Case Details

Citation(s)
2004 SLG 2649 2004 SLD 2649 2004 PLD 207
Peshawar High Court
W.P No. 676 of 2004, decided or 18th May, 2004
MALIK HAMID SAEED AND QAZI EHSANULLAH QURESHI, JJ
Abdul Latif Afridi for Petitioner. Nemo for
Respondents

ABDUL AZIZ

VS

Haji NOOR WALI and 3 others

Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 86A,439A

Law: Frontier Crimes Regulation (III of 1901)

Section: 11

Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199

Law: Pakistan Penal Code, 1860

Section: 419,420

(a) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)----- ----S. 86-A---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss.419/420---Frontier Crimes Regulations (III of 1901), S.11---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 199---Constitutional Petition---Removal of accused to custody of Political Agency of Tribal Area---Accused in his Constitutional petition had challenged order whereby Magistrate proceeding in the matter under S.86-A, Cr.P.C. ordered removal of accused to APA/ADM Bara, Khyber Agency, holding that a strong prima facie case existed against accused with probable presumption that accused had committed fraud--- Validity---Magistrate had properly discussed evidence and had given sound reasons showing his satisfaction that evidence produced before him raised a strong or probable presumption that accused had committed offence mentioned in the warrant---Conclusion drawn by Magistrate was reasonable as complainant/respondent had successfully established factum of dishonestly capturing his amount by accused/petitioner, whereas petitioner could not bring on record anything to show that complaint was based merely for enforcement of a civil liability disclosing no criminal offence on his part. (b) Constitution of Pakistan (1973)--- ----Art. 199---Crimial Procedure Code (V of 1898), Ss.86-A & 439-A---Constitutional jurisdiction---Scope---Before the High Court would proceed to exercise its 'jurisdiction under Art.199 of the Constitution in respect of a case pending before or decided by a Magistrate, it had to demonstrate by giving reason that relevant provisions of Cr.P.C. did not provide adequate remedy to petitioner in the matter---Order passed by the Magistrate was revisable order and as such adequate remedy by way of filing revision petition before Sessions Judge was available to petitioner under S.439-A, petition to Supreme Court could also be pursued by petitioner/accused ultimately---Even otherwise petitioner being also a tribal man, could not invoke Constitutional jurisdiction of High Court when dispute between the parties was with regard to a deal finalized in the tribal territory of Khyber Agency and Political Authorities were competent under Frontier Crimes Regulation, 1901 to…
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