' TANVIR AHMAD KHAN, J.---Leave to appeal is sought against the order, dated 14-7-2003 whereby a learned Single Judge of the Lahore High Court, Lahore refused to grant bail to the petitioner.
2. We need not to give facts of the case as the same have been given in detail in the impugned order.
3. We have considered the contention raised by the learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the documents appended with this petition. It is reflected from the perusal thereof that the F.I.R. Was got registered on 2-1-2002 at Police Station, Niddoki, District Narowal, under sections 392, 411 and 41/, P.P.C. The petitioner remained absconder and according to the learned counsel he was apprehended in March, 2003. The learned Single Judge of the Lahore High Court, Lahore, after thrashing the entire record has exercised his discretion in dismissing the plea of the petitioner. It would be appropriate to reproduce the concluding paragraph of the impugned order which is in the following terms:--- "Whereas; according to the learned counsel for the complainant side, the petitioner was involved in seven criminal cases including murder cases. That he was a desperate and hardened criminal and also remained fugitive in the same cases. Thatalthough he was a councilor of his Ilaqa but he depends on ransom for his living and has made the lives of many others miserable. That a recovery of cash amount has also been effected from him. Although, it is said by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the cash amount did not belong to the complainant. An affidavit has also been submitted to state that the petitioner was a desperate person. It has been further argued by the learned counsel for the complainant that a prima facie case has been made against the petitioner and that allowing him bail would mean he shall go on committing such-like offences because he was a hardened criminal."
' Learned counsel for the petitioner has failed to point out any legal infirmity in the impugned order warranting interference.
4. Resultantly for what has been stated above, the instant petition is hereby dismissed and leave to appeal is refused.