MUHAMMAD IKRAM BUTT vs ASHFAQ AHMAD AND ANOTHER — 1971 PLD 994

Citation: 1971 PLD 994

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-05-13

Parties: MUHAMMAD IKRAM BUTT vs ASHFAQ AHMAD AND ANOTHER

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Lahore 994

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Cheema Title: MUHAMMAD IKRAM BUTT vs ASHFAQ AHMAD AND ANOTHER Case No.: Criminal Miscellaneous No, 5987 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1971-05-13 Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 994 Result: Proceedings partly quashed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT The facts giving rise to this petition under section 561-A, Cr. P. C. for quashing of proceedings initiated against the petitioner and others at the instance of respondent No, 1 briefly are that the petitioner, who is an Assistant Land Superintendent in the employment of the Municipal Corporation, Lahore, alongwith his other co-accused, also employees of the Corporation, visited the complainant-respondent's premises situated outside Bhati Gate, Lahore, where he had stored some earthen pitchers, tents, tables etc. for purposes of sale and hire and allegedly removed some of his articles and also imposed a fine of Rs, 30.00 on his presumably on allegation of encroachment purported to have been removed by them under section 83(2) of the Municipal Administration Ordinance, 1960. Feeling aggrieved the complainant moved the civil Court for contempt of Court on the ground that he was in lawful possession of the land in question on the basis of a decree of the civil Court dated 10-6-1969. Subsequently on 31-3-1970 the petitioner alongwith the other co-accused again appeared at the complainant's premises and allegedly removed 75 pitchers and also find him Rs, 60.00 whereupon he preferred a complaint against…

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