ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

Criminal Bail Application No.658 of 2025

DATE

ORDER WITH SIGNATUREs OF JUDGEs

1.      For orders on M.A. No.3936/2025 (U/A)

2.      For orders on office objection and reply as at “A”

3.      For orders on M.A. No.3937/2025 (Exp/A)

4.      For hearing of bail application

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13.03.2025

            Mr. Abdul Shakoor Memon, advocate for applicant

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1.         Urgency granted.

2.         Deferred.

3.         Exemption is granted subject to all just exceptions.

4.         Applicant/accused Syed Azhar Abbas son of Syed Akhtar Abbas, through his wife Farwa Hassan, seeks protective-cum-transitory bail in FIR No.290/2020, registered at P.S. Tipu Sultan, under section 489-F, PPC. Learned counsel for applicant submits that applicant is innocent and he has falsely implicated in this case; that applicant was unaware about registration of FIR and recently he came to know about the instant case and being a law abiding citizen he intends to appear before concerned Court but he apprehends his arrest as he has been declared proclaimed offender; that at present applicant is at Bahrain and intends to come to Pakistan on 17.03.2025. Air ticket is available at Page 29. He further submits that since the applicant has been declared proclaimed offender as such his CNIC and Passport have been blocked. 

 

Be that as it may, without touching the merits of the case, protective-cum-transitory bail for a period of five days (from 16.03.2025 to 20.03.2025) is granted to the applicant above named, subject to furnishing solvent surety in the sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Fifty Hundred Thousand) and P.R bond in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Nazir of this Court. Applicant is directed to surrender before the trial Court concerned in the aforesaid period and join the investigation/trial forthwith. This order shall cease to have its effect after expiry of five days from 16.03.2025 to 20.03.2025 or whenever applicant surrenders before the trial Court, which one occurs earlier. It is made clear, in case, applicant fails to surrender before the trial Court in the aforesaid period, his bail bond shall stands automatically forfeited. In the meanwhile, Ministry of Interior, Government of Pakistan is directed to unblock CNIC and Passport of applicant for the aforesaid period. Let the copy of this order be sent to the Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Government of Pakistan, by fax for compliance.

 

            The instant criminal bail application is accordingly disposed of.

 

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Gulsher/PS