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2000 SCMR 501

TANVEER SHAHID vs SHAUKAT ALI and anothers

Citation2000 SCMR 501
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.Criminal Petition for Leave to Appeal No,355-L of 1999
Date1999-12-01
Judge(s)Raja Afrasiab Khan, Sh. Ijaz Nisar
ResultOrder accordingly

ORDER

' RAJA AFRASIAB KHAN, J.----On 22-6-1999, the respondent, Shaukat Ali was allowed bail in case F.I.R. No, 164 of 1997, dated 15-6-1997 on statutory grounds by the High Court. It was observed by the High Court that the respondent is not a hardened, desperate or dangerous criminal. He was accordingly, released on bail. This is a petition for leave to appeal against the order of the High Court.

2. Learned counsel for the complainant submitted that the High Court had wrongly exercised the discretion in allowing bail to the respondent in this murder case.

3. Be that as it may the High Court has exercised its discretion in allowing bail to the respondent on statutory ground holding that the respondent is not a dangerous, desperate or hardened criminal.

In the circumstances, the trial Court is directed to conclude the trial within three months. With this observation, this petition is disposed of.

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