Mst. Farzana Bibi vs Capital City Police Officer, Lahore S — 2025 PCrLJ 726 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 PCrLJ 726 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: Mst. Farzana Bibi vs Capital City Police Officer, Lahore S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 491---C; S. 13-; Pakistan Arms Ordinance

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Judgment text as reported

Mst. Farzana Bibi VS Capital City Police Officer, Lahore S. 491---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Habeas corpus---Illegal detention by police---Fake police encounter, allegation of---Lodgment of FIR against police officials involved---Police report showed that the detenus were killed in an alleged police encounter---Consequently, FIR had been registered under Ss.302, 353, 186 & 34 P.P.C, read with S.13-2(a) of Pakistan Arms Ordinance, 1965---Tragic loss of two young men in an alleged police encounter under suspicious circumstances had cast a long shadow over the entire chain of incidents---Mishandling of their bodies and the botched investigation had added fuel to the fire, making the entire affair highly dubious---Police authorities had opened a pandora's box, allowing a cascade of doubts and mistrust to spill forth, tarnishing the credibility of the entire operation---Incident, shrouded in a fog of uncertainty, called for a thorough and transparent inquiry to clear the air and restore faith in the criminal justice system---Petition was disposed of accordingly.

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