Raja HAQ NAWAZ vs MUHAMMAD AFZAL AND 4 Other — 1971 SCMR 698

Citation: 1971 SCMR 698

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1967

Decision Date: 1967-06-23

Parties: Raja HAQ NAWAZ vs MUHAMMAD AFZAL AND 4 Other

Headnotes

Case cited as 1971 SCMR 698

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Hamoodur Rahman, Dr. Sheikh Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title: Raja HAQ NAWAZ vs MUHAMMAD AFZAL AND 4 Other Case No.: Criminal Appeals Nos. 36 and 37 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1967-06-23 Reported As: 1971 SCMR 698 Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT S. A. RAHMAN, J.-This order will dispose of two Criminal Appeals Nos, 36 and 37 of 1967, which arise out of an order, passed by the High Court of West Pakistan, under section 561-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, by which criminal proceedings, pending against the respondents in the two appeals, started at the instance of Raja Haq Nawaz, were quashed. The facts leading up to these appeals areas follows. On the 17th of August 1965, the appellant's father filed a complaint at Jhelum under sections 3'I9, 448 and 427, Pakistan Penal Code, against some or all the respondents. The learned Magistrate dismissed it on the 21st October 1965, on the ground that the dispute involved was of a civil nature and was not amenable to criminal jurisdiction. On the 12th of March 1966, the appellant filed a complaint at Karachi against the respondents under sections .420 and 406, Pakistan Penal Code, and this was followed by another complaint under sections 452, 147 and 506,, Pakistan Penal Code, again lodged at Karachi, against the respondents. It may be mentioned that the parties belong to a village in the district of Jhelum, but the appellant is employed as a foot constable at…

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