Case Details

Citation(s)
1978 SLG 105 1978 SLD 105 1978 SCMR 64
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Criminal Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 75 R of 1977, decision dated: 5th November 1977.
DORAB PATEL AND GHULAM SAFDAR SHAH, JJ
Zafar Mahmood, Senior Advocate instructed by Noar Ahmad Noori Advocate on-Record for Petitioner. K. M. Iqbal, Advocate instructed by Ch. Akhtar Ali. Advocate on-Record for the State

IJAZ AKHTAR

VS

THE STATE

Law:

Section:

Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898) S. 497/498 Bail Fact of amount allegedly embezzled by accused being large By itself, held, no ground fir refusing bail Apprehen¬sion that accused might tamper with evidence if enlarged on bail also, held further, ho ground for refusal of bail State could in such eventuality prosecute its remedies in Sessions Court Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 419/420/468/471 /409. [Bail]: ORDER DORAB PATEL, J. This petition for leave has been 6!ed against an order of the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court by which the learned Chief Justice rejected the petitioner's application for bail. The charges against the petitioner are under section 419/420/468/471/409, P. P. C. and on his arrest a sum of Rs. 1,70,000 was recovered from too petitioner. The petitioner had sought bail in the Sessions Court but his application was rejected on 6 10 3976 on the ground that the amount involved was very large. The petitioner then challenged this order of 6 10 1976 in the Lahore High Court, but as this application was dismissed on 2? 10 1976, he bad filed a petition for leave in this Court which was dismissed on 7 2 1977 with the observation that the trial of the petitioner, should he expedited and that he could repeat his application after come evidence bed been recorded. The petitioner's trial has not vet commenced and he applied for bail for…
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