ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

Criminal Bail Application No.2230 of 2024

[ Moazam Ali versus The State ]

DATE

ORDER WITH SIGNATURE OF JUDGE.

 

1.      For orders on M.A. No.12966/2024 (U/A)

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

3.      For orders on M.A. No.12967/2024 (Exp/A)

4.      For hearing of bail application

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30.09.2024

            Mr. Zakir Hussain Laghari, advocate a/w applicant/accused

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            Applicant/accused Moazam Ali son of Naseer Muhammad seeks protective bail in FIR No.22/2014, registered at P.S., FIA, CBC, Karachi for offence under Sections 409, 420, 468, 471, 109, PPC. It is contended that co-accused have been acquitted by learned Judge (Offences in Banks) Sindh at Karachi vide judgment dated 18.05.2019 in Case No.29/2014 and the applicant/accused has been declared as pro-claimed offender. It is further contended that applicant/accused has no knowledge regarding registration of the aforesaid case; 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 complainant FIA officials.

 

Since the applicant/accused is prepared to surrender before the trial Court, without touching the merits of the case, protective bail is granted to applicant/accused Moazam ALi son of Naseer Muhammad 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