Nasira Ashfaq vs Director General Safe Cities Authority, Punjab S — 2025 PCrLJ 233 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE |

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Nasira Ashfaq VS Director General Safe Cities Authority, Punjab S. 9 (c)---Punjab Safe Cities Authority Act (I of 2016), S. 19---Punjab Safe Cities Authority Electronic Data Regulations, 2016, Reglns. 3 (2) & 9 (1)---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 22-A---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 19-A---Constitutional petition---Right to information---Data of Safe Cities Authority---Petitioner was aggrieved of not providing of data to her which was essential to prove innocence of her husband---Ex-officio Justice of Peace declined to issue any direction and Safe Cities Authority ("the Authority") also did not provide such data---Validity---Application of petitioner to the Authority was not maintainable as it was on plain paper and not in the prescribed form (EDR Form)---Punjab Safe Cities Authority, under Regln. 9 (1) of Punjab Safe Cities Authority Electronic Data Regulations, 2016,was not authorized to entertain requests for private persons for the provision of any data---Only investigating officers, Law Enforcement Agencies, Courts, Tribunals or other authorized persons could collect specific data for a particular purpose in manners, and in matters under inquiry or investigation, or cases pending adjudication---Punjab Safe Cities Authority ('PSCA') rightly declined request of petitioner---Petitioners application before PSCA was not maintainable---Petitioner had remedies available under Police Orders, 2002 and Ss.551 & 156(3), Cr.P.C. but she did not pursue them---Petitioner filed application under S.22-A, Cr.P.C. before Ex-officio Justice of Peace, who dismissed the same on the premise that it would constitute interference in the investigation, which was prohibited under the law---Ex-officio Justice of Peace erred in such determination as per Khizar Hayat's case, reported as PLD 2005 Lahore 470, he could issue directives to senior police officers to redress petitioner's grievance---Petitioner filed Constitutional petition 2 months and 12 days after the incident regarding which she had a cross version---By that time the video recordings had already been disposed of by Punjab Safe Cities Authorities---Call Data Records (CDRs) mentioned by petitioner had already been obtained by investigating officer during the pendency of petition before High Court and were placed on file---High Court declined to interfere in the matter---Constitutional petition was disposed of accordingly.

Nasira Ashfaq vs Director General Safe Cities Authority, Punjab S — 2025 PCrLJ 233 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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