On 30 September 2026 the Balochistan High Court delivered its final judgment in Constitutional Petition No. 2089 of 2025 — Muhammad Alam Khan son of Muhammad Sher versus the Inspector General of Police and others — decided by Hon'ble Justice Iqbal Ahmed Kasi. Petitions against the police chief typically allege police inaction or high-handedness: failure to register an FIR, harassment during investigation, illegal detention, or non-compliance with a court's earlier direction.
The High Court's Article 199 jurisdiction over police matters is well-travelled ground. The court can direct registration of a criminal case where a cognizable offence is disclosed, restrain the police from harassing a citizen, and order inquiries into allegations of illegal detention. At the same time, the court does not run investigations itself — it issues directions and holds the functionaries accountable for compliance.
Final judgments in this category usually resolve one central question: did the police act within the bounds of the Police Order and the Code of Criminal Procedure, or did they overstep? Where the record shows inaction on a genuine complaint, the court directs registration and investigation under supervision; where the petition is found to be an attempt to pressure the police in a pending criminal matter, it is dismissed.
For citizens facing police inaction, the route is methodical: file a written complaint, keep the receipt, approach the senior superintendent, and only then invoke the High Court — a petition that shows this ladder was climbed is far stronger. The operative outcome of this petition is pending verification from the certified order text, and this entry will be updated once the court's decision is confirmed.