Law: Criminal Procedure Code, 1898

Section: 155(2),190(1)(a)(b), 200

Law: West Pakistan Motor Vehicles Ordinance, (XIX of 1965)

Section: 116

(a) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898) Ss. 155 (2) & 190 (1) (a) & (b)Noncognizable offence, investiga tion of Challan by Police Officer in noncognizable offence without prior permission of MagistrateCan be treated both as a report of Police Officer under cl. (b) or a complaint under cl. (a)Cognizance of such challan by Magistrate, held, does not vitiate trial.[Investi gation]. Mst. Razia v. The State 1977 P Cr. L J 328 and Muhammad Yaqub v. The State 1978 P Cr. L J 812 fol.. Mst. Salon v. The State P L D 1965 B J 12 and The Crown v. Mehar All P L D 1956 F. C. 106 not laying down correct law. Sh. Abdul Majid v. The State P L D 1958 Kar. 86 ; Walizad v. The State P L. D 1960 Kar. 204 and. Mami v. The State., P L D 1964 Kar. 34 .ref    (b) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898) Ss. 190 (1) (a) & (b) and 200 (aa)Noncognizable offence, investigation ofInvestigating Officer filing challan without prior permission of Magistrate for investigation Such police challan, held, a complaint and not a police reportMagistrate taking cognizance of such complaint not to examine police officer on oath, unless for any particular reason wants to direct an inquiry or investigation into complaint.[ComplaintInvestigation]. Mst. Razia v. The State 1977 P Cr. L J 328 ; Public Prosecutor v. Ratnavelu Chetty 27 Cr. L J 1031 and Emperor v. Shivaswami Guruswarni A I R 1927 Bom. . 440 ref. (c) West Pakistan Motor Vehicles Ordinance (XIX of 1965) S. 116 Challan form Objection that challan copy delivered to petitioner being not signed by Magistrate nor mentioning fact that petitioner could appear . by pleader or could by a specified date prior to hearing of charge plead guilty to same and as such trial stood vitiatedObjection, held, too farfetchedObject of delivering copy of challan to accusedTo give him advance information of police complaint and place and date of appearance.                                                                                    …