Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199

Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 154, 161

(a) Constitution of Pakistan (19'73) Art. 199 read with Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 154 and Police Rules, r. 24.1First Information ReportOfficer Incharge of Police Station required to reduce into writing information relating to cognizable offence and enter same in F. 1. R. Register and Station DiaryAggrieved party, on failure of Police Officer to do so, can . approach High Court under Art. 199 of Constitution and Court may direct registration of case or, in alternative, direct petitioner to resort to complaint under Chap. XVI, Cr. P. C.[First Information Report]. M. Anwar v. Station House Officer P L D 1972 Lab. 493 ; Sawant v. S. H. O., Police Station Saddar P L D 1975 Lab. 733 ;, Muhammad Khan v. Khizar Hayat P L D 1977 Lab. 424 ; Shah Muhammad v. S. H. O., City Police Station P L D 1976 Lab. 1412 and Bashiran Bibi v. S: H., O., Police Station Shorkot P L D 1978 Lab. 1323 ref. (b) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)  Ss. 154 & 161First Information ReportCounter F. I. R. Distinction between a version being given for purpose of defence only and a version given by way of grievance  Registration of F. I. R. in former case required by lawLatter version need not be recorded as F. I. R. but may be recorded as a statement under S. 161.[First Information Report]. Date of hearing : 5th September, 1979.                                                                                                                     JUDGMENT By my short order of 591979 I had disposed of the petition. I now proceed to give the reasons for doing so. 2. By means of this Constitutional petition, a prayer has been made for the issuance of a direction to the respondent, S. H. O. to register a counter case. Learned counsel drew my attention to a judgment of Aftab Farrukh, J. of this Coprt, in Akram Ali Shah's case (1), in which, after noticing a short order of Shafiur…