Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 497

(a) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898) S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 419, 420, 468, 471 & 109---Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act (XXXIV of 2018), Ss. 3, 4 & 5---Trafficking in persons through forged documents---Bail, dismissal of---Allegations against the accused-applicant were that she transported the minor to a foreign country by showing the minor as her real son whereas she was not biological mother of the minor---Role and material attributed towards the applicant/ KS reflected that the child was in her custody when they were intercepted at the airport---Child was being taken to M-(Mozambique) by accused-applicant KS by claiming herself as the real mother of the child---During such travel accused/applicant KS was carrying identification and travel documents of the child, like birth certificate, passport, visa etc., wherein she was shown as the real mother of the child---For procuring all the referred and other documents, money was received and paid through co-accused persons---Birth Certificate of the child was obtained from the concerned Union Council by her in violation of 'Birth Death, Marriage and Divorce Registration Bye-Laws 2017'---No guardianship certificate by a Court of competent jurisdiction was applied by accused/applicant KS for adopting the said child---Victim child was being carried out of Pakistan's territory; and as per statement of accused/applicant KS , the child was to be handed over by accused/applicant KS in M-(Mozambique) to her husband for her boss---No enmity or mala fide against FIA officials had been pointed out for her implication---In view of the said role and material on record, on a tentative and prima facie assessment, a strong prima facie case with ample material establishedapplicant s connection along with active participation in the alleged crime of child trafficking, in connivance with other co-accused as an 'organised criminal group' with international links and pointed towards her central role in the whole scheme---In view whereof, no case of 'further inquiry' was made out in favour of accused/applicant KS ---Bail application was dismissed, in circumstances.…