Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 497, 498

Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898) S. 497/498-Bail-Dispute pertaining to possession of same land existing between both parties and litigation in such regard also going on-Parties confronting each other-One side comprising five persons and other having six persons-One person killed on each side-Members of both parties admitted to bail except petitioners-Case, in circum stances, held, made out for release on bail of petitioners as well [case though relating to jurisdiction of another Bench of High Court] as recently constituted yet previous bail application of co-accused having been decided by Court seized of present application as also for reason of earlier bail application having been lying in previous place of its decision and further in conformity with Supreme Court view as to bail application being heard by same Bench as decided or disposed of bail application of co-accused, matter placed before Chief justice and on his approval heard and decided by same Court as heard case of co-accused.-[Jurisdiction].                                                                                                                                         ORDER [21-1-1981]. This bail matter relates to Police Station Haveli, Tehsil Dipalpur, District Sahiwal, which, at present, is within the jurisdiction of Multan Bench of this Court. Previous application of bail of some of the co-accused, namely, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 4143-B of 1980, was decided by me on 22-12-80 at Lahore. It is submitted by learned counsel that since the previous bail application in this case was disposed of by me and as I was not currently sitting at the Multan Bench, and furthermore since the file of the earlier bail application was also lying at Lahore, the present bail application be heard at Lahore by me as the Supreme Court had also held that a bail application…