' Muhammad Jaffar son of Amir, caste Janjua Rajput resident of Chak No, 52/5-L, Tehsil and District Sahiwal has approached this Court by a petition under Article 199 of the Constitution requesting for quashment of four F.I.Rs, lodged by Islam-ud-Din son of Nazir Ahmad, Haji Fazal-ul-Haq son of Mian Khair Din of Okara, Muhammad Ramzan son of Lal Din and Allah Ditta son of Sohna of Pattoki, District Kasfir.
2. The facts alleged in the petition are that a large number of cases have been instituted by different persons against the petitioner. It is contended that one Muhammad Shafi son of Sher Muhammad was responsible for the institution of most of these cases against the present petitioner. Nothing has been alleged to connect the complainants in the four F.I.Rs, with the said Muhammad Shafi to support the assertions that the impugned F.I.Rs, have been lodged at his instance. In any case the allegation will have to be substantiated by evidence. Nothing is available on record to justify an inference that these proceedings have been initiated by Muhammad Shafi or that the complainant in the various cases acted at the behest of the said Muhammad Shafi. In fact Muhammad Shafi is not a party in the writ. Petition nor the complainants in the F.I.Rs, sought to be quashed have been named as respondents. The only other relief prayed for is that the respondents (Police Officers) be "directed not to arrest the petitioner in any bogus, false cases except in accordance with law".
3Having carefully considered the arguments on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioner I am of the view that in the writ jurisdiction it is not possible for me to examine evidence or to carry out investigation, into facts. As explained earlier there is no evidence to connect the complainants in the four F.I.Rs, with Muhammad Shafi who is described as a sworn enemy of the petitioner so as to constitute all these F.I.Rs, mala fide proceedings instituted on behalf of the same person namely, Muhammad Shafi. It would be for the petitioner to approach the appropriate criminal Courts for quashment of each F.I.R. Separately as each constitutes a distinct offence and a different case and to establish facts by leading evidence before a competent Court.
4The second relief caimed by the petitioner is equally misconceived. The petitioner is entitled to enjoy the protection of law and no official functionary is entitled to act against him without the authority of law. This right is guaranteed by Article 4 of the Constitution and a declaration of this Court in this behalf is hardly required to establish this right.
5. With these observations the writ petition is disposed of.