Case Details

Citation(s)
2023 SLG 826 2023 SLD 826 2023 YLR 1036
Lahore High Court
Criminal Bail Application No. D-2 of 2020, decided on 22nd January, 2021. Date of hearing: 19th January, 2021
Present: Aftab Ahmed Gorar and Fahim Ahmed Siddiqui, JJ
Nusrat Ali Shar Baloch for Applicant. Irshad Hussain Dharejo for the Complainant Shafi Muhammad Mehar, D.P.G.

NAVEED ALI alias NADEEM---Applicant

VERSUS

Syed GULAM MURTAZA SHAH and another---Respondents

Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 479

Law: Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

Section: 302,324,148,149,109,404,427

Law: Anti Terrorism Act, 1997

Section: 7

(a) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)----S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 324, 148, 149, 109, 404 427---Anti-Terrorism Act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, rioting, armed with deadly weapon, abetment, dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death, mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees, act of terrorism---Bail, refusal of---Absconsion---Desperate and hardened criminal---Scope---Prosecution case was that the accused along with others attacked upon the complainant party when they were on a routine election expedition to visit other party workers at different polling stations---Accused was named with a specific role---Eleven persons had lost their lives on the spot while one succumbed to injuries during treatment---Some policemen were available with the complainant party to provide protection but the attackers had come to the scene of the incident with such planning that even they could not retaliate and also lost their lives---Accused had remained fugitive from law and had not voluntarily surrendered---When the allegation levelled against the accused was viewed in the backdrop of his fugitiveness, it became evident that he was a desperate criminal, who had taken part in the alleged incident without any personal motive---Firing upon the opponent on the day of election with an intention to kill the rivals and to prevent the general public to use their right of franchise was an act of terrorism---Accused was not entitled for bail, as such, his bail plea was declined, in circumstances. (b) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)-----S. 497---Bail---Delay in conclusion of trial--- Statutory ground of delay---Scope---For deciding whether the accused occasioned delay in the trial, it is not necessary to count and consider the entire docket and segregate such dates to calculate the days of delay with mathematical precision, overall act and conduct of the accused persons to frustrate trial through a planned and pre-determined scheme is sufficient to divest them---Although, the statute has given a right under the third proviso of S.497(1), Cr.P.C., but the fourth proviso…
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