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Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)-------S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss.419/420/511/34---Bail, grant of---Accused was in custody since his arrest---Offence alleged against accused being an attempt to commit offences punishable within meaning of Ss.419 & 420, P.P.C., would carry maximum punishment for 3-1/2 years on each count out of which accused had already remained in jail for a period of more than 7 months and trial had made no progress---Fair and expeditious trial was right of an accused and bail could not be withheld as punishment---Accused was admitted to bail, in circumstances. Younas v. The State 2000 PCr.LJ 721; Saeed Ahmed v. The State 1996 SCMR 1113 and Muhammad Saeed Mehdi's case 2002 SCMR 282 ref. ORDER WAHID BUX BROHI, J.---The applicant has been booked for an offence punishable under sections 419/420/511/34, P.P.C. on the basis of F.I.R. in Crime No.177 of 2002 lodged by Javed Haider, A.V.P./Manager, National Bank of Pakistan, Nicle Road Branch, Karachi the contents whereof read as under:-- "The Station House Officer Sindh Police Station Mithadar, M.A. Jinnah Road, Karachi. Dear Sir, Attempt of fraud (Fraud) opening of forged account. It is informed to you that Messrs M.A. Sadiq and Ghulam Yazdani approached us to open a current ACC with the title of Messrs Qurani Mission on introduction of Messrs The Worker International Weekly Karachi maintaining their ACC at our New Challi Branch on 9-12-2002. They had used the Letter Head and Rubber stamp of Messrs Qurani Mission Interne where the address was mentioned as 9-Muhammadi Building Hurmusejee Street Off M.A. Jinnah Road, Karachi. We as a usual course, sent letter of thanks at the given address on 12-12-2002, they informed us using a different letter head that therein address has changed to Room No.617, Regal Trade Square, Pradi Street, Saddar Karachi. On 16-12-2002 we received reply to our letter of thanks from Mr. Abbas Shroff the Chairman of Qurani Mission that we enclose herewith Mr. Abbas Shroff informed that they have never opened their ACC and requested us to provide the detail. He also visited the branch to discuss the issue, after that we freeze the ACC and waited for the…

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