Case Details

Citation(s)
2002 SLG 1134 2002 SLD 1134 2002 SCMR 247
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Criminal Petition No.61-K of 2000, decision dated: 18-12-2001. (On appeal from the judgment dated 27-11-2000 passed in Criminal Bail Application No.1220 of 2000 of the High Court of Sindh, Karachi)
NAZIM HUSSAIN SIDDIQUI AND ABDUL HAMEED DOGAR, JJ
Ali Mukhtiar Naqvi, Advocate Supreme Court with Akhlaq Ahmed Siddiqui, Advocate-on-Record for Petitioner. Nemo for the State

MUHAMMAD SHAHID

VS

THE STATE

Law:

Section:

(a) Criminal Procedure Code (V of .1898)--S.497---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 185(3)---Bail---Accused immediately after his arrest had led to the recovery of huge quantity of the property of dacoity and thus, a prima facie case appeared to be against him to disentitle him to the concession of bail---Any opinion at bail stage to the effect that the accused had no knowledge about the property being stolen in a dacoity would amount to deeper appreciation of evidence which was not permissible under law---Leave to appeal was declined to the accused by Supreme Court in circumstances. (b) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)--- ----SS.497/498---Bail---Assessment of evidence---Principle---Court seized of jurisdiction for examining the question of bail should make only tentative assessment of the facts without making detailed reference to the merits. ORDER ABDUL HAMEED DOGAR, J.---The petitioner Muhammad Shahid seeks leave to appeal against the order, dated 27-11-2000 passed by learned Single Judge of the High Court of Sindh, Karachi whereby his request for grant of bail was declined. 2. Precisely the case of the prosecution is that one Ahmed Tahir Naqvi, Personnel Manager of Landhi Engineering Works (Pvt.) Limited lodged an F.I.R. on 17-7-2000 stating therein that on 16-7-2000 at about 8-00 p.m. 15/20 culprits trespassed the premises of the factory by scaling over the wall, overpowered the Security Guards and locked them in a room and robbed away the copper sheet coils weighing about 24 tons, one fridge, one T.V. Panasonic, VCR, Licensed pistol and cash of Rs.25,000 after loading the same in trucks. 3. The learned counsel…
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