Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 234, 235, 195, 476, 195(1)(c)

Law: Code of Criminal Procedure (West Pakistan Amendment) Act, 1964

Section: 23

Law: Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

Section: 199, 463, 471, 466, 463

(a) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898) Ss. 234 & 235 read with Code of Criminal Procedure (West Pakistan Amendment) Act (XVII of 1964), S. 23- Joinder of charges- Joinder of trials-Amendment introduced by Amending Act-Retrospective in operation and applicable to pending proceedings--irregularity in charge or mode of trial--No longer illegal. Subrahmonia Ayyar v. King-Emperor I L R 25 N4ad. 61 ; Lntlaz Rubbant v. Crown P L D 1952 Lah. 657 ; Alvi v. Crown P L D 1954 Lah. 183 ; Qadar Dad v. Sultan Bibi etc. P L D 1956 F C 129 ; Vuhamnad Afosaddir v. The Sate P L D 1958 S C (Pak.) 131 and Ghulam Rasool v. State P L D 1955 Kar. 189 ref. Muhammad Abdullah v. Imdad Ali 1972 S C M R 173 rel. (b) Penal Code (XLV of 1860) Ss. 199, 463 & 471 read with Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), Ss. 195 & 476 [as it stood before amendment made by Law Reforms Ordinance (XII of 1972), S. 157-Complaint- Complaint for offences under Ss. 199, 463 & 471 allegedly committed by a party to proceed ings in a Court-Cannot be taken cognizance of except on written complaint of Court concerned or of some other Court superior to such Court-Complaint has also to be signed by Presiding Officer of Court-Proviso to subsection (1) of S. 47t-Allows signing of complaint by an office; of Court only where Court concerned is High Court-No such provision exists for Supreme Court-Complaint filed by- Registrar; Supreme Court on oral direction of Chief Justice-Not a complaint contemplated by Ss. 195 & 476, Cr. P. C.-Right to file complaint -Cannot be delegated. [Note.-In view of amendment introduced by Law Reforms Ordinance (XII of 1972), in section 476, Cr. P. C. by section 157 this rule appears to be of academic interest only]. Ladha Singh v. Emperor A I R 1915 Lah. 259 and Keshab Chander v. Emperor A I R 1930 Lah. 225 ref. (c) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898) S. 195 read with Supreme Court Rules, O. V, r. 1-Rules do not authorise Registrar to deal with matters to be decided by other Courts-Registrar not enabled by Rules to lodge complaint on behalf of Supreme Court. (d) Penal Code (XLV of 1860) S. 471 read with Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898). S. 195- Complaint--Contention that…