Khan UMAR KHAN vs (1) MARKET COMMITTEE, JHELUM AND (2) THE STATE — 1970 PLD 253

Citation: 1970 PLD 253

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-08-31

Parties: Khan UMAR KHAN vs (1) MARKET COMMITTEE, JHELUM AND (2) THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1970 SC 253

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Ataullah Sajjad Title: Khan UMAR KHAN vs (1) MARKET COMMITTEE, JHELUM AND (2) THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Miscellaneous No. 5327 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1971-08-31 Reported As: PLD 1972 Lahore 497 Result: Petition dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This order will dispose of Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions Nos. 5327 and 5607 of 1968 file under sections 561-A of the Criminal Procedure Code. The petitioners in these cases are Khan Umar Khan and M/s. Ch. Bale, Ismail Muhammad Yasin, respectively. They are being prosecuted under rules 29(4) and 29(9) framed under the Agricultural Produce Markets Act of 1939 (hereinafter called the Act) for evasion of market fees etc. Both the cases were filed in the Court of the Additional District Magistrate, Jhelum. 2. By Notification No. 3(1) S O (F & M)/65-Market, dated 11 of March 1967, issued under section 4 of the Act, the market area or Market Committee, Jhelum was extended to Police Station Jhelum including the Cantonment. The allegations against the petitioners are that they supplied meat and agri--culture produce to the Station Supply Depot in the Jhelum Cantonment from 11th of March 1967 to 30th of June 1967, but failed to pay the market fees due from them in the light of the provisions of the Act. 3. The petitioners have asked for the quashment of the criminal proceedings pending against them, mainly, on the ground that the notification extending the application of the Act to cantonment areas…

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