Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 497

Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898) S. 497 - Bail -- Petitioners advertising posts for employment :;road and persons interested making some advance payments to petitioners-Petitioners taking some steps and still in process of taking steps when arrested-Problems involved being social and economic, shutting petitioners in Jail, not solving problems of persons keen to go abroad and petitioners' release on bail likely to help persons having paid advance money to petitioners to enable them to take further steps in finalization of their cases and to fulfil promise given to aggrieved persons-Bail allowed.                                                                                                                        JUDGMENT After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioners and perusing the documents filed by them and also ascertaining facts from the Investigating Officer, the case of petitioner No. 1 is that he holds licence for Overseas Employment since 1975 and there is no complaint against him except the one on which a case has been registered against him and his part time, General Manager under section 6 of the Passport Act and section 22 of the Emigration Ordinance, 1979. 2. On the last hearing, I had directed the Investigating Officer that he should examine the registers of business maintained by the petitioners to fairly evidence the dealings with the persons who come into contact in connection with the employment abroad. The Investigating Officer has stated that though the registers are being maintained yet they are not in proper shape and form and nothing can be concluded that dealings with the persons who come in to contact with agency of petitioner No. 1 are above board. The petitioners are directed to maintain the registers of business in proper shape and form and. all the persons who have been examined by .the Investigating Officer during the…