IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH, BENCH AT SUKKUR

Crl. Bail Application No.S-02 of 2022. 

 

Date of hearing

               Order with signature of Judge

 

1.  For orders on office objection at Flag ‘A’

2.  For hearing of Bail Application.

 

O R D E R.

14-02.2022.

 

                                Mr.Asif Ali Jatoi, Advocate for Applicant.

                                      M/s Ali GulAbbassi and Muhammad ZohaibAzam Advocates for Mst. MusaratKhatoon daughter of deceased.

                                      Mr.Aftab Ahmed Shar, Additional Prosecutor General.

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AMJAD ALI SAHITO, J.- Through the instant bail application, applicant/accused Wazeer Ahmed son of Khamisobycaste Malikseeks post arrest bail in crime No. 155/2021, offence under sections302, 148, 149, 452 PPC registered at police stationAbad District Sukkur. Prior to this, applicant/accused filed such bail application before the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III/MCTC-II Sukkur, who has dismissed the same vide order dated 12-10-2021 and the said order has been assailed before this Court.

 

2.      The details and particulars of the F.I.R. are already available in the bail application and F.I.R., same could be gathered from the copy of F.I.R. attached with such application, hence needs not to reproduce the same hereunder.

3.      It is, inter-alia, contended by the learned counsel that applicant/accusedis innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case; that name of applicant/accused does not transpire in the FIR but during investigation he has been arrested on the statement of one Mst. MusaratKhatoon recorded with the delay of about 13 days and the statement of other witness was recorded with the delay of 23 days as such applicant/accused is entitled for grant of bail.

 

4.      On the other, learned D.P.G for the State with the assistance of learned counsel for the victim has vehemently opposed for grant of bail on the ground victim Mst. MusaratKhatoondaughter of deceased has implicated the applicant/accused in her statement recorded by the police and the crime weapon was recovered from applicant/accused and there is ample evidence against the applicant/accused collected during investigation to connect him with the commission of murder of Mst. HidayatKhatoon as such he is not entitled for concession of bail.

 

5.      I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the material available on the record with their assistance.

6.      From perusal of record it reflects that the case of prosecution is that on the day of incident complainant along with his elder brother Ali Asghar ad paternal nephew Mehtab Ali after performing Juma Prayer entered into the house and saw that Mst. HidayatKhatoon was lying on the ground and blood was oozing from her body and she disclosed that nominated accused in the FIR namely Qaimuddin, Sharafuddin and Badshah along with two unknown persons have committed her murder. After registration of FIR investigation was conducted and statement of Mst. MusaratKhatoon daughter of deceased Mst. HidayatKhatoon was recorded in which she has implicated the present applicant/accused Wazeer Ali being real maternal uncle and given the detail  of incident and submits that in her presence the present applicant/ accused Wazeer Malik along with his brothers has made firing upon her mother deceased Mst. HidayatKhatoon. The other witnesses also implicated the applicant/accused in their statements. During course of investigation CCTV footage was collected by the police in whichapplicant/accused was shown to be present and escaping from the place of vardat.Learned counsel for the applicant has failed to point out any ill will or malafide on the part of complainant to falsely involve the applicant/accused in the commission of offence. It is well settled principle of law that at the bail stage only tentative assessment is to be made. It seems that the applicant/accused is involved in the heinous offence and his case scarily flaws within the prohibitory clause of section 497 Cr.P.C.

7.      In view of above discussion, learned counsel for the applicant/accused has failed to make out a good case for grant of bail in the light of sub section (2) of Section 497 CrPC, therefore, the applicant/accused is not entitled for concession of bail and same is dismissed accordingly.

 

8.      Needless, to mention that the observations made herein above are tentative in nature and would not prejudice the case of either party at trial.

 

                                                                             Judge

                                                       

 

Irfan/P.A