IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI
Criminal Bail Application No.733 of
2025
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DATE |
ORDER WITH
SIGNATUREs OF JUDGEs |
1.
For orders on M.A. No.4316/2025
(U/A)
2.
For orders on M.A. No.4317/2025 (Exp/A)
3. For
hearing of bail application
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20.03.2025
Mr.
Ahmed Ali Hussain, advocate for applicant
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Applicant/accused
Imran Rasheed son
of Muhammad Rasheedullah seeks pre-arrest bail in FIR No.40/2024, registered
at P.S. FIA Anti-Corruption Circle, Karachi for offence under sections 406,
420, 468, 471, 109, PPC read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption
Act, 1947. Learned counsel for applicant submits that applicant is CEO of M/s
Staple Foods (Pvt.) Limited, he is innocent and has been falsely implicated in
this case by the FIA officials in order to humiliate and disgrace him; that
applicant/accused is law abiding citizen and he intends to surrender before the
concerned Court but he feels apprehension of his arrest at the hands of FIA Officials,
hence he need some protection to enable him to appear before the Court
concerned.
Without touching the merits of the case, protective bail is granted to
applicant/accused above named, for a period of five (5) days from today, subject to furnishing solvent surety in
the sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five 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 today or whenever
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 stand automatically
forfeited.
The
instant criminal bail application is accordingly disposed of.
J
U D G E
Gulsher/PS