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2010 P Cr. L J 475

ASHIQ MUHAMMAD vs THE STATE and another

Citation2010 P Cr. L J 475
CourtLahore High Court
Case No.Criminal Miscellaneous No,3421/B of 2009
Date2009-11-24
Judge(s)Ch. Iftikhar Hussain
ResultBail granted

ORDER

' CH. IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN, J.--- Petitioner Ashiq Muhammad through the instant petition has sought for post arrest bail in case F.I.R. No,136 registered under sections 395, 412 P.P.C. With Police Station Sadder Kehror Pacca, Lodhran on 7-4-2009.

2. Briefly the prosecution case as per the F.I.R. Is that on 7-4-2009 at about 2-00 em., the dacoity was committed in Hino Coach No,2297- LES and during the same the unknown dacoits having firearms after terrorizing the bus staff and the passengers of the same had looted them and deprived them of their valuables including money.

3. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and perusing the record, I find that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. He, admittedly, was not put to any identification test. He, according to the learned D.P.-G., has been involved in this case on the statement of his co-accused Muhammad Qasim son of Ghulam Rasool recorded on 25-4-2009. The question of evidentiary value of such statement is to be gone into at trial. Admittedly, except such statement, there is no other implicatory evidence available on the record against him. However, only the recovery of Rs,11,000 two mobile phones, two sims and a pistol is shown to have been effected from him.

4. According to his learned counsel, he was sent to judicial lock-up and after one month and eleven days of the same, he was again taken out on physical remand by another Investigating Officer and such recovery was planted upon him. This question is also seriously thrashable /considerable at trial. Hence, it is yet to be.,ascertained that if he can ultimately be held liable for the alleged offence. His case, therefore, is covered under subsection (2) of section 497, Cr.P.C. .Calling for further inquiry into his guilt. In this regard, I place reliance upon the case of Iftikhar alias Bodi v. The State 2005 YLR 527 (Lahore).

5. He is stated to be behind the bars for the last more than six months.

6. In these circumstances of the case, I accept this petition and admit him to bail subject to his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs,5,00,000 (Rupees five lac only) with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned trial Court.

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