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1990 SCMR 421

QAIM DIN vs MUHAMMAD SULEMAN and 2 others

Citation1990 SCMR 421
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.Criminal Petition for Leave to Appeal No,66 of 1989
Date1989-03-26
Judge(s)Muhammad Afzal Zullah, Saad Saood Jan
ResultLeave granted

ORDER

1. ' MUHAMMAD AFZAL ZULLAH, J.--Leave to appeal has been sought by the complainant side in a murder case, against the grant of bail before arrest to respondents Nos.1 and 2, by the High Court.

2. During the investigation of the case the police having found the said respondents as innocent, they were got discharged. A direct complaint having been filed from the petitioner's side the said accused were summoned and were directed to appear in pursuance of non-bailable warrants issued against them. Notwithstanding the same the High Court allowed pre-arrest bail, mainly, on the ground that the learned trial Judge issued non-bailable warrants without properly examining the police record/findings which go in favour of the said respondents.

3. ' After hearing the learned counsel we consider it a fit case, inter alia, to examine one, whether, the High Court itself properly examined the record and findings by the police; whether, the findings by the police would not be superseded by the findings of the trial Court for the purposes of subsection

(2) of section 497, Cr.P.C. And the other similar purposes; whether, in any case it was lawful and proper to allow pre-arrest bail to the respondents without they having surrendered before the trial Court and having made application for bail in the first instance before that Court, and whether, the condition of arrest being mala fide was satisfied.

4. ' After the announcement of the order but before its dictation the learned counsel pointed out that Suleman respondent remained present in Court during the hearing of the petition. He also pointed out that the petitioner would be satisfied if leave to appeal is granted against said Suleman only.

5. Suleman accordingly was asked; whether, he would accept notice. He answered in the affirmative.

6. Accordingly on the concession made from the petitioner's side by his learned counsel, leave to appeal is granted only against Suleman. The case is complete. It shall be heard at an early date.

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