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Writ Petition No. 4088 of 1980, decided on 27th April, 1984.
‑‑‑R. 25.2‑‑Provisional Constitution Order (1 of 1981), Art. 9‑‑Constitutional jurisdiction‑‑Petitioner allegedly tortured humiliated and forced by Police to disclose whereabouts of an absconder accused in a case registered with Police who was related to petitioners‑‑Two petitioners blind persons and third wife of one of petitioners and as such unable to render any assistance to Police for capturing accused‑‑Police Officer directed to proceed strictly in accordance with law and not to coerce or harass petitioners who could render no assistance.
Haji Dilshad Islam v. Punjab Province P L D 1975 Lah 521, 523 ref.
Hassan Ahmed Khan Kanwar for Petitioners.
Learned counsel submits that the petitioners have no connection whatsoever with Manzoor, who is accused in a case registered vide F.I.R. No. 39, dated 31st March, 1980, at Police Station Chuharkana, District Sheikhupura. He submits that merely because the above mentioned accused was related to the petitioners, the latter were summoned by the Police Officer, tortured, humiliated and forced to disclose the whereabouts of the accused, who is said to be absconder. It is submitted that petitioners 1 and 2 are blind persons and petitioner No.3 is the wife of petitioner No. 2. He states that even otherwise, they are unable to render any assistance to the police for capturing the aforementioned accused. It is contended that the respondents are not proceedings in accordance with the procedure laid down in para. 25.2 of the Police Rules, 1934. Reliance in this connection is also #, placed on Haji Dilshad Islam v. Punjab Province P L D 1975 Lah. 521, 523.
2. The respondents are directed to proceed strictly in accordance with law and not to coerce or harass the petitioners who apparently cannot assist them in capturing the accused.
3. With the above observation, this petition stands disposed of.
M. Y. H. Observation accordingly.
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