Law: Anti Terrorism Act, 1997

Section: 6,7

Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 249-A,265-K

Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199

Law: Pakistan Penal Code, 1860

Section: 384,385,395

(a) Anti-Terrorism Act (XXVII of 1997)---- ----S.6---"Act of terrorism"---Scope---Object or effect of act of terrorism is to strike terror or create sense of fear and insecurity in the minds of people or any section of people/society. (b) Penal Code (XLV of 1860)--- ----Ss.384, 385 & 395---Anti-Terrorism Act (XXVII of 1997), S.7---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), Ss.249-A & 265-K---Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199--- Constitutional petition---Quashing of FIR---Extortion, dacoity and Bhatta---Petitioners were officials of electric supply company and facing criminal trial on the complaint made by respondent---Validity---Criminal case for theft of electricity was registered against complainant in year, 2009, who was acquitted on technical ground---Respondent was holding grudge against officials of electric supply company---Since registration of case against respondent till year, 2013, not a single complaint was made by him that officers of electric supply company were demanding bribe/ Bhatta or threatening disconnection---Electricity remained disconnected between years 2009 to 2011 and thereafter respondent started litigation with electric supply company---Present matter was case of hardship, as officers of electric supply company were implicated and made accused before Anti-Terrorism Court for performing their duties---High Court declined to ask petitioners to approach Trial Court for seeking remedy under Ss.249-A or 265-K, Cr.P.C. as it would not secure the ends of justice rather it was very harsh---No probability existed that prosecution would result in conviction of petitioners on the basis of FIR and it would be sheer abuse of process against them---High Court in exercise of Constitutional jurisdiction quashed proceedings pending against petitioners---Petition was allowed in circumstances. The State v. Asif Ali Zardari and another 1994 SCMR 798; Dr. Ghulam Mustafa v. The State 2008 SCMR 76; Maqbool Rehman v. The State and others 2002 SCMR 1076; Fazal Dad v. Col. (Retd) Ghulam Muhammad Malik and others PLD 2007 SC 571; Bashir Ahmed v. Muhammad Siddique and others PLD 2009 SC 11; Watan Party and another v. Federation of Pakistan and others PLD 2011…