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Sheikh NADEEM ANWAR vs ILLAQA MAGISTRATE S — 2025 PLD 496 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2025 PLD 496 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
PLD
Parties
Sheikh NADEEM ANWAR vs ILLAQA MAGISTRATE S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 17---C; S. 173---C; S. 173; Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

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Judgment text as reported

Sheikh NADEEM ANWAR VS ILLAQA MAGISTRATE S. 17---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 173---Code of conduct---Investigation Report---Duty of Prosecutor---Scope---Prosecutor is required to apply evidential and public interest tests on report submitted under S. 173, Cr.P.C. in order to evaluate evidence and applicability of offences against accused---Case cancellation report is a report under S. 173, Cr.P.C., therefore, such tests shall also be applied on it but only if prosecutor does not concur with police opinion so as to recommend the Court that sufficient material is available to proceed with the case---If prosecutor is in agreement with case cancellation report, he is not obliged to apply evidential test or public interest test because case assessment report is written to show availability of evidence and applicability of offence against any or all accused.

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