1968 P Cr (PLP)
ABDUL REHMAN AND ANOTHER‑-Petitioners Versus THE STATE‑‑Respondent
| Citation | 1968 P Cr (PLP) |
| Forum / Court | Baghdad‑ul‑Jadid |
| Bench Members | M. Jamil Asghar, J |
| Parties | ABDUL REHMAN AND ANOTHER‑-Petitioners Versus THE STATE‑‑Respondent |
Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 1968 P Cr (PLP)?
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Q2: Which judicial bench decided the case 1968 P Cr (PLP)?
The case was heard and decided by the Baghdad‑ul‑Jadid bench comprising: M. Jamil Asghar, J.
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Representation
- A. Hameed for Petitioners.
Headnotes / Summary
Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 498 read with S. 497‑--Bail before arrest‑--Power of High Court to grant bail under S. 498‑--Subservient and ancillary to S. 497 which limits power to grant bail to considerations of old age, physical infirmity or sex--‑No such consideration applicable in case‑--Bail refused. Muhammad Ayub v. Muhammad Yaqoob P L D 1966 S C 1003 fol. Mustafa Khan for the State.
Judgment & Decree
Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 498 read with S. 497‑--Bail before arrest‑--Power of High Court to grant bail under S. 498‑--Subservient and ancillary to S. 497 which limits power to grant bail to considerations of old age, physical infirmity or sex--‑No such consideration applicable in case‑--Bail refused. Muhammad Ayub v. Muhammad Yaqoob P L D 1966 S C 1003 fol. A. Hameed for Petitioners. Mustafa Khan for the State. The offence alleged to have been committed by the petitioners falls under section 307, P. P. C. which is punishable with transportation far life. It has been held in case Muhammad Ayub v. Muhammad Yaqoob (P L D 1966 S C 1003) that the power of the High Court to grant bail under section 498, Cr, P. C. is subservient and ancillary to section 497, Cr. P. C., which limits the power to grant bail in a case punishable with death or transportation for late to old age physical infirmity or sex. Prima facie none of these considerations are applicable to the present case. The bail application is accordingly dismissed. Petition dismissed.