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FARAZ IQBAL JAMIL vs The FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN S — 2025 PLD 352 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2025 PLD 352 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
PLD
Parties
FARAZ IQBAL JAMIL vs The FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 3---P

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Judgment text as reported

FARAZ IQBAL JAMIL VS The FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN S. 3---Passports Rules, 2021, R. 22 (2) Lists A & B---Passport Control List (PCL)---Categories of persons---Appellants were aggrieved of placing their names in PCL and were denied exit from Pakistan for the reason that their mother had been declared proclaimed offender in a criminal case---Validity---Federal Government is vested with powers to regulate departure from and entry within Pakistan, under R. 22 of Passport Rules, 2021---It is required under R. 22(2) of Passport Rules, 2021, that Directorate concerned and Directorate General of Immigration and Passport maintain PCL for placement of names in categories "A" and "B"---Category "A" admits names of persons involved in anti-state activities---There was no allegation against appellants for anti-State activities, levelled by authorities---Under category "B" list of names of those who had been refused passport but did not fall in category "A" was to be maintained---Respondents authorities never refused passport to appellants under Passport Rules, 2021---Criminal case in question involved allegation of huge loss to government exchequer and accused in that FIR did not join investigation---This alone could not be a valid reason for placing names of appellants on PCL for such a long time and curtailing their rights recognized in law---Year of occurrence given in FIR was 2019 when appellants were less than 16 years of age---Division Bench of High Court set aside the order passed by Judge in Chambers of High Court as names of appellants could not be retained in PCL---Intra Court Appeal was allowed in circumstances.

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