ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

Cr. Bail Application No.680 of 2025

DATE

ORDER WITH SIGNATUREs OF JUDGEs

 

For hearing of bail application

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28.04.2025

           

            Mr. Hosh Muhammad Abbasi, advocate for applicant

            Ms. Seema Zaidi, Additional Prosecutor General Sindh

            Mr. Muhammad Dawood Narejo, advocate for applicant

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Shamsuddin Abbasi, J.Applicant/accused Gul Hassan son of Abdullah Halo seeks post arrest bail in FIR No.189/2024, registered at P.S. Makli, District Thatta for offence under sections 324, 114, 34, PPC, after rejection of their bail plea by the trial Court vide order dated 03.12.2024.

 

2.         Briefly, the facts of instant case are that on 18.11.2024 at 2130 hours, on the instigation of present applicant, co-accused Mir Hassan Halo and Pir Bux Halo, duly armed with hatchets and lathi came to the land of Muhammad Juman Halo and caused lathi injuries to complainant and Ghulam Hussain, hence this FIR.

 

3.         Learned counsel for applicant submits that only role of instigation has been assigned to applicant, which requires further inquiry whereas specific role has been assigned to co-accused Mir Hassan and Pir Bux who allegedly caused sharp sided hatchet injuries at the head of PW Ghulam Hussain.

 

4.         On the other hand, learned Addl: P. G. Sindh, assisted by learned counsel for complainant, opposed for grant of bail on the ground that applicant is nominated in FIR and on his instigation co-accused caused injuries to the injured.

 

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

 

6.         Admittedly, there is a delay of 2 days in lodging FIR without any plausible explanation; that only role of instigation has been assigned to applicant/accused and co-accused Mir Hassan and Pir Bux have caused sharp sided hatchet injuries to PWs, which were declared bailable, except injury falling under section 337-A(ii), PPC, which does not fall within the ambit of prohibitory clause of Section 497, Cr.PC. In such like cases, rule is grant of bail and its refusal is an exception. Reliance is placed on the case of Muhammad Tanveer versus State (PLD 2017 SC 733)

7.         In the view of above, applicant/accused has made out a case for grant of post arrest bail, therefore, post arrest bail granted to him, subject to his furnishing solvent surety in the sum of Rs.50,000/- and P.R. bond in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court.

 

8.         Needless to mention here that the observations made hereinabove are tentative in nature, the same would not influence the trial Court while deciding the case of either party on merits.

 

9.         Instant criminal bail application is disposed of in the above terms.

 

J U D G E

 

Gulsher/PS