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Sheikh MUHAMMAD ANWAR vs JUDGE BANKING COURT Ss — 2024 CLD 724 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2024 CLD 724 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2024
Reporter
CLD
Parties
Sheikh MUHAMMAD ANWAR vs JUDGE BANKING COURT Ss
Subject matter
Constitutional

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Judgment text as reported

Sheikh MUHAMMAD ANWAR VS JUDGE BANKING COURT Ss. 9 & 20---Simultaneous civil and criminal proceedings---Permissibility---Petitioners / borrowers were aggrieved of initiation of civil as well as criminal proceedings by financial institutions---Validity---Object of civil proceeding is to enforce civil rights, whereas criminal proceeding is to punish the offender for committing criminal offence---Both proceedings, even if relating to same matter can proceed simultaneously---Criminal Courts are empowered to postpose proceedings when criminal liability is intimately connected with the result of civil proceedings---Criminal and civil proceedings against petitioners/borrowers can be maintained simultaneously---Powers of Banking Courts could not be abridged as normal procedure of law was followed---High Court declined to interfere in proceedings of criminal complaints pending before Banking Courts---Constitutional petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

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