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Sindh High Court
Criminal Bail Application No.2836 of 2025
Jan Ali Junejo, J.
Applicant : Uzma Mustafa wife of Ghulam Mustafa through M/s. Mayhar Kazi along with Zahid Ali Sahito, Advocates The State : Through Mr. Mohsin Kadir Shahwani, Additional Attorney General, Pakistan along with Mr. Sharaf-u-Din Jamali, Assistant Attorney General and Inspector/ IO-Babar Ali, FIA, AHTC, Karachi Date of Hearing : 03.11.2025 Date of Decision : 12.11.2025
Criminal Bail Application No.2836 of 2025
Jan Ali Junejo, J.
Applicant : Uzma Mustafa wife of Ghulam Mustafa through M/s. Mayhar Kazi along with Zahid Ali Sahito, Advocates The State : Through Mr. Mohsin Kadir Shahwani, Additional Attorney General, Pakistan along with Mr. Sharaf-u-Din Jamali, Assistant Attorney General and Inspector/ IO-Babar Ali, FIA, AHTC, Karachi Date of Hearing : 03.11.2025 Date of Decision : 12.11.2025
UZMA MUSTAFA W/O GHULAM MUSTAFA V/S THE STATE Sindh High Court, Karachi
Law: Criminal Procedure Code, 1898
Section: 497
Law: Prevention of Smuggling of Migrants Act, 2018
Section: 3,4,6
Summary:
The bail application under Section 497 Cr.P.C. was filed by the applicant against FIR No. 317/2025 registered under Sections 3, 4, and 6 of the Prevention of Smuggling of Migrants Act, 2018 (PSMA, 2018). The applicant, accused of being a “YES Ambassador†and group leader in a migrant smuggling conspiracy, sought bail on grounds of pending inquiry, reliance on co-accused statements, and medical conditions.
The Court found that: