Shoaib Aslam, petitioner seeks post arres t bail in case FIR No. 389 dated 18.04.2020, offence under Sections 337- F(v), 337-A(ii), 337- A(i), 337-F(i), 337-L(2), 147 and 149, PPC, registered at Police Station Saddar , District Sialkot
2. Precisely the allegation against the petitioner is that he along with his co-accused while armed with their respective weapons attacked upon the complainant party and caused them injuries.
3. Heard. Record perused.
4. There is a delay of about four days in reporting the matter to the police without there being any satisfactory explanation. As per contents of FIR the allegation against the petitioner is that he caused injury with brick on right feet of Ghulam Fiza, injured which is non-vital part of her body . As apprised by learned Law Officer, the injury allegedly attributed to the petitioner has been declared under Section 337-F(v ), PPC, maximum punishment whereof is five years which does not fall within the prohibitory clause of Sectio n 497, Cr.P.C. The petitioner is behind the bars since 24.02.2021 and no more required for the purpose of investigation. No useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner behind the bars for an indefinite period.
5. Considering all these circumstances, case of the petitioner calls for further inquiry within the ambit of sub-section
(2) of Section 497, Code of Criminal Procedure. This petition is, therefore, allowed and the petitioner is admitted to post arrest bail subject to his furnishing bail bond in the sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- (rupees one lakh only) with one surety in the like amount to the satisfactio n of learned trial Court. Before parting with this order , it is clarified that the observations made in this order are purely tentative in nature and relevant only for the disposal of this bail petition which shall not influence the learned trial Court in any manner , whatsoever .