IfTIKHAR HUSSAIN CH.- Petitioners are accused in case FIR No. 67 95 dated 2.11.1995 u/S. 324/34 P.P.C., registered at P.S Satellite Town. Gujranwala.
2. The case was registered at the instance of Abdul Karim. According to First Informant, his sister Mst. Bushra was married to Muhammad Akhtar and due to a dispute in-laws of her sister had injured face of Mst. Bushra on 27.7.1995 by applying acid. The motive for the incident was that Akhtar had demanded Mst. Bushra to fetch Rs. 50.000/- from her parents.
3. The petitioners were arrested and have applied for grant of bail to them.
4. It was contended that the FIR was lodged with a delay of four months and that during investigation of the case, it was found that Mst. Bur-lira Bibi had set on fire the house of her in-laws and then had tried to commit suicide by hanging herself from ceiling fan and that the bums were caused to her face and head on account of bunting ceiling, and the shot- circuited fan. Learned counsel for the State opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner for the reasons that they were, accused of heinous offence of uiRv. Ng the face of Mst. Bushra Bibi which was disfigured on account of throwing of acid on her face.
5. According to FIR. The occurrence had taken place on 27.7.1995. A perusal of judicial file summoned from the trial Court shows that Mst. Bushra Bibi was admitted to hospital on 7.7.1995 for burns. She was got admitted in hospital by her husband and later she was removed to Mayo Hospital, Lahore in August, The medico-legal report initially issued does not show that Mst. Bushra received bums on account of acid. It also reveals that the occurrence had taken place on 7.7.1995 and not on 27.7.1995 as claimed by the complainant party. During investigation of the case, entire house of the accused was found as having been burnt dow n which supported the plea raised by defence that Mst, Bushra had set the same on fire and had also tried to commit suicide. No doubt, the allegations levelled against the petitioners are of serious nature, but material on record indicates that the occurrence had not taken place as alleged by the complainant.
6. For the foregoing reasons, the petitioners are allowed bail in the sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees one lac) with one surety each in the like amount to the satisfaction of trial Court.