Haji SULEMAN vs Haji MOHAMMAD SIDDIQUE AND 2 OTHERS — 1970 PCRLJ 1060

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 1060

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-01-14

Parties: Haji SULEMAN vs Haji MOHAMMAD SIDDIQUE AND 2 OTHERS

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Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 1060

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title: Haji SULEMAN vs Haji MOHAMMAD SIDDIQUE AND 2 OTHERS Case No.:Criminal Petitions for Special Leave to Appeal Nos. K-6 and K-7 of 1969 Criminal Miscellaneous Applica--tion No. 311 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1970-01-14 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 1060 Result: Petitions dismissed Judgment ORDER WAHIDUDDIN AHMAD, J.-This order will dispose of Criminal Petitions for Special Leave to Appeal Nos. K-6 and K-7 o4 1969. The petitioner who is a Tea Dealer, stored his tea-chests in the godown belonging to the respondents Nos. 1 and 2. The case of the petitioner is that he was allowed to store his goods without any charge until such time as the amount advanced to the said respondents was repaid to him. It appears that respondents Nos. 1 and 2 demanded warehouse rent for the use of their premises and refused the petitioner to remove his 222 cases of tea leaves which were still lying in their godown. On the 1st July 1968, the petitioner filed a complaint with the Police against the said respondents. At first, the police took no action, but later on; the police charge-sheeted them on the 7th August 1968 under section 406, P. P. C. Thereupon, respondents moved an application in the High Court of West Pakistan, Karachi Bench, for the quashment of the aforesaid criminal proceedings pending against them in the Court of Additional City Magistrate No. VIII, Karachi. The matter came up before late…

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