2022 MLD 1900 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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Citation: 2022 MLD 1900 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: MLD

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Judgment text as reported

FALAK SHER VS GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB Nullum crimen sine lege (No crime without law) and nulla poena sine lege (no punishment without law)---Scope---Nullum crimen sine lege (No crime without law) is one of the fundamental principles of criminal law---Such comprises following rules: (i) rule against retrospective criminalization; (ii) rule that criminal statutes be construed narrowly; (iii) rule against judicial creation of common law offences; and (iv) rule that vague criminal statutes are void---Such canon is sometimes also called principle of legality and is interchangeable with nulla poena sine lege which translates to "no punishment without law"---Same guarantees fundamental freedoms and rights and promotes rule of law.

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