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PLJ 2009 Cr.C. (Karachi) 542

AYSHA KHALID vs NAZIR A. CHAUDHRY, INVESTIGATING OFFICER CITY COURT

CitationPLJ 2009 Cr.C. (Karachi) 542
CourtSindh High Court
Case No.Crl. Misc. Application No, 4 of 2008
Date2008-01-14
Judge(s)Munib Ahmed Khan
ResultOrder accordingly

ORDER

1. In terms of the order passed in both these applications certain directions were issued. In response thereto Jaffar Baloch, P.I./SIO, on behalf of SSP Investigation, Ch. Nazeer Ahmed, SI, City Court P.S. Saddar, T-II, Zone-I, CCP, Karachi and SIP Ali Gohar Soomro, Preedy alongwith Afsheen Aman, State Counsel. I.O. Ch. Nazeer Ahmed, submits that previously the investigation was with Ali Gohar Soomro and thereafter it has been assigned to him and he has investigated the matter. He submits that the matter was taken up with the D.I.G. and two SSPs Zone-II, while another meeting, participated by DIG Investigation, SSP AVC and SP ACLU and in all these meetings the contention of the applicant has been rejected. He submits that since he has already investigated the matter and submitted a report under Section 173 Cr.P.C., wherein he has described the case as falls in 'B' class, therefore, now it is the issue before the learned Magistrate to pass an order on that. They also submit an application alongwith order of Sessions Judge as well as outcome of the meetings. He further submits that once the matter has also taken up before the Sessions Judge, but contention of the applicant was rejected.

2. Even after above situation the applicant submits that her matter has not properly been scrutinized by the police officials as well as by the Magistrate and that her case falls under Section 365-A PPC, while it has been dealt with under Section 365-A and that the Magistrate has wrongly entertained the police report.

3. It is being observed that the officials are duty bound to submit their report after investigation and it will be the Magistrate to decide as to whether under the given circumstances the said report is to be accepted or some other direction to be issued to the police officials. During the course of arguments it has come on record that the applicant 'is leveling allegations against her real uncle and aunt, who according to Ch. Nazeer Ahmed, I.O. are aged persons. The applicant states that since the property is involved, therefore, they are after her. The learned Magistrate is directed to look into the matter and after hearing the applicant to pass an order on the police report which has been submitted and to pass an order within one month. Both the Cr. Tr. as well as Misc.

4. Application stand disposed of.

5. It has further been noted that on the complaint of the applicant that the Magistrate and his officials are demanding money for issuance of the copies, comments were asked by this Court from the Magistrate, but today no comments have been received. In the circumstances, noncompliance of the order of this Court amounts to negligence on the part of the Magistrate, therefore, M.I. T-I, is directed to seek explanation from the Magistrate and if he find that reply is not satisfactory then place it before the Court.

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