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Petitioner: MUHAMMAD ALI VS Respondent: S.H.O., POLICE STATION LAKSEEN, SARGODHA and 5 otherss
Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Akhtar Shabbir Title:MUHAMMAD ALI vs S.H.O., POLICE STATION LAKSEEN, SARGODHA and 5
otherss Case No.: Writ Petition No,5272 of 2005 Date of Judgment:2005-05-31 Reported As: 2006 YLR 1766 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment ORDER ' MUHAMMAD AKHTAR SHABBIR, J.---The petitioner has invoked the constitutional jurisdiction of this Court for issuance of direction to the respondent No,1, for registration of the case against respondents Nos.3 to 7. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that respondents Nos.3 to 7, have announced in the village and made proclamation by wall chalking on the walls of the village that the petitioner, who is tubewell operator has changed his religion. 3. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. The petitioner is a tubewell operator and is true Muslim and has full faith in Islam and follower of "Hazrat Muhammad" (peach be upon him). The allegation is that respondent has made wall chalking on the walls of the village that the petitioner and his wife under the greed of an amount of Rs,90 have changed their religion, is not covered within the provisions of sections 295-A and 298, P.P.C. A mere bald statement of some persons about some Muslims, is not sufficient to believe that person has ceased to be a Muslim and he has adopted some other religions unless that person/Muslim himself confesses it. Since there is no allegation of confession of the petitioner that he embraced some other religion and ceased to be a Muslim, therefore, from the allegation levelled by the respondents, no cognizable offence is constituted. 4. This petition being devoid of force, is dismissed in limine.