ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH, KARACHI
 
Crl. Bail Application No.333 of 2012

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Date              Order with signature of Judge

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Date of hearing 16.05.2012

 

Mr. Raham Ali Rind Advocate for the Appellant.

 

Mr. Abrar Ali Khichi learned APG alongwith ASIP Zahid Hussain Shah.

 

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Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi J;     By this order I would decide the bail application filed by the Applicant Abdul Hakeem.

 

       Brief facts of the case as incorporated in the FIR are that the complainant is Zamindar having agricultural land in Deh Goongani, measurement of the said land was to be done on 15.01.2012 under the orders of Mukhtiarkar Shah Bunder. On the same day i.e. 15.01.2012 while measurement work was under progress at the supervision of Tapedar Hazar Khan Mangsi and Ex-Canal Muhammad Hassan Memon at about 4:00 P.M. everyone Karim Bux armed with hatched, Deeno armed with hatchet, Ali Muhammad holding lathi in his hand, Abdul Rehman and Rano armed with hatchets, Qasim holding lathi in his hand, Abdul Hakeem armed with hatchet, Khuda Dino armed with Dhuko, Jaffar armed with Dukko, Juman holding lathi in his hand and 3/4 unkown persons came there. In the meantime Khako Jat and Tharo Jat came there and insisted others to restrain the complainant party from measurement and do not spare them, on which accused Karim Bux inflicted sharp sided hatchet blow to Muhammad Qasim, brother of the complainant Mian Ahmed, on his head with intention to kill him, accused Abdul Hakeem caused sharp sided hatchet below to Karmi (sister’s son of complainant) on right side of his head, while accused Deeno showered hatchet blow to Muhammad Siddik at palm of right hand, whereas the remaining accused gave kicks and fists blows to the above injured. Due to intervention of complainant, his brother Mian Moosa and other Village peoples rescured them from the clutches of accused persons. Thereafter, accused went away towards their houses while abusing and threatening to the complainant party. Then Mohammad Mian (brother of complainant) took the inured to Chuhar Jamali hospital and in emergency he obtained letter from police station Chuhar Jamali and after getting medical certificates from MO Chuhar Jamali, the complainant lodged the instant FIR.

 

Learned Counsel for the Applicant submitted that the Applicant/accused absolutely innocent and has been implicated falsely implicated by the complainant in the present case in collusion with the police. In fact the dispute between the Applicant and Complainant was/is over agricultural land. Complainant has implicated the Applicant in the instant case in order to humiliate and cause undue pressure on the Applicant for getting immoveable properties of the Applicant without due course of law. It was further contended that the Applicant was illegally confined at P.S. Sajawal prior ten days of the incident. Learned Counsel for the Applicant submitted that the story narrated in the FIR lodged by the complainant is managed one, fictitious and politically motivated, who is retired officer of Irrigation Department. It was further contended that on the same set of evidence accused Karim Bux has been granted bail by the learned Sessions Judge, Thatta. He has relied upon the case of Muhammad Naseem alias Naseemo versus the State reported in 1996 P.Cr.L.J. 1302

 

Conversely, learned APG Mr. Abrar Ali Khichi vehemently opposed for the grant of bail to the Applicant and submitted that the Applicant is nominated in the FIR with specific role of causing fatal injury to Karmi (sister’s son of the complainant) and FIR was promptly lodged. Medical evidence of causing grave injuries on the vital part of the injured Karmi (sister’s son of the complainant)are in consonance with the ocular testimony. Applicant/accused inflicted sharp sided hatchet blow to Karmi (sister’s son of the complainant) at the right side of his head. Offence falls within the prohibitory clause of section 497 Cr.P.C. Crime weapon was recovered from the possession of the Applicant therefore, the Applicant is not entitled for grant of bail.

 

I have heard Mr. Raham Ali Rind learned Counsel for the Applicant, Mr. Abrar Ali Khichi learned APG alongwith ASIP Zahid Hussain Shah and perused the relevant material available on record with their assistance.

 

On tentative assessment of the material available on record, it is apparent that the Applicant is nominated in the FIR with specific role of inflicting sharp sided hatchet blow to Karmi (sister’s son of the complainant) at the right side of his head, which is on vital part of the body. Applicant earlier had filed two bail applications, which were dismissed by the learned Sessions Judge, Thatta by orders dated 10.02.2012 and 23.02.2012. Medical board of senior doctors was constituted and declared the injury caused by the Applicant Shujah-i-Mudihah, which comes within the ambit of section 337-A(ii) PPC and on this ground the bail Application of the Applicant was declined by the learned Sessions Judge and granted bail to co-accused Karim Bux the Medical Board declared the injury caused by him as Shujah-i-Khafifah.

 

In view of above facts and circumstances, prima facie it appears that the learned Counsel for the Applicant has failed to make out the case for grant of bail to the Applicant and the case law cited by the learned Counsel for the Applicant is distinguishable from the facts and circumstances of the case.

 

Above are the reasons of my short order dated 16.05.2012 whereby the instant bail application was dismissed with the direction to the Trial Court to conclude the Trial within a period of two months from receipt of this order.

 

Observations made hereinabove are of tentative nature and the trial Court shall not be influenced by any such observation.

 

           

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