IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI
Criminal Bail
Application No.149 of 2025
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DATE |
ORDER WITH
SIGNATUREs OF JUDGEs |
1.
For orders on M.A. No.883/2025 (U/A)
2.
For orders on M.A. No.884/2025 (Exp/)
3. For
hearing of bail application
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22.01.2025
Sardar Sheraz Anjum, advocate a/w applicant/accused
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Applicant/accused
Muhammad Zubair
Moallam son of Nooruddin
is present along with his counsel. Applicant/accused has filed this criminal
bail application for grant of pre-arrest bail in FIR No.85/2020, registered at
P.S. Clifton, for offence under section 420/406, PPC. Prior to this,
applicant/accused applied for the same relief before learned Additional
Sessions Judge-X, Karachi South, the same was declined vide order dated
07.07.2021. Counsel for applicant/accused submits that challan
has been submitted against the applicant/accused before the competent Court of
law and NBW has been issued against him. In these circumstances, it is prayed
that this bail before arrest application, may be converted to protective bail
so that the applicant/accused may be able to surrender before the trial Court
for seeking the remedy available to him under the law. Orders
accordingly.
Without touching the merits of the case, protective bail is granted to
applicant/accused Muhammad Zubair Moallam son of Nooruddin, for a period of six (6) days from today, subject to furnishing solvent surety in
the sum of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees thirty thousand) and P.R
bond in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Nazir of this Court.
Operation of NBW issued against the applicant/accused is suspended for six days
from today. Applicant/accused is directed to surrender before the trial Court
in the aforesaid period and join the trial forthwith. This order shall cease to
have its effect after expiry of six days from today or whenever applicant/accused
surrenders before the trial Court, which one occurs earlier. It is made clear,
in case, applicant/accused fails to surrender before the trial Court in the
aforesaid period, his bail bond shall stands automatically forfeited.
The instant
criminal bail application is accordingly disposed
of.
J
U D G E
Gulsher/PS