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| 2005 SLG 3351 2005 SLD 3351 2005 PLD 309 |
Sindh High Court
Constitutional Petition No. D-32 of 2003, decided on 11th March, 2003
MUHAMMAD ROSHAN ESSANI AND ZIA PERVAIZ, JJ
Nisar Ahmed Rana for Petitioners. Talib Hussain Arain for
Respondent No. 1. Masood A. Noorani, A.A.G. for
Respondents Nos. 3 to 6.
Constitutional Petition No. D-32 of 2003, decided on 11th March, 2003
MUHAMMAD ROSHAN ESSANI AND ZIA PERVAIZ, JJ
Nisar Ahmed Rana for Petitioners. Talib Hussain Arain for
Respondent No. 1. Masood A. Noorani, A.A.G. for
Respondents Nos. 3 to 6.
Rana MUHAMMAD FAROOQUE and others
VS
AFTAB HUSSAIN and others
Law:
Section:
(a) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)--- ----Ss. 154 & 156---First Information Report, recording of---Investigation into cognizable case ---Procedure---Incharge of a police station upon receipt of information relating to commission of a cognizable offence orally or in writing is required to incorporate the same in a prescribed book and S.156, Cr.P.C. postulates that the Officer Incharge of Police Station may, without the order of the Magistrate, investigate any cognizable offence--Investigation, thus, can commence after the registration of the F.I.R.--Object of investigation is collection of evidence. (b) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)--- ----S.156---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Police investigation---Interference by High Court---Scope---High Court has no power to interfere with the police investigation and assume the role of investigator. Shehnaz Begum v. Hon'ble Judges of the High Court of Sindh and Balochistan PLD 1971 SC 677; Shoukat Ali Dogar and others v. Ghulam Qassim Khan Khakwani and others PLD 1994 SC 281; Brig. (Retd.) Imtiaz Ahmed v. Government of Pakistan and others 1994 SCMR 2142 and Ahmed Saleem v. Muhammad Amin 1998 PCr.LJ 170 ref. (c) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)--- ----S. 156---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art.199---Constitutional petition---Police investigation---Control or supervision by the High Court--Scope---High Court has no power of supervision or control over investigation agencies, which power is vested in the High Court in respect of Courts subordinate to it---Conduct and manner of investigation is not to be scrutinized under Constitutional jurisdiction which might amount to interference in police investigation as the same could not be substituted by the Court. Ahmed Saleem v. Muhammad Amin 1998 PCr.LJ 170 ref. (d) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)--- ----Ss. 154 & 156---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Quashing of F.I.R. during investigation---Validity---Quashing of F.I.R. during investigation tantamounts to throttling the investigation, which is not permissible in law. (e) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)--- ----Ss. 169…
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