Citation Name: 2024 PLD 62 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case MUHAMMAD AZAM KHAN SWATI vs INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, BALOCHISTAN Ss — 2024 PLD 62 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

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Citation: 2024 PLD 62 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2024
Reporter: PLD
Parties: Citation Name: 2024 PLD 62 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case MUHAMMAD AZAM KHAN SWATI vs INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, BALOCHISTAN Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 561-; Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2024 PLD 62 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case MUHAMMAD AZAM KHAN SWATI VS INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, BALOCHISTAN Ss. 123-a, 124-a, 153-a, 504 & 505---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 561-a---Condemnation of creation of State, and advocacy of abolition of its sovereignty; sedition; Criminal intimidation with intentional insult to provoke breach of the peace; and statements conducing to public mischief---Quashing of FIR---Petitioner was accused in more than one FIRs containing same allegations based on same material---Validity---Each and every organ of the State was under legal obligation to obey decision/observation of Supreme Court---First Information Reports were registered in different police stations of the Province, which was flagrant violation of dictum laid down by Supreme Court in Sughra Bibi's case reported as PLD 2018 SC 597 and was willful disregard/disobedience---Station House Officers of all police stations were not above the law and they had to follow the law in letter and spirit---Law did not allow the authorities to act on their whims and in capricious manner---Registration of same offence was mockery with law and had amounted to misuse of authority---High Court quashed all FIRs registered against petitioner/accused---Petition was allowed, in circumstances.

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