A criminal case under section 324, Qisas and Diyat Ordinance, 1991 was registered against Zail-e- Abbas son of petitioner at Police Station Naulakha on 23-10-1991 vide F.I.R. No.296/91. The allegation against the accused was that he while armed with a pistol fired ineffectively upon complainant Mahmood Ahmad Qureshi. Learned counsel contends that the accused is in jail for the last more than two months and that trial against him has not commenced as yet.
2. Learned counsel for the complainant has opposed the bail petition. He submits that Zail-e- Abbas is named as an accused person in the F.I.R. And that he was also armed with a lethal weapon. The Investigating Officer is also present with record of the case. He has also been heard.
3. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and have perused the record. Admitted position in the case is that the accused fired ineffectively. He is in jail since 29-10-1991 and that trial against him has not commenced as yet. During arguments the parties brought to the notice of the Court that the complainant is a tenant under the father of the accused in. Respect of a shop situated in Landa Bazar. Learned counsel maintains' that Zail-e-Abbas has been implicated in the case falsely, with some ulterior motive. In the peculiar circumstances of the case, Zail-e-Abbas is admitted to bail in the sum of Rs.50,000 with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of A.C./Duty Magistrate City, Lahore. The bail petition stands disposed of.
H.B.T./A-59/L