No case under S.420.P.P.C.

-    No case under S.420.P.P.C. was made out from bare reading of complaint and the transaction, if any, was of a civil nature and accusation under S.420, P.P.C appeared to be mala fide---As regards offences under Ss.504 & 506, P.P.C Magistrate had no territorial jurisdiction to take their cognizance against accused and the same even otherwise had no nexus with the offence under S.420, P.P.C. and could not be tried together---Process issued by Court against accused was thus illegal and without jurisdiction---Proceedings pending against accused in the Court of Magistrate were ordered to be quashed in circumstances.

Mehboob Ahmed     Versus    The State and 5 others
1991 P Cr. L J 792 [Karachi]
Before Allah Dino G. Memon, J