IHSAN-UL-HAQ CHAUDGARY, J.- The petitioner is one of the accused in case FIR. No. 291/97, dated 12.8.1997 registered with Police Station Green Town, Lahore under section 381 PPC.
2. The prosecution case is that the accused were employee of the complainant and on 12.8.1997 when the power Amplifiers were required, the same were found missing. The administration suspected the petitioner and three others. The police registered a case and proceeded to arrest the accused. The petitioner moved an application for grant of bail after arrest but the? Same was dismissed by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge. Thereafter he moved the present application in which notice was issued to the State which is represented.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner argued that the petitioner has been falsely implicated and infact the Amplifiers were not stolen. It is added that the petitioner specially roped into this false case in order to throw him out of the employment as he and others have demanded increase in salary etc.
4. On the other had learned State counsel explained that to Amplifiers were recovered at the pointing out of die petitioner. It is added that the accused placed the to Amplifiers loading and unloading plat form. They could not get opportunity to take the same out of the factory premises.
5. I have given my anxious consideration to the arguments advanced by the parties and gone through the record. The offence is not covered by the prohibitory clause. The Amplifiers have been recovered and to petitioner was remanded to judicial lockup. He is no longer required in the investigation.
6. In this view of the matter this application is accepted. The result is that the petitioner is allowed bail pending trial of the case against him subject to his furnishing bail bond in a sum of Rs.
1,00,000/- with to sureties each in the like amount each to the satisfaction of trial Court.