Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 180

Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 180, Illus. (b)-Bail -Jurisdiction-Theft committed in district A but stolen property received by petitioners in district B-Court in district B granting bail, to petitioners-Contention that theft having been committed in district A Court in district B had no jurisdiction to grant bail-Held, has no force in view of illus. (b) to S. 180.                                                                                                                             ORDER Rafiq Hussain Shah, Ghulam Hussain Shah and Muhammad Azim Shah, Goldsmiths of Lahore, ware admitted to bail before arrest by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Lahore, by his 27th March 1972. This is an application by Muhammad Amir for the cancellation of their bail and has arisen in the following circumstances. 2. A theft was committed in the house of Muhammad Amir petitioner on the night between 5th and 6th February 1972, in village Khunda More, Police Station Mangtanwala, District Sheikhupura. As a result, Rs. 4,020 in cash, 86 tolas of gold and a large quantity of silver were stolen. He lodged a report at Mangtanwala Police Station and the case was registered under section 458/380/411 of the Pakistan Penal Code. 3. Mangtanwala Police recovered some money and gold caring the course of investigation. However, the matter seems to have gone into the hands of C. I. A. . Staff, Lahore, and that police, during the course of investigation, recovered 30 tolas of gold from one Noor Muhammad. It was on the disclosure made by Noor Muhammad that the police had to apprehend the respondents, who were stated to have received stolen silver from him. 4. Apprehending danger of arrest at the hands of the police, the petitioners moved the learned Additional Sessions Judge; Lahore and were granted pre-arre3t bail, as indicated above.- 5.…