ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

 

C.P.No.D-4359 of 2024

DATE

ORDER WITH SIGNATURE OF JUDGE

 

For hearing of main case

 

 

27.09.2024

Mr. Liaquat Ali Khan advocate for the petitioner

Peer Riaz Muhammad Shah DAG

Mr. Muhammad Ajmal Solangi advocate for respondent No.4

SI/Inquiry Officer Ameer Ali, Cyber Crime, FIA

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            Petitioner Muhammad Zeeshan Arif has filed instant Constitution Petition under Article 199 of the Constitution 1973 against the respondents and he has prayed for the following reliefs:

“It is therefore, prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to direct the Respondents and their other officers not to harass, tease, pressurize and black mail the petitioner at the behest of private respondent No.4 by forcing the petitioner to pay huge money or otherwise for false involvement of the petitioner in false Cyber Crime cases; To provide legal protection to the petitioner.”

 

 

2.         Notices were issued against the respondents as well as DAG. Mr. Muhammad Ajmal Solangi advocated filed power on behalf of the respondent No.4. Inquiry Officer filed comments on behalf of respondents No. 1 to 3, in which it is mentioned that prior to this petition, the petitioner has also filed direct complaint before 1st Judicial Magistrate, Karachi East against Inquiry Officer and complainant, which is subjudice before that Court and the petitioner has approached this Court with unclean hands.

3.         Article 199 of the Constitution of 1973 can only be invoked when no other adequate remedy is provided by law, but in the instant case, petitioner has already filed direct complaint on same subject matter. This fact has not been denied by the counsel for the petitioner.

4.         In the view of the comments filed by the Inquiry Officer, counsel for the petitioner does not press this petition anymore, the same is dismissed as not pressed. 

JUDGE

 

JUDGE

 

Nadir PA