The petitioner seeks the grant of bail in case F.I.R. No. 605/98, dated 2.10.1998, under Sections 302/324/148/149, PPC registered at Police Station, Batala Colony, Faisalabad.
2. According to the prosecution case, the petitioner armed with 7 M.M. Rifle formed an unlawful assembly with others. He raised a Lalkara and resorted to indiscriminate firing. Three persons lost their lives during the occurrence and 6 persons were injured with the fire-arms.
3. The learned counsel argued that the petitioner was a student of LL.B, and was busy in taking the examination at the time of occurrence. He was attributed ineffective firing which hit the wall and he was not a previous convict. It was lastly contended that the case required further inquiry and investigation. The contentions were opposed by the learned counsel for the State as well as the complainant.
4. We have heard the learned counsel for the parties. It was a case of broad-day occurrence in which three persons were done to death while six others were injured by the use of the fire-arms.
The petitioner was specifically named in already been submitted before the learned Special Judge, Anti-Terrorism Court, Faisalabad. The trial of the case is likely to be concluded very expeditiously.
5. For the foregoing reasons, we are not persuaded to grant bail to the petitioner. The bail application fails and is dismissed.