Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 145, 561A, 145, 107, 151

(a) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 145---Respondent vendee of landed property but no actual physical possession of any specific killa numbers, out of entire land shown to have been passed to him-Respondent at best a co-sharer with other heirs of such property-Section 145, Cr. P. C., held, not applicable to case of parties in joint possession of property. (b) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 145-Proceedings under S 145---.Cr.P. C.-Transitory in nature--Magistrate ceases to deal with question of possession of disputed land as soon as civil Court seized of matter. Abdus Salam Meaji v. Abdul Qadir Bepari P L D 1967 Dacca 715 ; Mofizur Rehman v. Serajul Mostafa 1968 P Cr. L J 599 ; Mst. Asafa Sultana v. The State 1969 P Cr. L J 1259 and Shah Muhammad v. Haq Nawaz P L D 1970 S C 470 ref. (c) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 561-A read with Ss. 107/151 and 145--Quashment of proceedings-Police preventive action--Petitioners, tenants in possession of disputed land, ready to attorn to rightful claimants--Proceedings under S. 107/151, Cr. P. C. against such persons, held, not warranted in circumstance-- Proceedings quashed. Date of hearing : 6th March 1972.                                                                                                                                         JUDGMENT This judgment will dispose of----- (1) Criminal Revision No. 650 of 1970 (2) Criminal Misc. No. 4804 of 1970 (3) Criminal Misc. No. 4809 of 1970 (4) Criminal Misc. No. 5366 of 1970, which arise out of the same facts. 2. These petitions arose in the following circumstances:-- (a) Ch. Ghulam Murtaza, original resident of Qadirabad, Duliam. District Sialkot, according to the entries in the revenue papers, was owner of 5/18th share in the occupancy rights of the land measuring 940 kanals bearing Khata No. 91, Khatooni Nos.…