PCRLJ 2004

2004 P Cr (PLP)

KHANZADA and another — Petitioners Versus ASSISTANT POLITICAL AGENT F.R., KOHAT and 3 others — Respondents

Jurisdiction / Court
Peshawar
Decided Date
2003-December-23
Honorable Judges
N/A
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Citation 2004 P Cr (PLP)
Forum / Court Peshawar
Bench Members N/A
Parties KHANZADA and another — Petitioners Versus ASSISTANT POLITICAL AGENT F.R., KOHAT and 3 others — Respondents
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Representation

  • Wali Khan Afridi for Petitioners.
  • Abdul Latif Afridi and Sardar Shaukat Hayat, D.A.G. for Respondents.

Headnotes / Summary

Ss. 9(b) & 8(3)(d)

Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art.199-- Constitutional petition

Arrest of petitioners in execution of money decree

Validity

Decree for recovery of money passed against the petitioners having attained finality, they had been arrested during execution proceedings on a warrant issued under S.9(b) of the Frontier Crimes Regulation, 1901

Decree passed under S.8, subsection (3) clause (d) of the said Regulation had the same effect as a decree of a Civil Court of ultimate resort and was to be enforced in the same manner as a decree of Civil Court

Petitioners had already been released on Fail by High Court

Decree-holder was neither interested nor he pressed for the arrest of the petitioners, provided they appeared before the Executing Authority in connection with the execution proceedings

Since decree against the petitioners was not denied by them they could not escape from its execution

Executing Authority, therefore, was directed to proceed with the execution proceedings strictly in accordance with law-- Arrest being not the underlying object of execution of the decree, if the Executing Authority felt that the decree could more effectively be executed by proceeding against the property of the judgment debtors in the settled area then it would be more appropriate and akin to the object of execution of decree to send it for its execution to the Court/Authority where their property was situated and to avoid their unnecessary arrest

Constitutional petition was disposed of accordingly.

Judgment & Decree

Writ Petition No. 1173 of 2003, decided on 23rd December, 2003.

Ss. 9(b) & 8(3)(d)

Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art.199-- Constitutional petition

Arrest of petitioners in execution of money decree

Validity

Decree for recovery of money passed against the petitioners having attained finality, they had been arrested during execution proceedings on a warrant issued under S.9(b) of the Frontier Crimes Regulation, 1901

Decree passed under S.8, subsection (3) clause (d) of the said Regulation had the same effect as a decree of a Civil Court of ultimate resort and was to be enforced in the same manner as a decree of Civil Court

Petitioners had already been released on Fail by High Court

Decree-holder was neither interested nor he pressed for the arrest of the petitioners, provided they appeared before the Executing Authority in connection with the execution proceedings

Since decree against the petitioners was not denied by them they could not escape from its execution

Executing Authority, therefore, was directed to proceed with the execution proceedings strictly in accordance with law-- Arrest being not the underlying object of execution of the decree, if the Executing Authority felt that the decree could more effectively be executed by proceeding against the property of the judgment debtors in the settled area then it would be more appropriate and akin to the object of execution of decree to send it for its execution to the Court/Authority where their property was situated and to avoid their unnecessary arrest

Constitutional petition was disposed of accordingly. Syed Khalid Bacha v. Deputy Commissioner, Mardan and 6 others 2002 PCr.LJ 1390 distinguished. Wali Khan Afridi for Petitioners. Abdul Latif Afridi and Sardar Shaukat Hayat, D.A.G. for Respondents. Date of hearing: 9th December, 2003.