Dr. ABDUL LATIF vs STATION HOUSE OFFICER Ss — 2023 YLRN 46 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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Dr. ABDUL LATIF VS STATION HOUSE OFFICER Ss. 22-a & 22-B---Ex-officio Justice of Peace---Powers of---Registration of FIR on directions of Justice of Peace---availability of alternate remedy---Scope---applicant alleged that the culprits had caused lathi blows to the deceased; that the deceased told complainant party that the culprits had robbed him of the mobile and cash and on his resistance they injured him and that the applicant along with others took the deceased, then injured, to the hospital where nominated accused/doctor refused to treat the injured and within their sight injured succumbed to the injuries---Report of Police revealed that they had received information that a dead body of an addict was lying in the hospital; that after fulfillment of codal formalities they handed over the dead body to his cousin; that the nominated persons had not committed the murder of deceased; that the police received a death certificate in which the Medical Officer had clearly mentioned the cause of death as heavy intoxication and that the application was false and baseless---applicant had alternate remedy to file direct complaint before the competent court but he had not done so---application revealed that there was previous litigation between the parties and in that vengeance the application was filed---Order passed by Ex-officio Justice of Peace was set aside.

Dr. ABDUL LATIF vs STATION HOUSE OFFICER Ss — 2023 YLRN 46 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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