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Petitioner: ABDUL RASHEED VS Respondent: THE STATE and others
Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Tanvir Bashir Ansari Title: ABDUL RASHEED vs THE STATE and others Case No.: Writ Petition No,5921-Q of 2000/BWP, Date of Judgment:2002-01-18 Reported As: 2004 P C R L J 652 Result: F.I.R. quashed
Judgment ORDER ' Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that F.I.R. No,427 of 2000 registered under section 16 of M.P.O. 1960 is not competent, as the offence is a non-cognizable offence and it cannot be registered and no investigation thereupon can take place without the prior permission of the Magistrate as provided by sections 155 and 156, Cr.P.C. 2. Learned A.A.-G. Concedes that the complaint has been registered upon the complaint of Muhammad Rizwan Malik without the prior permission of the Magistrate. In this view of the matter as the complaint has not been competently filed the F.I.R. No,427 of 2000 is directed to be quashed. F.I.R. Quashed.