ORDER M. BILAL KHAN, J.- Khalid alias Bilu son of Samual Masih, the petitioner, seeks pre-arrest bail in case F.I.R. No. 103, dated 3.3.2006, registered at Police Station, Civil Lines, Sialkot, for offences under Articles 3/4 of the Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order No. IV of 1979.
2. The allegation against the petitioner who is Christian by faith, as it unfolded in the F.I.R, registered at the instance of Muhammad Boota, AS1, was that while he was on patrol duty alongwith some police functionaries h< received a secret information that, the petitioner was proceeding towards his house from Lorry Adda and wa holding a black coloured shopper bag in his hand which contained a bottle of liquor;, ultimately a raid was conduct and the petitioner on seeing the police party threw away th bottle of liquor and ran away. Resultantly the instant F.I.F had been recorded.
3. The petitioner applied for his pre-arrest bi which was turned down by the learned Addl. Sessioin Judge, Sialkot vide his order dated 18.3.2006. Hence the instant petition.
4. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and have perused the record brought by Muhammad Munawar, AS1, Police Station, Civil Lines, Sialkot.
5. The petitioner has produced a Permit for buying liquor which had been issued in his name in the year 2002 for six units of liquor. He contended that the bottle which had allegedly been recovered from him had been validly purchased and was being kept with him. This contention cannot be brushed aside summarily. His case is clearly one of further inquiry within the meanings of subsection (2) of Section 497, Cr.P.C.
6. Resultantly this petition is allowed and the ad- interim pre-arrest bail granted to the petitioner in terms of this Court's order dated 17.4.2006 is hereby confirmed.