Islamabad: The Supreme Court hero on Wednesday held that the court could only file a crime under Article 182 of the Pakistan Penal Code, which is written complaints with that particular servant or superior authority, rather than otherwise written complaints, rather than providing false information to public officials.
“Any other interpretation of PPC Article 182, 182 will result in a criminal proceeding from the same proceedings and will successfully bring a trivial case for such a defect in jurisdiction, limitation, evidence or question in question in every case where the complainant cannot succeed, to bring justice aqeel Abbasi in the ABBASI Order, a 10page in 10 Page.”
Justice Abbas, who sits with two judges, is hearing an appeal from Ali Adnan Sheikha against the May 29 High Court Judge (SHC) order of Sindh Province. The case essentially revolves around who has the right to file a lawsuit under Section 182 of the PPC.
Actions require written complaints from civil servants under the rules stipulated in Article 182 of PPC
The judge observed that in a given case, the magistrate’s perception can only be a written complaint against the officer concerned, where the current peace judge has no locus or authority to direct submissions under PPC section 182. Therefore, the ruling sets out the jurisdiction between the sheriff, the police and the peace judge.
Sheikha, through an appeal, sought actions against respondents Muzzamil Ali Sheikha and Mustansar Ali Sheikha, who suffered from false fir and provided false evidence to him and his late father. Litigation and personal troubles.
However, the Supreme Court upheld the SHC’s May 29 ruling and the Sessions Court’s ruling which refused to direct police to register respondents in a case under section 182 of the PPC, which clearly shows that Lakes All Prime All Prirght justifies the new criminal proceedings.
In its ruling, the SC emphasized that under Article 195 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the court was prohibited from knowing a crime under Article 172-188 of the PPC, including providing false information under Article 182 unless the servant concerned filed a written complaint. The provision is described as a safeguard against the abuse of the criminal justice system.
Justice Abasi also imposed a fee of Rs 25,000 on the petitioner during the lawsuit, noting that the SHC judge could resolve all factual and legal issues under the law, and the judgment sentenced was neither factually wrong nor infringed upon.
Posted in Dawn on September 18, 2025
