Case Details

Citation(s)
2023 SLG 1044 2023 PCRLJ 805 2023 SLD 1044
Islamabad High Court
Writ Petition No. 3035 of 2022, decided on 22nd August,2022.
AAMER FAROOQ, J

MUHAMMAD SHAHBAZ SHABEERVSADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE and 5 others

Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 156

Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199,14(2)

Law: Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

Section: 124-A,131,153,153-A,505,506.109

(a) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)--- ----S. 156--- Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199--- Constitutional jurisdiction of High Court---Criminal investigation---Interference---Scope---High Court cannot hear and adjudicate petition under Art. 199 of the Constitution like an appeal and replace its findings with that of the Court of first instance or the Court hearing the revision petition---All High Court has to do is to determine whether there is any error of law or of jurisdiction---No interference in investigation can be made by any Court except in certain circumstances. Ghulam Sarwar Zardari v. Piyar Ali alias Piyaro and another 2010 SCMR 624; Hayatullah Khan and another v. Muhammad Khan and others 2011 SCMR 1354 and Muhammad Hanif v. The State 2019 SCMR 2029 rel. (b) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)--- ----S. 167---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 124-A, 131, 153, 153-A, 505, 506 109---Physical remand---Extension---Accused was arrested for committing offences of sedition, provocation of riots, public mischief and criminal intimidation, against members of armed forces---Physical custody of accused extended to investigating officer by Trial Court was maintained by Lower Appellate Court in exercise of revisional jurisdiction---Validity---Lower Appellate Court had jurisdiction to hear revision petition against order under S. 167, Cr.P.C.---Remand was not to be allowed in a mechanical way nor refused on the basis of conjectures or surmises without application of mind---Such order was to be passed on the basis of material available on record including police diaries---Examination of police diaries led Lower Appellate Court to the conclusion that further 48 hours of remand in police custody was required---Investigating Officer also made reference to reasons for which physical custody was required which was to recover cellular phone from where the statement was allegedly read out by the accused---High Court declined to interfere in the order assailed, as the same did not suffer from any error of law---Constitutional petition was dismissed accordingly. General (R) Pervez Musharaf v. Federation of Pakistan and others PLD 2020 Lah. 285; Jawan Saal v. DPO and others…
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