Petitioner seeks post arrest bail in case FIR No. 02/2018 dated 26.01.2018, under Sections 420/468/471, PPC lead with Section 5 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, at Police Station ACE, Multan.
2. Allegation against the petitioner is that he forged documents pertaining to land owned by complainant by using his name Muhammad Ashfaq instead of Ashfaq Ahmad complainant and in the record he was shown as owner of the land. It is alleged that with the connivance of co-accused he tried to deprive the complainant of his property .
3. After hearing the learned counsel for parties and going through the record, it has been noticed that co-accused of the petitioner has already been bailed out by this Court. It has been brought on record that possession is still with the complainant and entries have been corrected in the record. Even otherwise offences alleged against the petitioner do not fall within the prohibitory clause. Petitioner is behind the bars in connected with this case for the last 8 months and his trial is not in progress. Speedy trial is right of an accused person. Petitioner's involvement in the commission of crime would be determined at trial stage. In the above backdrop, this petition is allowed and petitioner is admitted to post arrest bail in the sum of Rs. 2,00,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of learned trial Court.