Case Details

Citation(s)
2014 SLG 2604 2014 SLD 2604 2014 PLD 753
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Criminal Petition No. 478-L of 2014, decided on 16th July, 2014.
MIAN SAQIB NISAR, SIF SAEED KHAN KHOSA AND SH. AZMAT SAEED, JJ
Ch. Sultan Ahmed Irshad, Advocate Supreme Court for Petitioner. Mazhar Sher Awan, Addl. Prosecutor-General, Punjab for the State. Nemo for the Remaining
Respondents.

MUHAMMAD ALI

VS

ADDITIONAL I.G., FAISALABAD nd others

Law:

Section:

(a) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)--- ----Ss. 22-A(6) & 561-A---Order passed by Justice of Peace under S.22-A(6), Cr.P.C. impugned before the High Court by way of a petition under S.561-A, Cr.P.C.---Competency /Maintainability---Order passed by the ex officio Justice of the Peace under S.22-A(6), Cr.P.C. was an executive/administrative order---Petition filed before the High Court under S.561-A, Cr.P.C. impugning such order of Justice of Peace was not competent or maintainable---Provisions of S.561-A, Cr.P.C. had relevance only to judicial proceedings and actions and not to any executive or administrative action or function---Jurisdiction of High Court under S. 561-A, Cr.P.C. could be exercised only in respect of orders or proceedings of a court---Phrovisions of S.561-A, Cr.P.C. had no application vis-à-vis executive or administrative orders or proceedings of any non-judicial forum or authority. Khizer Hayat and others v. Inspector-General of Police (Punjab), Lahore and others PLD 2005 Lah. 470; Emperor v. Khwaja Nazir Ahmed AIR (32) 1945 PC 18; Shahnaz Begum v. The Hon'ble Judges of the High Court of Sindh and Balochistan and another PLD 1971 SC 677 and Nazir Ahmed and others v. Muhammad Shafi and another PLD 1980 SC 6 ref. (b) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)--- ----Ss. 156 & 561-A---Investigation of a criminal case---Interference by the High Court---High Court while seized of a petition filed under S.561-A, Cr.P.C. had no jurisdiction to interfere in the investigation of criminal case. (c) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)--- ----S. 561-A---Inherent power of High Court under S.561-A, Cr.P.C.---Scope---Provisions of S.561-A, Cr.P.C. had relevance only to judicial proceedings and actions and not to any executive or administrative action or function---Jurisdiction of High Court under S.561-A, Cr.P.C. could be exercised only in respect of orders or proceedings of a court---Provisions of S.561-A, Cr.P.C. had no application vis-a-vis executive or administrative orders or proceedings of any non-judicial forum or authority. Shahnaz Begum v. The Hon'ble Judges of the High Court of Sindh and Balochistan and another PLD 1971 SC 677 ref. ORDER…
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