Sumera Rasheed vs State Ss — 2025 MLD 1879 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 MLD 1879 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: MLD
Parties: Sumera Rasheed vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 417; S. 499; Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

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Judgment text as reported

Sumera Rasheed VS State Ss.192, 499 & 500---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 417 (2)---Defamation---Fabricating false evidence---Proceedings before police---Petitioner / complainant filed private complaint on the basis of allegations made in FIR registered by respondent / accused---Trial Court acquitted respondent / accused as the FIR was cancelled and no judicial proceedings had been conducted---Validity---Matter reported had passed through stage of investigation but had not been finalized---Statements made during investigation at such premature stage could not be used for an offence of defamation---Provision of S.499 P.P.C. authorizes a person to bring a complaint against a person who entirely makes defamatory statement to harm his reputation but when such statement is made to a police authority, it falls within the exception of S.499 P.P.C.---High Court declined to interfere in order of acquittal which was rightly passed by Trial Court and was justified in the facts and circumstances---Petition for special leave to appeal was dismissed in circumstances.

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