M ANZOOR AHM AD M ALIK, J. Impugned herein is the order dated 28.01.2019. whereby bail was refused to the petitioner by the learned Lahore High Court, Lahore in case FIR No. 24 dated 18.19.2018, offence under Section 161, PPC and Section 5 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, registered at Police Station ACE Region, Sargodha.
2. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties at length and perusal of available record, it has been observed by us that the offences alleged against the petitioner fall outside the prohibitory clause of Section 497, Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is behind the bars since 18.10.2018 and nothing is to be recovered from him. In such like cases, grant of bail is a rule and refusal an exception.
3. For the foregoing, the instant petition is converted into an appeal and the same is hereby allowed. The appellant-Riaz Ahmad is allowed bail (in the instant FIR) subject to his furnishing bail bond in the sum of. Rs. 100,000/- (One hundred thousand) with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned trial Court.