LAHORE, Feb 20: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday remarked that the law (489-F of PPC) against issuance of bogus cheques was being misused.

He regretted that people were taking shortcuts by converting civil litigation into criminal one.

The CJP gave these remarks hearing an appeal seeking cancellation of the bail granted to a man involved in case of issuing a bogus cheque.

Muhammad Saleem got a case registered under 489-F of PPC against Muhammad Nawaz. The accused got bail and the complainant approached the court for cancellation of the bail.