Petitioners seek post-arrest bail in case F.I.R. No.297 of 2001 dated 11-9-2001 under sections 468, 471, 420, 419, P.P.C. Registered at Police Station City Layyah.
2. As per F.I.R., petitioners are accused of preparing a forged agreement of sale on behalf of Mst.
Ghulam Bano were of the complainant.
3. Arguments heard. Record perused.
4. It could not be denied that the matter with regard to the agreement in question is sub judice before a Civil Court; that no recovery of the alleged agreement has been effected from the petitioners despite being remained on physical remand; that the alleged offences do not fall within the prohibitory clause of section 497, Cr.P.C. That there is a delay of almost 16 years in lodging the F.I.R.; that the petitioners are father and sons and they are also closely related to Mst. Ghulam Bano, the alleged executants of the document in question; that the petitioner No.2 is an ailing old man of more than 60 A years; that the other co-accused namely Irshad Hussain and Iqbal have already been enlarged on bail by the learned Magistrate; that one of the P. Ws. Namely Mulazim Hussain did not support at all the prosecution case; and that the challan has been submitted to the learned to a Court but the commencement bf the early trial to near future is not in sight.
4-A. In view of the above uncontroverted submissions, the petitioners are admitted to bail subject to their furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs.2,00,000 (Rupees two lac only each) with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of teamed trial Court.