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Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)--- ----Ss. 22-A, 22-B & 561-A---Power of Justice of Peace to issue directions for registration of F.I.R.---Scope---Complainant (applicant) filed application under Ss. 22-A & 22-B, Cr.P.C before Justice of Peace, alleging therein that he had a dispute with the accused over arrears from the sale of a motorcycle because of which the accused and co-accused forcibly stopped the complainant, attempting to murder him and also snatched from him cash, mobile phone and a gold ring---Said application of the complainant was dismissed by the Justice of Peace on the grounds that dispute between the parties was over transaction of a motorcycle and it appeared that application was filed with mala fide intention---Validity---Justice of Peace was to examine whether the information disclosed by the complainant did or did not constitute a cognizable offence and if it did, then to direct the concerned Station House Officer (S.H.O) to record an F.I.R. without going into the veracity of the information in question---Reasons assigned by the Justice of Peace for declining to issue directions to the Station House Officer (S.H.O) for registration of case were contrary to the principles of law---Even if the dispute between the parties was over a money transaction, the Station House Officer (S.H.O) was legally bound to register the F.I.R. in case a cognizable offence was made out---Complainant had categorically stated that the accused snatched cash, mobile and other articles from him---Application was allowed, impugned order of Justice of Peace was set aside with directions to the Station House Officer (S.H.O) to record the statement of the complainant in case a cognizable offence was made out. Muhammad Bashir v. Station House Officer, Okara Cantt. and others PLD 2007 SC 539 rel. ORDER NAIMATULLAH PHULPOTO, J.---By this Criminal Miscellaneous Application under section 561-A, Cr.P.C. the application Pervez Ali Maitlo has impugned order dated 18-4-2015 passed by the learned IIIrd Additional Sessions Judge/Ex-Officio Justice of Peace, Khairpur Mir's whereby the application under sections 22-A and 22-B, Cr.P.C. filed by the applicant for registration…

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