Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 497

Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)  S. 497-Bail-Case of petitioner at par with that of co-accused---already admitted to bail by Sessions Court--Investigation complet ed--Petitioner admitted to bail.                                                                                                                         ORDER Israr Ahmad petitioner who along with two others, namely, Sher Ali and Muhammad Anwar, is involved in a case under sections 420 and 406, P. P. C. has moved this petition for bail. The allegations are that in October, 1978 the petitioner and his co-accused deprived fifteen persons of Rs. 5,000 each by fraudulent representation and subsequently misappro priated the said amount. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the case of the petitioner is at par with that of Sher Ali and Muhammad Anwar who have been admitted to bail by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, therefore, the petitioner is also entitled to the same concession. He further submits that the investigation is now complete and the petitioner is…