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" COURT LAYS THE LAW COURT LAYS THE LAW   By   Sardar Muhammad Nazir Durrani, Advocate, Quetta   Professor Masood Ahmed Abbasi, Advocate has contributed a very elaborate article on the topic of `Court lays Law'. It has been published at pages 1 to 5 of the journal portion of the PLD for the month of January, 1993.   The learned author has rightly appreciated the Supreme Court case Bahadur and another v. The State and another (PLD 1985 SC 62), wherein it has been held by our Supreme Court that the cancellation of an F.I.R under section 173 of Cr.P.C. by a Magistrate is an administrative act and there is also scope for a private complaint thereof for the complainant.   On page 4 of his Article, the author's views are:‑‑   "The law relating to cancellation of F.I.R. by the final report of the Police under section 173, Cr.P.C. having thus been finally laid by the Supreme Court in the aforesaid case, floods of light can now be thrown on the reading and understanding of section 182; P.P.C. which punishes for false information with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person.   After the pronouncement of the Supreme Court judgment ...the falsity attached to his F.I.R. becomes final and the informer/complainant becomes liable to prosecution under section 182, P.P.C."   On page 5:‑‑   "In other words the Courts, either at the stage of trial or appeal or revision under section 182, P.P.C. shall not be called upon or required to give a verdict on the falsity of F.I.R. which already stood established under section 173, Cr.P.C."   The author's contribution leads that, the police, as public servant, need not file a complaint nor to prove that the…