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Citation: 2022 LHC 6401
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2022
Decision Date: 2022-06-27
Parties: Usman Zulfiqar Khan vs The State etc.
Case cited as 2022LHC6401
Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Tariq Saleem Sheikh Title: Usman Zulfiqar Khan vs The State etc. Case No.: Writ Petition No. 19711/2022 Date of Judgment:2022-06-27 Reported As: 2022 LHC 6401 Result: Petition Accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT Tariq Saleem Sheikh, J. "If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter." - George Washington Introduction The Petitioner alleges that on 20.11.2019 at 03:37 p.m. he purchased Ragu Sauce from the Superstore1 vide Receipt No. D30510281821. He took it home and his family used it. Subsequently, they discovered from its label that it was not Halal as pork was one of its active ingredients. According to the Petitioner, import and sale of non-Halal goods is strictly prohibited in Pakistan and he could not even imagine that the Superstore would openly sell such product. On 23.04.2020 he uploaded a video on the Facebook at URL https://www.facebook.com/usman.z.khan.3 about the said incident and accused the Superstore of being involved in illicit trade of pork products in the country. The Superstore (through Respondent No.2, its Public Relations Officer) lodged a complaint with the Federal Investigation Agency (the "FIA") under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 ("PECA"), accusing the Petitioner of defamation. The FIA initiated an inquiry and on its conclusion registered FIR No.97/2020 dated 23.10.2020 at Police Station FIA Cyber Wing, CCRC, Lahore, for offences under sections 20 &…
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