4 Crl.P. No. 225 of 2023 parties before making any order.2 The power assigned to the Courts by the legislature is to avoid the abuse of process of the Court; to protect the integrity of the criminal justice system; to safeguard a person involved in the case from the agony of a purposeless, malicious, and frivolous criminal prosecution; or otherwise, to secure the ends of justice. The exercise of the inherent powers is mandatory in nature, therefore, any departure therefrom would be a violation of the substantive provisions of law and would prejudice the interests of the accused, which is an illegality. If the Court considers that the available material is sufficient to proceed with the trial and refuses to quash the judicial proceedings, it does not preclude the Court from exercising its inherent power subsequently after recording some evidence or surfacing any material for the purpose of quashing the proceedings. However, the exercise of such power by the Courts must be in exceptional circumstances, with great caution and by applying its mind judiciously. 4. The offences under sections 121-A, 124, 153-A, 505 of the PPC, mentioned in the FIR, relate to waging of war against Pakistan; assaulting President, Governor etc; promoting enmity between different groups; and abetting mutiny, etc. These offences are part of the offences of the PPC mentioned in section 196 of the Code. Before prosecuting any person under the offences, mentioned therein, a special procedure is required to be followed, which is reproduced below: 196. Prosecution for offences against the State– No Court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under Chapter VI or IX-A of the Pakistan Penal Code (except Section 127), or punishable under Section 108-A, or Section 153-A or Section 294-A, or Section 295-A or Section 505 of the same Code, unless upon complaint made by order of or under authority 2 Zahoor-ud-Din v. Khushi Muhammad and others; 1998 SCMR 1840,