ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

Criminal Bail Application No.2128 of 2024

[ Khalid Mehmood Khan versus The State ]

DATE

ORDER WITH SIGNATURE OF JUDGE.

 

1.      For orders on M.A. No.12327/2024 (U/A)

2.      For orders on office objection a/w reply as at “A”

3.      For orders on M.A. No.12328/2024 (Exp/A)

4.      For hearing of bail application

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18.09.2024

            Mr. Arslan Naeem, advocate, a/w applicant/accused Khalid Mehmood Khan

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            Applicant/accused Khalid Mehmood Khan son of Sardar Bahadur Khan seeks protective bail in FIR No.449/2022, registered at P.S. Bilal Colony, Karachi for offences under Sections 365/384/385/365-A/34 PPC read with section 7 of Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997. It is submitted that applicant/accused is prepared to surrender before trial Court but apprehends his arrest as NBW has been issued against him. Serious mala fide has been alleged against the police.

 

Without touching the merits of the case, protective bail is granted to applicant/accused Khalid Mehmood Khan son of Sardar Bahadur Khan for a period of five (05) days from today, subject to furnishing solvent surety in the sum of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty 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 five days. Applicant/accused is directed to surrender before the trial Court in the aforesaid period. This order shall cease to have its effect after expiry of five days from today or whenever the 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.

 

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Gulsher/PS