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(a) Penal Code (XLV of 1860)-----S. 211 read with City of Lahore Corporation. Act (XV of 1941),. S. 330-Running of brothel-Neither an offence under Penal Code, 1860, nor under City of Lahore Corporation Act, 1941­Brothel keeper could only be directed to "discontinue" "such use of house and cannot be punished for such keeping-Fact that brothel keeper can be punished for disobeying order of "discontinuing" use: of premises for such purpose-A different matter-Proceedings under S. 330-Not criminal proceedings for an offence or crime---Laying information regarding keeping of brothel or filing false complaint in that behalf for proceeding under S. 330, hence, does not amount to bringing charge of an offence within meaning of S: 211----Conviction under S. 211 set aside. -[Teja Singh v. S. Kishen Singh P L D 1949 Lah. 477 dissented from]. Teja Singh v. S. Kishen Singh P L D 1949 Lab. 477 dissented from. (b) Words and phrases- -- Expression "criminal proceedings"-Meaning of adjective "crimi­nal"----Cannot be altered and extended on account of forum tatting up proceedings-Forum of proceeding-Not relevant for determining what constitutes crime.-[Words and phrases]. [Teja Singh-v. S. Kishen Singh P L D 1949 Lab. 477 dissented from]. Teja Singh v. S. Kishen Singh P L D 1949 Lab. 477 dissented from. In re : Pandurang Govind I L R 25 Bom. 179 ; Salmond on Jurisprudence,.. 10th Edn. ; Kenny's Criminal Law, 17th Edn., p. 5 and Halsbury's Laws of England, Third Edn., Vol. 10 ref. Sh. Shaukat Ali, Advocate Supreme Court instructed by Ejaz Ahmad Khan ­Advocate-on-Record (absent) for Appellants. Nemo for Respondents Nos. 1-3. M. Bilal, Advocate Supreme Court instructed by Ijaz Ali, Advocate-on-­Record for the State . Date of hearing : 13th May 1976. JUDGMENT DORAB PATEL, J.------In October 1959 the appellants and some other persons -made a complaint to the Sector Commander, Martial Law Administrator, Lahore, that the respondents were women of doubtful antecedents and morals. The Sector Commander forwarded the application to the police for investiga­tion, and it would appear that the appellants had also addressed other applications to the Ilaqa Magistrate, Lahore in which they had…

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