ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

Criminal Bail Application No.911 of 2025

DATE

ORDER WITH SIGNATUREs OF JUDGEs

 

For hearing of bail application

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23.04.2025

           

            Mr. Saifullah, advocate for applicant

            Ms. Seema Zaidi, Additional Prosecutor General Sindh

            PI Afzal Hussain, SHO of PS Gulbahar Central Karachi

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            Applicant/accused Noor Alam Khan, Naseeb-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Yousuf, Anas, Gul Waris Khan, Yasir Khan and Syed Muhammad Zar seek pre-arrest bail in FIR No.73/2025, registered at P.S. Gulbahar, for offence under Sections 147, 148, 149, 452, 427, 504, 506, PPC.

 

            Learned counsel for applicants/accused mainly contended that the parties have settled their dispute outside the Court; even otherwise the alleged offence does not come within the prohibitory clause of section 497, Cr.PC. Learned Additional Prosecutor General Sindh conceded for grant of bail to the applicants/accused on the ground that the parties have settled their dispute outside the Court.

 

            Heard learned counsel for applicants, learned Additional Prosecutor General Sindh and perused the material available on record.

 

            The alleged offence does not fall within the ambit of prohibitory clause of Section 497, Cr.PC and rule in such cases is bail and its refusal is an exception, as held by the apex Court in the case of Muhammad Tanveer versus State (PLD 2017 SC 733). Moreover, the parties have settled their dispute outside the Court. In view of above, interim pre-arrest bail granted to applicants/accused above named by this Court vide order dated 08.04.2025 is confirmed on the same terms and conditions.

 

            Instant criminal bail application is dismissed of in the above terms.

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Gulsher/PS