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(a) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 561-A-When High Court may quash proceedings pending in subordinate Court­ Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 439: Ordinarily, the High Court does not interfere at an inter­mediate stage of a criminal proceeding, pending in a sub­ordinate Court, unless there is some manifest and patent injustice apparent on the face of the proceedings and calls for prompt redress. Where the accused was summoned by the Magistrate under S. 420, P. P. C. on the bare statement of the complainant, which did not disclose any offence under that section, the High Court set aside the order summoning the accused and quashed the proceedings. Yusuf Dehalwi and others v. Dr. Syed Laik Ahmad Hashmi A I R 1956 Patna 256 ref. (b) Penal Code (XLV of 1860),. S. 420-Essentials of offence ­Delivery of property induced by fraudulent or dishonest means necessary. (c) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), Ss. 200, 202, 203 & 204-Supplementary of one another-Statement of complainant on oath-Foundation of case for issue of process. (d) Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 420-Crossword puzzle competition-Complainant alleging that he was entitled to a prize ­Grievance of a civil nature. Where the complainant's grievance was that he had submitted a correct solution of a crossword puzzle and thus was entitled to a prize of Rs. 8,000 but that he was not given a prize, and he lodged a complaint under S. 420, P. P. C. against the organizer of the puzzles. Held, that the dispute between the parties depended upon the question whether a correct solution had been submitted by the complainant, the matter was purely of a civil nature for which complainant should seek his remedy in a Civil Court. (e) Crossword puzzle competitions-Form of gambling-- Menace to healthy growth of society. JUDGMENT A. R. CHANGEZ, J.-This is a petition under section 561-A of the Code of Criminal Proeedure by Mr. Zafar Niazi; Managing Director of "Naqqad Limited, Karachi," for quashing of the proceedings, pending against him in the Court of Mr. Muhammad Azam, Magistrate 1st Class, Lahore. The proceedings have been initiated on a complaint filed by Mr. Riazuddin respondent under section 420 of the…

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