FAZL-I-MAHMOOD J.- These are four quashment petitions being No.l97/Q, 198/Q, 211/Q and 212/Q of 1989 for cancellation of F.I.R. No.302 dated 23.12.1988 under section 13(20)65 of the Arms Ordinance, F.I.R. No.288 dated 11.12.1988 under section 21/6/7$, F.I.R. No.262 dated 6.11.1988 under section 379 PPC and 14/6/79 and F.I.R.No.18/22 dated 3.2.1988 offence under sections 457/380/336 PPC, registered against the petitioner by police of Renala Khurd District Okara.
In cases F.I.Rs No.302 dated 23.12.1988, No.288 dated 11.12.1988 and No.262 dated 6.11.1988, it has been submitted that no recoveries were effected & the petitioner has been falsely implicated. In F.I.R.
No.18/22 dated 3.2.1988, the allegation was that the petitioner broke into one house, committed theft and than ran away. The case was registered on 3.2.1988 and recoveries were made in the month of December 1988. This has relevancy because the petitioner a day earner filed a writ petition against the then SHO before the High Court which was disposed of with the direction that the petitioner should appear before SP Okara who shall personally inquire into the matter. From here chapter of misfortunes of petitioner started. The police of Renala Khurd became activated beyond their normal spheres of duty by acting in a manner which was not demonstrated earlier over a period of two years. Three FIRs were registered against the petitioner. The criminal proceedings arc decarly counter-blast to his having approached for remedy before this Court. 1h these facts and circumstances, the learned law Officer, Mr. Irfan Qadir, Assistant Advocate General do not enter caveat on this score. Same is the position of the Inspector/SHO Muhammad Ashraf.
3. In so far as Muhammad Ashiq Dogar, SHO P.S. Chuchak District Okara, who was SHO of the Police Station Renala Khurd at the relevant time when the fury of the police was unleashed against the two petitioners, he has demonstrated a degree of remorse before this Court and has promised to behave with a cooler temper. He has tendered his apology to the petitioners for the mental agony which they have undergone. The petitioners are minded to forgive him. This chapter ends here.
4. There was also a contempt notice issued to Muhammad Ashiq Doger for breach of the order of this Court. After going through the pros and cons of the matter, I was minded to proceed against him for his contumacious behaviour, but since he has demonstrated extreme degree of remorse to the petitioner and thrown himself at the mercy of the Court, the contempt notice is discharged. The four criminal cases against the petitioner pending in the Court of Illaqa Magistrate Okara, are hereby quashed being based on malafide action of the police, charges being unsupported by independent evidence and want of material to connect the petitioner with the commission of offence. In the circumstances of the case, there will be no order as to costs.