Citation Name : 2011 PCrLJ 1870 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE Side Appellant : Ch. MUHAMMAD ASLAM Side Opponent : C.P.O. RAWALPINDI Ss. 22-A, 22-B, 154 & 200---Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199---Constitutional petition---Second F.I.R.---Private complaint, filing of---Petitioner filed application before Justice of Peace for registration of second F.I.R. about assassination of a political leader, after about more than 1-1/2 years of the occurrence---Application was dismissed by Justice of Peace as already a prompt F.I.R. had already been registered about the occurrence and trial was pending adjudication---Validity---Petitioner was unable to make out a distinct and separate version, as he did not dispute place of occurrence or the occurrence itself---Petitioner wanted to set forth a version regarding the manner in which the incident took place, which was in fact supplementation and amplification of the version recorded earlier---Petitioner might file a private complaint under S. 200, Cr.P.C., which was one of the modes of taking cognizance of an offence by Magistrate---Private complaint was an alternative and efficacious remedy and Magistrate seized of the complaint could inquire the matter himself or might direct an inquiry to be conducted by Justice of Peace or by a Police officer---Application under S. 22-A, Cr.P.C. made by petitioner was rightly dismissed by Justice of Peace and his order suffered from no illegality---Petition was dismissed in circumstances.
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