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| 2026 SLD 3265 |
Writ Petition No.6909 of 2026
Presented By: (SADIQ MAHMUD KHURRAM) JUDGE
Date of hearing 16.06.2026. Petitioner represented by: Mr. Mumtaz Hassan Khan and Mr. Jafar Khan, Advocates.
Respondents No. 5 to 8 represented by: Ms. Nida Ashraf Bakhshi, Prosecutor, PERA. State by: Mr. Sanam Farid Khan Balouch, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab with Shehzad, ASI.
Muhammad Kamran.
VS
Ex-officio Justice of Peace/ Additional Sessions Judge, Multan and seven others.
Law: Constitution of Pakistan 1973
Section: 199
Law: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
Section: 22-A & 22-B, 154
Case Summary
The petitioner sought constitutional relief under Article 199 of the Constitution against the order of the Ex-Officio Justice of Peace, who had refused to direct the SHO to register an FIR under Section 154 Cr.P.C. regarding alleged offences committed by officials of the Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority (PERA).
The High Court held that the alleged offences fell within the scope of the Punjab Enforcement and Regulation Act, 2024, which is a special law providing a complete statutory mechanism for addressing complaints against PERA officials. The Act contains specific provisions for filing representations, complaints, and registration of cases through designated authorities. Therefore, the general provisions relating to FIR registration under Section 154 Cr.P.C. were not applicable.
The Court found that the Ex-Officio Justice of Peace rightly declined to direct registration of an FIR because the petitioner had an effective alternative remedy under the special statute. Accordingly, the petition was disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to pursue the remedies available under the Punjab Enforcement and Regulation Act, 2024.