ARSHAD SHARIF, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST/ANCHOR ARY COMMUNICATIONS (PVT.) LTD., ISLAMABAD vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, President of Pakistan Consitutional Avenue, Islamabad Ss — 2025 PLD 177 ISLAMABAD

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Citation: 2025 PLD 177 ISLAMABAD
Court: Islamabad High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: PLD
Parties: ARSHAD SHARIF, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST/ANCHOR ARY COMMUNICATIONS (PVT.) LTD., ISLAMABAD vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, President of Pakistan Consitutional Avenue, Islamabad Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 561-; S. 185; S. 527; S. 235---T; S. 235; Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898); Electronic Crimes Act

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ARSHAD SHARIF, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST/ANCHOR ARY COMMUNICATIONS (PVT.) LTD., ISLAMABAD VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, President of Pakistan Consitutional Avenue, Islamabad Ss. 185, 527(1) & 561-a---Constitution of Pakistan, art. 199---Constitutional petition---First Information Reports, consolidating of---Jurisdiction of High Court---Principle---High Court lacks authority under art. 199 of the Constitution and S. 561-a, Cr.P.C.,to consolidate FIRs registered outside its territorial jurisdiction---Consolidation of FIRs is not permissible within a single High Court if FIRs are lodged in different jurisdictions or different Provinces---Provision of S. 185, Cr.P.C., does not grant High Court the power to transfer or consolidate cases across different High Courts or jurisdictions---Power to transfer cases between different High Courts is vested in Provincial Government under S. 527(1), Cr.P.C. and with the Supreme Court. Citation Name: 2025 PLD 177 ISLAMABADBookmark this Case ARSHAD SHARIF, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST/ANCHOR ARY COMMUNICATIONS (PVT.) LTD., ISLAMABAD VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, President of Pakistan Consitutional Avenue, Islamabad Ss. 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 & 30 [as substituted by Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2023]---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 235---Trial of more than one offence---Joint trial---Principle---Not all offences under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016, are P.P.C. offences and they have to be seen or tried within the ambit of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016, or cybercrimes---Test of S. 235, Cr.P.C., has to be met to be tried jointly and Court has to verify whether they occur from same transaction or not and whether it comes under the ambit of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 or not.

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