandat tendi ngc i
rcums tanc es-- Nos tr
ingentr ulec anbeobs ervedwhi l
e
exercisingjur i
sdic t
ioni nc riminalc as espar tic
ul arl
yvi s -à- visbai lmat tersGr antofbai l
i
sadi screti
onar yr elief,itisofamounti mpor tanc et hatexer ciseofdi sc r
et i
oni s
str
uc tureduponr ec ogni zedjudi ci
alpr i
nc i
plesofc r
imi nalj urispr udenc e--The
tentativeas sessmentofavai l
ablemat erialisrequi redat ,bails tagebutmer itsofc ase
canal sobet ouc hedandi fanydoubti sobs er ved,benef itofdoubtc anbeext ended
toac cus edevenatbai lstage- -Primaf acie,allegedl yones hotwasf i
redat
compl ainantt hatt ooatnon- vitalpar t--Tent ativeas ses s mentofmat erialavailableon
recordt r
anspirest hati ngr edient,nec essaryf ormur der ousat temptonpar tof
applicantr equiref ur therpr obe- -Thoughpoi nt ingoutpi st
olandpr ess i
ngt ri
gger
mani f
es tsintentionbutunderwhatc i
rcums tanc est hatac twasc ommi ttedt hatt oo
woul dr equirec arefulanal ysi
sbyt rialCour t,ast owhet her ,itwasani ntenti
onalac tor
j
us tats purofmomentanuns crupul ousandas inines uddenr eac ti
ont oanyabus ive
andder ogator ylanguage;t hatas pec ttoor equi ref urtheri nqui ry--Bailpet i
tion
all
owed. [Para5&7]A&B
2022SCMR1555,2020SCMR1486,2004PCr
.LJ962&

2021SCMR1295

PLJ2024Cr
.C.(
Not
e)13

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Lahor
eHi
ghCour
t,Mul
tanBenc
h]

Pr
esent
:Sadi
qMahmudKhur
ram,J
.

Ms
t.SUMAI
RABI
BI-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

V
STATEandanot
her
--Res
pondent
s

A D
AN
Cr
l.Mi
sc.
No.
4094-
Bof2023,dec
idedon13.
6.2023.

I R KH
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

A AM
----S.498- -Paki stanPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,S. 382/342 Mal i
ciousi ntention--
CDR- -Nos pec if
icationofs tolenar t
icl
es -
- Nomedi c alevi
denc e--Pre- ArrestBail--
Confirmat i
onof --Wi thr egar dt oal l
egat i
onsagai ns tpeti
tionerinres pec tofdepr i
ving
compl ainantofc aseandvar iousar ti
cl
esment i
onedi nFIR,saidallegat i
onsar e
couchedi ngener al
izedandc ollecti
veger mswi thoutt herebei nganys pec if
icterms
l
eveledagai nstpet itionerher self--Despiteal l
egat ionagai nstpetiti
onert hat
compl ainantofc asewasbeat enbyac cus ed,neitheranyi njurystatementwas
prepar ed-- Cal lDat aRec ord,r elatedtomobi l
ephonedevi cehasbeenpr oduced
beforeI .
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or dandt ranscriptoft extmes sagesorvoi cec all
s
all
egedl ymadebet weenpet i
tionerandc ompl ai
nant ,i
tcannotbedet ermi ned--InFIR,
nos pec i
ficsofar ticl
eshavebeenment ioned,eveni fanyr ecoveryismade,i twoul d
beimpos siblet orelat erec over edar ti
cleswi thstolenar ticl
es--Thei nvolvementof
petit
ioneri sbas edonmal afideandmal iciousintent --Paramountc ons i
der ati
on
remainsf ac tt hats endi ngpet iti
onerbehi ndbar s,whoi sawomenandl awdoes
recogni zes omebenef itongr oundofhergender ,woul dcaus eir
repar abl elosstoher
reputat i
on- - Petiti
oni sallowed. [
Par a4&5]A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H

PLJ2018SC445;PLD2017SC730r
ef

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Pr
esent
:Adnan-
ul-
Kar
im Memon,J
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BAHMED—Appl
i
cant
/Ac
cued

ver
sus

STATE-
-Res
pondent

Cr
l.B.
Appl
n.No.
S-981of2022,dec
idedon26.
9.2022.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----S. 498- -Paki st

anPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,Ss. 337- F(vi),337-F(i
),506( 2),504,
34--Pr e-ar r
es tbail,grantof --Fur t
heri nqui r
y- -Delayi nlodgi ngofFI R-- Allegati
onof -

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explanat ionhasbeengi ven--Asperc ont entsofF. I.R. al
legat i
onl evel
edagai nst

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applicanti st hathehadpoi ntedpi stoluponi njuredMuhammadRamz anf at herof

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compl ainant ,andc aughthol df rom hisnec k--Previous l
yanFI Rwasr egis tered

KH
againstc ompl ainantbyappl i
cantpar tyoni ssueofs ubjectpl otandCi vilSui thasbeen
fi
ledbyc o- ac cusedi nwhi chappl icantiss hownashi swi tnes sofagr eementofs al
e

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againstI njuredwhi chispendi ngadj udic ationbef oreCour tofSeni orCivilJ udgeMat l
i

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dbel ookedi nt
owhi legr antingpr e-arrestbailinvi ewof

A
dict
um l aiddown- -Prima- faci
ec as eofappl i
cantr equi resf urtherinquir
yi nt ermsof
Section498- ACrP. C.,forreas ont hatther ei scivi
llitigati
onaswel lascrimi nal
l
iti
gat i
onbet weenpar ti
esovers ubjectpl ot--Apr imaf aciedoubthasar isenqua
authent icit
yofc ompl ainant’sc ase--Bai lpet iti
onal lowed. [Para6,7&8]A,B&C

PLJ2024Cr
.C.(
Not
e)15

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Lahor
eHi
ghCour
t,Mul
tanBenc
h]

Pr
esent
:Sadi
qMahmudKhur
ram andMuhammadAmj
adRaf
iq,J
J.

MUHAMMADWASEEM et
c.-
-Appel
l
ant
s

ver
sus

STATEet
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.A.Nos
.42&129of2017,M.
R.No.
19of2020,

hear
don11.
10.
2023.
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stanPenalCode,1860(
XLVof1860)
--

---- S. 302( b)(c )-- Qat l

- i
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ear medwi thpi s t
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muz zleofhi spi s tolonf aceofdec eas edj ustr i
ghts i
deofnos emadeaf ires hotwhi ch
exitedf rom bac ks ideofhead;hemades ec ondf i
rewi thpi st
olwhi chhi tonl ef tsideof
nos eofdec eas ed- -Bulletanc hor edonbac ks ideofhi shead- -Hedi dnotoptt o
appeari nwi t
nes sboxasr equi redbys ec ti
on340( 2)Cr .P.C- -Day,t i
me,venueof
occ urr enc e,pr es enc eofappel lantandhi shavi ngf i
redatdec eas eds t andadmi t
ted- -
Uns c aledands cal eds itepl ans ,res pec tivelypr epar edbyI .O. (PW- 9)andDr aftsman
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pointNo. 3s tairshavebeens hownandi nuns caleds i
te- pl ani thasbeenc lear l
y
ment ionedt hatt hi sispoi ntwher ef rom t hreef i
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ringandi nthisc ont exthadexc eededhi sr ightofs elfdef enc e- -

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ant ,ashasbeens tanc eof

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acc us edi nhi ss tat ementunders ection342Cr .
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anti nhis

N
statementunders ec ti
on342Cr .P.Car ewi thl i
ttl
evar iationc loset or eal ity,as

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dehous eofappel lantand

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twasdec eas edwhohadr eac hedt ohous eofappel lant ,hehi ms elfwast r
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z edunders ec tion302( c)PPC-

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ed

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unders ect i
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anti ss ent encedt or igor ousi mpr isonmentf or
fi
fteenyear sandc ompens at i
on.

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Par
a2,4,6,7,8,10&11]A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I
,K,L,N

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----
S.342--Qanun-
e-ShahadatOrder
,(10of1984) ,Art.121--St
atementofacc
used,
undersec
tion342Cr.
P.Ci
stobec onsi
deredinitsentir
elywi t
houtrequi
ri
ngproof
underArt
icl
e121ofQanun- e-
ShahadatOrder,1984. [ Par
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PLD2020SC201r
ef.

Paki
stanPenalCode,1860(
XLVof1860)
--

-
---S. 302(b)(c
)--
Qat l
-i
-Amd- -Graveands uddenpr ovoc
ati
on--Rightofsel
fdefenc
e
-
-Occ urrenc et
akesplaceatspurofmoment ,undergraveandsuddenpr ovocati
onor
i
nselfdef ence,of
fenderscannotbec onvi
ctedunders ect
ion302(b)PPC,rathert
hei
r
l
i
abil
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ncompas sofsecti
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ef

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SindhHi
ghCour
t,Kar
achi
]

Pr
esent
:Sal
ahuddi
nPanhwar
,J.

ABDULREHMANal
i
asREHMAN-
-Appl
i
cant

ver
sus

STATE,et
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

A D V
Cr
l.Mi
sc.
Appl
n.No.496of2019,dec
idedon22.
1.2021.

AN
KH
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

I R
A AM
--- -Ss .265- K&561- A- -Paki st
anPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,S. 395- -Quas hmentof
FIR- - Perusalofr ecords howst hatAc cusedc laimsowner shipofhous ewher ei ncident
happened,s uc hlit
igat i
onsar ependi ngt hr oughs ui tbet weenac cus edandAbdul
Sat tarwher easc ompl ainanti sclaimingt obet enantofAbdulSat tar ,Compl ainanti n
hisexami nat ioni nc hiefhasdepos ed- -Bet hatasi tmay,per usalofr ec ordf ur ther
showst hatr epor tunderSec ti
on173,Cr .
P. C.wass ubmi ttedi nA- clas s;itals or eflects
thati ndependentwi tnes sChowki dardi dnots uppor tver sionofc ompl ainant --
Ac cus edear l
ierlodgedFI RNo.106/ 2007wher einheal sonomi nat edac cus edAbdur -
RehmanandNi luferal mos tons ameal legat ion,i nt hatc aseaf t
erf ull-fledgedt ri
al
pres entappl icantandot herac cus edper sonswer eac qui tted- -
Pr es entc ompl ainant
claimst obet enantofAbdulSat tarpos sibili
tyoff alseal l
egat ionbyr epl acing
i
nf ormants hallalwaysbeaf actorf orc ons i
der at ion;c ivilli
tigationi spendi ngbet ween
par tiesovers ames ubj ec tmat t
eri .
epl acewher eal legedt respas sismade,pr i
maf aci
e,
disput esappear st obet hatofpr oper t
y- -Ithasal soc omeonr ec ordt hatAbdulSat tar
l
odgedFI RNo.30/ 2011c ontendi ngt hereint hatpr esentc ompl ainanti shist enant ,
ac cus edper sonsi ncludingpr es entappl i
cantent er edi ntohi shous eandhewi t nessed
i
nc identwher ebyf i
veper s onswer er emovi ngc hat telsofhi stenantf r
om bungal ow- -
ThatFI Rwasi nves t
igat edandr epor tunderf alsec lass( “B”c lass)wass ubmi tt
edand
samewasappr ovedas“ B”c l
as sbyMagi strat et hroughor derver sionofc ompl ainant
i
npr es entc as ewi ths i
mi laral l
egat ion( s)ar enots uf f
icientt ohol dc onvi ctioneveni f
takenast rue- -Appl icational lowed.
[Par a7]B&C

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--
---- Ss.249- Aor265- K--Quas hmentofFI R--Provisi
on(s)ofSec ti
on249- Aor265- K,
Cr.P.C.ar eprovi
dedbyCodei t
s elfther efores amel egall
yc an’tbebr ushedas ideas
‘non- existentsi
nc esame,bei ngi ndepar turetonor malc ourse,shallonlybeexer c
ised
whenex cepti
onalc i
rcums tanc esj ustif
yi ngc harget obegr oundl essorthatt hereisno
probabi li
tyofac cused- -Beinggui lt
yofanyof fence,eveni ft
rialisconcluded- -The
dismi ss
alofanappl i
c ati
onofc o- acc useds hallnotbeas uffi
ci
entgr oundf ordi smissal
ofs uchl i
keappl i
cationbyot herac cus edofs amec aseratherc r
iteri
onofdi smissalof
suchappl icat
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edi ngredientsi.
e‘ c
har ge
beinggr oundless’and‘ non- exis t
entofpos s
ibili
tyofaccus edbei ngguiltyofany
offenc eeveni fcaseist akenasc orrect’.

[
Par
a6]A

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Congni
zanc
eofCompl
aint
--

A D V
N
----
CourtofMagi s
tratei
salwaysc ompetenttotakecogni
zanceonanegati
vereport

A
evenbutthisactneverabsolvesCourt(s
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ningundeni
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KH
documents/fac
tswhi l
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ons249-
A/265-
K,Cr .
P.C.
,
ascasemaybe. [Par
a7]D

I R
AM
PLJ2024Cr
.C.(
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e)17

A
[
Lahor
eHi
ghCour
t,Mul
tanBenc
h]

Pr
esent
:Sadi
qMahmudKhur
ram andMuhammadAmj
adRaf
iq,J
J.

QAMARABBASandanot
her
--Pet
it
ioner
s

ver
sus

STATEet
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.ANo.
1042of2022,Cr
l.Mi
sc.No.
3/2023,dec
idedon5.
10.
2023.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

-
---S.426--Pakis
tanPenalCode,(XLVof1860),Ss.302/324/337F( vi
)/148/149--
s
uspensionofsentenc
e--Benefi
tofdoubt -
-Rel
easedonbai lduringpendenc yoft r
ial
-
-Inj
uryattr
ibutedtoAsi
fRazaaliasAapiwasonper sonofNawabi nj
ured--Criminal
l
i
abil
it
yofpet i
ti
onerwouldwellbedet er
minedafterreappraisalofevi
denc eatt i
me
ofhearingofappeal--Hehasc ausedanyi njur
yt odecease- -
Pet i
ti
onerhadnot
causedanyi nj
urytodeceased,hewasgi venroleofcausinginjurywithpistolwhich
hitr
ightshinofEhsanulHaqi njured--AccusedMubas hirwasal sogivenroleof
makingf i
reshotwithpis
tolonr i
ghtlegbeneat hkneeofs ai
di nj
ured--Theirindi
vidual
l
iabi
lit
ymi ghthavebeendet er
mi ned--Therewasonl yonei njuryfoundonr ightleg--
Bothpet i
ti
onershavemadeoutac aseforfurt
herinquir
y- -Appealisnotlikelytobe
fi
xedandhear dinnearfuture--Appli
c at
ionisall
owed.

[
Par
a3&4]B,C,D&H

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----
Ss.426/
497-
-Pri
nci
plesofbai
l--Sus
pensi
onofsent
enc
e--
Pri
nci
plesofbai
lar
e
appli
cabl
eonpeti
ti
onforsuspens
ionofsent
ence.

V
[
Par
a3]A

A D
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2012SCMR997;2014SCMR7r
ef.

I R KH
AM
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

A
-
---
Ss.
426/497-
-Pr
inci
plesofbail
--Suspens
ionofsentenc
e--
Benef
itofdoubti
fany
c
anbeext
endedwhil
esus pendi
ngs ent
enceofaccused.

[
Par
a4]E

2022SCMR1555r
ef.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----
Ss.426/497-
-Pr
inci
plesofbail
--Sus
pens
ionofs
ent
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Sec
tion497Cr
.P.
Cis
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atoSect
ion426Cr .
P.C.
[Par
a4]F

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----Ss.
426/497--Pr
inciplesofbail
--Suspensi
onofsentence--
Releas
eonbailduri
ng
pendencyofc r
imi
nalt r
ial
- -Bot
hpet i
ti
onershadremainedonbailduri
ngt
ri
al--Thi
s
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tc anal
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ng.[Para4]G
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ef

PLJ2024Cr
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SindhHi
ghCour
t,Kar
achiCi
rcui
tCour
tHyder
abad]

Pr
esent
:Khadi
m Hus
sai
nSoomr
o,J
.

YASI
RIQBAL-
-Appl
i
cant

ver
sus

SSPHYDERABADand3ot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

A D V
Cr
l.Mi
sc.
Appl
n.No.S-
284andM.
A.No.4292of2023,dec
idedon26.
5.2023.

AN
KH
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

I R
A AM
--- -S. 22- A(vi)(i
)-- Bus i
nes st r
ans ac tionamount - -Obl igationofpet it
ioner --Di recti
on
to- -Ther ewasnowr itt
enagr eementr egar dingf lati nques t i
onbet weenpar ti
es --As
perc ont ent i
onofappl i
cant ’sc ouns el,pr omi s esands etofpr omi sesbet weenpar ti
es
aboutf latt ookpl ac einmont hofJ anuar y2023,buts incet hen,noc i
vilproc eedi ngs
havebeeni nitiatedbyappl icantagai ns tRes pondentNo. 3- -Theappl i
cantac c epts
i
s suanc eofc heque,s ignat ur eovers ame,i tspr es ent ationi nc onc ernedbank,and
dishonour i
ngduet oi nsuf f
icientbal anc eWhenappl icanti ss uedc hequei nques ti
on,
hewasunderobl igat iont oar rangeamounti nhi sac countf ori tsenc as hment ,but
appl icantf ailedt odos o- -Rever tingt oanot hers ubmi ssi
onmadec ouns elfor
appl icantt hatdi sput ebet weenappl icantandRes pondentNo.3i spur elyc ivilin
nat uret hatdoesnotc r
eat ec ri
mi nall iabili
ty,atmos t,dishonour i
ngc hequedoesa
civilwr ongf orwhi chRes pondentNo3hasgotr emedyt of ileac ivilsuitunderor der
37r ule1CPCf orr ec over yf oranamounti nques t i
on- -Nodoubt ,dishonour ingofa
chequec r
eat esc ivilwr ong,buts i
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proc eedi ngsc anbei niti
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ec i
vi l
remedyi st or ecoveramountout standi ngagai ns tdef endant s--Bot hpr oc eedi ngs
havedi s ti
nc tfeat ures ,nat uresandc ons equenc es - -I
nt hisc ont extr eli
anc ec anbe
plac e-- Sinc edi s
honour i
ngc hequec reat esac ogni zabl eof fenc easdef inedi nt hird
columnofs ec onds chedul eofCr imi nalPr oc edur eCode,1898,i tr equi r
esr egi strati
on
ofFI RasperSec tion154,ac cordingl y- -TheSHOc onc ernedi sher ebydi rectedt o
recor ds tat ementofRes pondentNo. 3i fc ogni z abl eof f
enc ei smadeouts amebe
i
nc or por atedi nbookunderSec t
ion154CPC;i nc ai nfor mat ions uppl i
edby
Res pondentNo3pr ovet obef al
s et henhes hal lbes ubjec tt opr oc eedingunder
Sec tion182,PPCandappl icants hallnotbear res tedunt ilunl esst her eisinc rimi nati
ng
evidenc eagai nsthi m- -Appl icationdi smi ssed. [Par a7,8,10&
11]A,B,D&E
PLD2009Lahor
e401.

Negot
iabl
eIns
trument
sAc
t,1881(
XXVIof1881)
--

----S.
13- -Negot i
ableins
truments--Accordi
ngtoSec ti
on13,ofNegot i
able
I
ns t
rumentsAc t,1881--Negotiabl
einstrument”(1)Anegot i
ableinst
rumentmeansa
promissor
ynot ebi l
lofexchangeorc hequepayableeither,t
oor derortobear
erabil
l
ofexchangedr awnonas pecif
iedbankerandnotexpr ess
edt obepayableother
wis
e
thanondemandDi shonouri
ngofc hequeinques ti
on,presumptionwouldbethat
samewasi ssuedagai nstsomec onsi
derati
onasper118( a)ofNegot i
ableI
nstr
ument
Act1881,unlessappl i
cantrebutsit
. [Para9]C

Mr
.MuhammadHas
sanChandi
o,Advoc
atef
orAppl
i
cant
.

D V
Mr.Ghul
am Al
iTal
pur
,Advoc
atef
il
espoweronbehal
fofRes
pondentNo.
3,t
akenon

A
r
ecord.

AN
KH
Mr
.Naz
arMuhammadMemon,Addl
.P.
G.

I R
A AM
Dat
eofhear
ing:26.
5.2023.

PLJ2024Cr
.C.(
Not
e)19

[
Bal
ochi
stanHi
ghCour
t,Quet
ta]

Pr
esent
:MuhammadAami
rNawazRana,J
.

FATHERWARI
Sandanot
her
--Pet
it
ioner
s

ver
sus

Shei
khMUHAMMADI
SLAM andanot
her
--Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.Mi
sc.
Quas
hmentNo.405of2022,dec
idedon29.
9.2022.

I
ll
egalDi
spos
ses
sionAc
t,2005(
XIof2005)
--

-
---
S.3-
-Pr
event
ionofi
l
legalpos
ses
sionofpr
oper
ty-
-Iti
sobvi
ousf
rom Sec
tion3of
Ac tthati nor dert oat t
ractpenalpr ovi sionsofAc tof2005,c ompl ai
nantmus tdis close
existenc eofanunl awfulac t( ac tusreus )andc rimi nali ntent( mensr ea) ;f r
om per usal
ofr ecordnei therac t
usr eusnormensr eaonpar tofpet itioner shavebeenf ound- -
TheRes pondentNo.1hi ms elfwasnots ureaboutboundar iesofhi spr oper ty,he,as
perhi sowns tat ement ,embar kedupondemar c ationpr oc eedi ngs --Theper us alof
relevantr epor tr evealst hatr el evantr ulesofLandRevenueAc t,1967wer enot
foll
owedwhi char enec essar yf ordemar cationorpar titi
onofanypr oper ty- -Thebal d
all
egat ionofRes pondentNo. 1agai ns tpet itioner si nc ompl aintt oext entof35r od
and21polofpr oper t
yc annotbei gnor edasac c ordi ngt or es pondent ’ss ubs equent
stanc e,only80f t --Landhasbeenal legedunderpos sess i
onofChr istianCommuni ty-
-Lear nedc ouns elf orpet i
tioner shasf il
edpr eviousj udgment sanddec reewi thr egar d
topr oper tyi nques ti
onandhasf urthers ubmi tt
edt hati nf ac tpr oper tyi nques tion
wasear mar kedf orpur pos eofgr aveyar dforChr i
s tianCommuni ty-- From c ont ent sof
plaint,nec es sar yi ngredient st oat trac tpenalpr ovis i
onsofAc tof2005i .e.int ent iont o
dispos es,gr abc ont r
oloroc cupyl andi nques tionar eent ir
elymi ss i
ngands elf-
cont radictoryr epor t
sar ebei ngr eli
eduponbyRes pondentNo.1- -Thet rialCour thas
commi tteder r orbyent ertainings uc hc ompl aintandbyi s suingnot icest opet i
tioner s-
-Thet ri
alCour ti snotobl i
gedonf i
li
ngofanyc ompl aint,t odi rectpol icet oi nves tigat e
mat termat ter- -TheChr i
stianCommuni tyofQuet tahasgener alreput at i
onofbei ng
pat ri
otic,l
aw- abi dingandaneduc atedc ommuni ty,s ocompl ai ntf i
l
edagai ns twhol e

V
Chr i
stian,c ommuni tyiswi thoutanyj us ti
ficat i
on,par ti
cular l
ywhenabs olut elyno

D
all
egat ionagai ns tanyi ndividualofc ommuni tywasl evelled;mat ters eemst obeof

A
demar cati
onofpr opertyforwhi c hc ompet entf or umsar eavai l
abl e.

AN
R KH
[
Par
a7&8]A,B&D

AM I
A
I
ll
egalDi
spos
ses
sionAc
t,2005(
XIof2005)
--

----S.5- -PowerofCour t
-- Uponac ompl aintCour tmaydi r
ectpol i
c etoinvesti
gate
matter ”--Section5ofAc tof2005i squi t
ec leart hat“uponac ompl aintCourtmay
dir
ec tpol i
cet oinves t
igatemat t
er”--Thisenabl ingpowerofCour tc anonl ybe
exercisedonbas isofsoli
ddi rectevidenc eemanat ingfrom cont ent sofc omplai
nt--
Thepowert odi rectaninves ti
gat i
onu/ S.5i bi
di stobeexer ci
sedj udi cial
lyandnotas
uncons ideredormec hani
c alac t
ionunder takenonever ycompl aintf il
edunderAc tof
2005- -Thebas icaim ofdirectingani nvest i
gationons uchcompl aintisnott oaddto
all
egat i
onsorgr oundsr aisedi nac ompl aint,ratherpur poseofs uc hi nvesti
gati
on,i
f
atallres ort
edt obyt ri
alCour t,i
st oenqui reintoc orrectnes
sofal l
egat ionsmadei n
compl aintitsel
f.[ Par
a7]C

Mr
.Tar
iqAl
iTahi
r.Advoc
atef
orPet
it
ioner
s.

Mr
.SaadSal
ahuddi
n,Advoc
atef
orRes
pondentNo.
1.

Mr
.Faz
al-
ur-
Rehman,St
ateCouns
elf
orSt
ate

PLJ2024Cr
.C.(
Not
e)20

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Lahor
eHi
ghCour
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tanBenc
h]
Pr
esent
:Sadi
qMahmudKhur
ram,J
.

GHULAM MURTAZAal
i
asSHERAZ-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

STATEandanot
her
--Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.Mi
sc.
No.
3685-
Bof2023,dec
idedon6.
6.2023.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

A D V
---- S.498- -PakistanPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,S.302/ 324/ 427/337-

N
F(i
ii)/392/ 397/34--Pr e-arrestbail
- -Confirm- -Petiti
onerwasnotnamedasanac cused

A
i
ns ame- - I
njuredwi tnessesofc asegotr ec ordedt heirstatement sunderSec ti
on161,

KH
Cr.P.Con15. 11.2022andeveni nthos estat ement s,theydi dnotnamepet iti
oneras

R
anac cused- -Therei snos t
atementunderSec ti
on161,Cr .
P.Cofanywi tnessrecor ded

I
dur i
ngi nves ti
gationofc ase,nami ngpet i
t i
onerasanac c
us edors addlinghi m with

AM
respons ibili
tyoffiringati njuredwi tness--Ar r
estofpet i
tionerisnotnec essaryfor

A
pur pos eofr ecovery- -Petiti
onerwashi ms elfseriouslyinj
ur edandwasal soexami ned
byMedi calOffic
er --Petiti
oni sal
lowedandad- interim pre- arr
estbailalreadygr anted
topet i
ti
onerbyt hisCour tisconfi
r med-- Pet i
ti
onal lowed.
[Para4]A,B,C&D

PLJ2018SC445;PLD2017SC730r
ef

PLJ2024Cr
.C.(
Not
e)21

[
SindhHi
ghCour
t,Ci
rcui
tCour
tHyder
abad]

Pr
esent
:Zaf
arAhmadRaj
put
,J.

NADEEM-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

STATE-
-Res
pondent

Cr
.Bai
lAppl
n.No.
S-1andM.
As.
Nos
.2,3of2019,dec
idedon1.
1.2019.
Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----S. 498- -
Paki st
anPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,Ss.302,109&34- -Protec ti
vebai l- -
ProclaimedOf fender--Iti
sinter -aliacont endedbyc ouns elthatapplic
anti sinnoc ent
andhehasf alselybeeni mpli
c atedi nt hisc as ebyc omplainantduet oenmi t
y;t hat
evenc o- accus edhavebeenac quitt edbyt rialCour tands i
nceappl i
cantwasdec l
ar ed
proclaimedof fender,hiscasehasbeenor der edt obekeptdor mantf i
le,althoughno
corrobor ati
ngevi denc ehasbeenpr oducedbypr osecutiondur ingtri
al;thatappl i
c ant
washavi ngnoknowl edgeofl odgi ngofFI R,pendi ngofc ri
minalcaseanddec lari
ng
him aspr oc l
aimedof fenderandi thasj ustf ewdaysbac kc amei ntoknowl edgeof
applicantt hathehasbeendec l
ar edpr oc laimedof fenderi nac ase;thatappl icanti s
readyt os urrenderbef oretri
alCour ttopr ovehi sinnocenc e;sinceNBWsf orli
f ehas
beeni ssuedagai nstappli
cant,heappr ehendshi simmi nentar restbeforeappr oac hing
tri
alCour t
,henc ehes eekspr otec ti
ont hr oughi nstantappl icati
on--Inor dertoenabl e
theappl icantt oappearbef oreCour tforpr e- arrestbail,appl i
cantisgrant ed
protect i
vebai lforaper i
odof05( five)days --Pet i
ti
ondi spos edof

PLJ2024Cr
.C.(
Not
e)22

A D V
[
Lahor
eHi
ghCour
t,Mul
tanBenc
h]

AN
KH
Pr
esent
:MuhammadAmj
adRaf
iq,J
.

I R
A AM
DI
LSHAD-
-Pet
it
ioner

ver
sus

STATEandanot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.Mi
sc.
No.
3925-
Bof2023,dec
idedon4.
10.
2023.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

----S. 498--Pakist
anPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,Ss.337- F(v)
,337- F(i)
,337- A(i),337-
L(2),148,149- -Pre-arrestbail--Confi
rmed- -Obli
gationofPet iti
oner- -Thepet itioner
wasunderal legati
ont hathec ausedinj
urywi thsotaonbac ks i
deofl efthandof
compl ainant--I
twasl it
tlefingerinjurywhichwasobs ervedbydoc torwi thmi l
d
swel l
i
ngwi t
houtanyc ut,nobr uiseandnol acerati
on- -I
twasanoc currenc eof
24.04.2023butmedi calexami nationwasc onduc t
edon23. 04.2023onedaypr iorto
occur r
enc eands aiddat eisment i
onedtwicei nMLC,dur ationofi nj
ur yasonehour
woul dnotbec onsideredatt hiss t
ageofpr oceedings--Couns elforc ompl ainant
statest hati
njuryattractsoffenceunderSec t
ion337- F(v),PPCandr ecover yi syett o
beef fec t
edfrom petiti
oner- -I
nbodyofF. I
.
R.dat eofoc currenceisment ionedas
24.03.2023onemont hpr i
ort odat eofreportedoc c
ur r
enc e--Allf
ac t
sc reates erious
doubtsinstoryofpr osecutionandinc i
rcums t
ances,malaf ideofcompl ai
nantcannot
beruledout -
-Mal af i
debeingas tat
eofmi ndcannotalwaysbepr ovedt hr
ough
di
rectevidence,andi twasof tentobeinferredfrom f
ac tsandc i
rcums t
ancesofcase-
-Whiledecidi
ngpr e-arr
estbailappl
icat
ionmer it
sofc asec anbetouc heduponand
benefi
tofdoubt ,ifestabli
shed,canbeext ended--Petit
ionerhasmadeoutc as
efor
pre-arr
estbail.[
Par a3]A,B&C

PLD2021SC708,2021SCMR130&2022SCMR1424

PLJ2024Cr
.C.(
Not
e)23

[
SindhHi
ghCour
t,Ci
rcui
tCour
tHyder
abad]

Pr
esent
:Khadi
m Hus
sai
nTuni
o,J
.

MUHAMMADASHRAF-
-Pet
it
ioner

A D V
ver
sus

AN
KH
MUHAMMADSHAHI
Dand5ot
her
s--
Res
pondent
s

I R
A AM
Cr
l.Rev.
Appl
n.No.
S-36of2019,dec
idedon26.
4.2019.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

---- Ss. 435/ 439&561- A- -Criminalr evision--

Di sputedhous er egisteredinnameof
appl icant-- Sale-deedexec uted--Bogusandf orgeddoc ument s--Theappl icanthas
spec ifi
callyment i
onedi nmemoofc ompl aintthatoneyearagoRes pondentNo. 1had
dispos ses sedhi mf rom sec ondf l
oorofhous eill
egallyandoc c upieds amei nhi s
abs enc e--Thi sbeingf actualc ontrover syinvolvedinc asec annotber esolvedwi thout
recor dingevi denceandc as eofsuc hnat urecannotbedec ideds ummar ilyina
sli
ps hodmannerasappl i
c anthaspr ovedhi scasetos omeext ent,whi chrequires
evidenc e,i
mpugnedor derpas sedbyt r i
alCour tissketchyands amehasbeenpas sed
wi t
houtappr eci
atingmat er i
alavailableonr ecordandwi t
houtc onsideringdoc uments
produc edbyappl icantalongwi thc ompl ainti
nr espectofdi sputedhous e,impugned
orderi snotl egaloneast rialCourtwhi lepas s
ingi mpugnedor derhasc ommi t
ted
i
llegalityandi r
regulari
tywhi l
edismi ssingc ompl ai
ntofappl icant,whi chac toftrial
Cour tr equi resinterfer
enc ebyt hisCour t--Applicati
onal l
owed.

PLJ2024Cr
.C.(
Not
e)24

[
Lahor
eHi
ghCour
t,Mul
tanBenc
h]

Pr
esent
:Sar
darMuhammadSar
frazDogar
,J.
NAVEED-
-Appel
l
ant

ver
sus

STATEet
c--
Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.Mi
sc.
No.
5358-
Bof2023,dec
idedon13.
11.
2023.

Cr
imi
nalPr
ocedur
eCode,1898(
Vof1898)
--

-- -- S. 497( 2) --PakistanPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,Ss .458,380,381- A,411&392- -

Bai laf terar rest,grantof --Fur therinquiry--Al l
egat i
onof“ Robber y” -- No

V
i
dent i
fic ationpar adehasbeenc onduc tedinmat t
erBes i
des ,featur eshavenotbeen

A D
des c ribedbyc ompl ainantinc ont entsofFI Rwi t hregar dt opet iti
oner ,whi chmakes

N
cas eofpet iti
oneri soff urtheri nquiry--Liabili
tyofpet i
tionerf orof fenc eswoul dbe

A
det er mi nedbyt r
ialCour taf t
ers if
tingbeevi dent i
arywor thofext raj udi cialc onfessi
on,

KH
ti
llt henc as eofac cusedwoul dbewi t
hindomai nofSec tion497( 2)Cr .P.C..c all
ingfor
fur theri nqui ryintopet iti
oner ’sgui l
t--Alt
hough,r ecover yofs olarpl at eshavebeen

I R
shownt obeaf fec t
edf rom pos sessi
onofpet iti
oner ,anydes criptionordi s t
inc ti
ve

AM
for tsofs olarpl atesincludingot herarticl
ess tatedlys nat chedf rom c ompl ainanthave

A
notbeenment ionedi nFI Rs oast oes tablishthats olarpl ateswhi chwer estat edly
rec over edf r
om pet iti
onerf orm par toflootedpr oper tyTher ei snot hi ngonr ecordto
es tabl i
s h,t hatpet i
tionerisapr eviouslyconvi ctedof fender --Inves t
igat ioni sc omplete
-- Pet itioneri snomor er equiredbypol iceforf urtheri nves ti
gation- -Hei sbehi ndbars
sinc e28. 05.2023wi thoutanypr ogressint ri
al--Fairands peedyt r i
ali soneof
fundament alright sofpet it
ioner --Nomor alorl egalc ompul si
onexi stst okeep
pet itionerbehi ndbar sforani ndef init
eper iod,whi chwoul damountt opuni shment
wi thoutt ri
al- -Petiti
onac c
ept ed.

[
Par
a4&5]B&C

2015PCr
.LJ1812.

Suppl
ement
arySt
atement
--

-
---
Iti
sset
tl
edpr
inc
ipl
ethats
uppl
ement
arys
tat
ementhasnoevi
dent
iar
yval
ue.
[
Par
a4]A

Ref
.2008YLR2776

PLJ2024Cr
.C.(
Not
e)25
[
SindhHi
ghCour
t,Ci
rcui
tCour
tHyder
abad]

Pr
esent
:AbdulMaal
i
kGaddi
,J.

MUHAMMADTAYYABet
c.-
-Appel
l
ant
s

ver
sus

STATEet
c.-
-Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.As
.Nos
.S-
37,S-
57,S-
70,S-
71of2019,dec
idedon3.
22020.

V
Of
fenc
esAgai
nstPr
oper
ty(
Enf
orc
ementofHudood)Or
dinanc
e,1979(
VIof1979)
--

A D
AN
----S.17(3)--Paki stanPenalCode,( XLVof1860) ,Ss.394,504&34- -Cr i
mi nal

KH
Procedur eCode,( Vof1898) ,S.410- - Convi cti
onands entenc e--Challenget o- -
Criminalappeal -- Therear einfir
mi ti
esandl ecunaswi thr egar dtos ubjec tpr operty

I R
andt ri
alCour thasf ail
edt oment i
onanywher eregardi ngr es t
orati
onofpos s essi
onof

AM
subjectproper tyt oc ompl ai
nantandheonl yawar dedc onvic t
iontoappel lant swhil
e

A
remainingpr ayer sofI Dc ompl ai
ntar es ilent--Fals
ei mpl icationofappel lant si nthi
s
casewi thduedel iberationsandc ons ultationsonac c ountofadmi tt
edenmi tyc annot
ber ul
edout -- Allthes ethingsc reatedoubt sinapr udentmi ndthati ncidentas
all
egedbyc ompl ainantinhi sIDCompl ainthasnotoc curredandi tiswel lset tl
ed
pri
nc i
pleoflawt hatevenas inglec i
rcums tanc ecr
eat ingar easonabl edoubt ,benefit
ofwhi ch,al
waysgoesi nfavourofac c used,t herearemat ernaldiscrepanc iesand
l
ec unasinpros ec utionevi dence- -Compl ainanthasf ailedt opr ovehi scas eagai nst
appellantsbeyondanyr easonabl edoubt -
- Appealsal l
owed.

[
Par
a15,16&17]A,B&C

Ref
.1995SCMR1345.

PLJ2024Cr
.C.(
Not
e)26

[
Lahor
eHi
ghCour
t,Mul
tanBenc
h]

Pr
esent
:Sohai
lNas
ir,J
.

MASHOOQALIal
i
asYASI
N--
Appel
l
ant

ver
sus
STATEandanot
her
--Res
pondent
s

Cr
l.A.No.27-
Jof2013,hear
don5.
10.
2021.

Paki
stanPenalCode,(
XLVof1860)
--

----S. 302( b)--Qat l

-e- amd- -Convi cti
onands ent enc e--Chal l
enget o-- Thesear e
settl
edpr inciplesthatPr ompt nes sordel ayofr egi str
at i
onofFI Rpers ei snogr ound
tobel i
evewhatpr osec utionhasal l
egedi nac ase,itdependsonf ac tsand
cir
cums tanc esofeac hc as ethatevenadel ayedr epor tcanbebel ievedandpr ompt l
y
l
odgedFI Rc anber ejec t
ed;pr omptFI Rdoesnotguar anteet hati nnoc entper sonhas
notbeeni mpl i
catedi nc as e;prompt i
tudeal onei nr egistrati
onofFI Ri snotenough
wher eonanal ysisofevi denc eonr ecor dpr osec utionf ail
st opr ovei t
sc asebeyond
reasonabl edoubt --Themot ivewasal legedagai ns tBas hirAhmadwhohasbeenand
acquitted,whi chmeanst hati twasal sonotpr oved- -Thes ear es ett l
edpr inc
iplesof

D V
l
awt hatpr osecutionisunderbur dent opr ovei t
sc asebeyondr eas onabl edoubtand

A
i
nf ail
ur et odos o,acc useds hallbeent i
tl
edf orac quittalnotasamat terofgr ac ebut

N
asamat terofr ight--Tr i
alCour talthoughappr ec i
atedevi dencebutwi thout

A
applicationofj udici
almi ndandbyi gnor i
ngs ettledpr i
nciplesons ubj ec tsot histakes

KH
HighCour ttoanul ti
mat ec onc l
usiont hatpr os ecutionhasc ompl et elyfailedt opr ove

R
i
tsc asebeyondr easonabl edoubtagai ns tappel lantCr i
mi nalappeali sal lowed.

AM I
[Para15,25,26&27]A,D&E

A
2014SCMR1698,2017SCMR622,2018SCMR772,2009SCMR230,2020SCMR857
&2021SCMR736r ef.

“
Sif
ti
nggr
ainf
rom c
haf
f”-
-

----
Princi
pleof“si
fti
nggr ai
nf r
om chaffi
snomor eappli
cabl
einCourtsofPaki
stanas
honorableSupremeCour tofPakis
taninitsl
andmarkjudgment(PLD2019SC527)
hasdec l
aredthat“Rul
ef al
susinuno,fals
usinomnibus”shal
lhencef
orthbean
i
ntegralpartofourjur
isprudencei
nc ri
minalcas
es. [
Para22]B

PLD2019SC527.

Medi
calevi
denc
e--

---
-Pri
nciple--Medicalevi
denceundersettl
edpr i
nciplesoflawdoesnotidentif
y
cul
pri
tsratheritconf
irmsthathowaper sonmethi sdeat handwhatkindofi nj
ur i
es
hewasretainingandbywhi chweapon--Themedi calevidencei
salwaysconsidered
asacorr
obor ati
vepiec eoftest
imonyandifocularac c
ounti sdi
sbel
i
eved,medi cal
evi
dencec annotplayanyr ol
einfavourofpros
ec uti
on. [Par
a24]C
2017SCMR986

A D V
AN
I R KH
A AM