ZAFAR PASHA CHAUDHRY, J.- The petitioner is required as an accused person in case FIR No. 285/98 dated 7.8.1998 under Section 10/16 of Ordinance VII of 1979 read with Sections 364/337-F (v) PPC registered with Police Station B- Division, Okara. The instant FIR has been registered at the instance of Abdul Ghafoor who claims himself to be husband of Mst. Kausar Bibi. She was allegedly abducted by Ashraf, Hamid Ali etc.
2. During the course of investigation Mst. Kausar Bibi came forward with the plea that the present petitioner Mehroo Khan who is her real brother forcibly brought her back in his house and gave beating to her, therefore, the petitioner has been involved in this as an accused. The petitioner is stated to be in the judicial lock-up for about 7 1/2 months. Learned counsel for the State assertions made by learned counsel for the petitioner as record is not available with him.
3. Be that as it may, the petitioner is in the judicial lock-up and as such no more required for the purposes of investigation. His name does not appear in the FIR and according to the learned^counsel he was implicated during the investigation when Mst. Kausar Bibi abductee made a statement implicating him for forcible abduction. The petitioner at the bust is accused of an offence under Section 364 read with section 337-F (v) PPC. The question whether Section 364 PPC is attracted, is open to further inquiry. As regards Section 337-F (v) PPC it is punishable up to five years and is not hit by prohibitory clause. Challan has also not been submitted so far. I, therefore, accept his petition and admit the petitioner bail subject to his furnishing bail bond in the sum of Rs.
30,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate of the area.