Law: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898

Section: 497(2)

Law: Pakistan Penal Code (PPC),1860

Section: 302,34

Summary The applicant sought post-arrest bail in a murder case, arguing that he was falsely implicated after the FIR was lodged against unknown persons, that the identification parade was defective, and that no weapon or motive linked him to the offence. The prosecution opposed bail, relying on the eyewitness identification and investigation material connecting the applicant to the murder. The High Court held that the offence falls within the prohibitory clause of Section 497 Cr.P.C., found sufficient tentative evidence against the applicant, ruled that disputed evidence must be assessed during trial, and dismissed the bail application while directing the trial court to conclude the trial within three months. Sections Used Section 497, Cr.P.C. Section 497(2), Cr.P.C. Sections 302 & 34, Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) Two 2-Word Descriptions Bail Rejection Murder Prosecution       O R D E R Through this application filed under Section 497 Cr.P.C., the applicant/accused Muhammad Shehneel seeks post-arrest bail in case FIR No.144/2024 registered under Sections 302/34 P.P.C. at Police Station Awami Colony, Karachi, and also seeks suspension of the order dated 14.05.2025 passed by the learned XIIIth Additional Sessions Judge, Karachi East whereby the bail application of the applicant was declined.   Briefly, the prosecution case as disclosed in the FIR is that complainant Mehmood Alam reported that on 12.02.2024 at about 10:45 p.m. he received a phone call from his son Muzammil informing him that his brother Muhammad Faizan had been injured in an incident and shifted to JPMC. Upon reaching there, the complainant came to know that his son Muhammad Faizan aged about 28 years had been murdered by unknown persons at Eid Gah Football Ground near Korangi, Karachi. The complainant suspected   involvement of one Tahir Baglol, a close friend of the deceased who used to spend considerable time with him and had remained with him a day prior to the occurrence, and further alleged that the murder had been committed either by the said person or by unknown culprits through firearm injury. Consequently, the FIR was registered under Sections 302/34 P.P.C.…