1998 PLP 576 (SCMR)
MUHAMMAD GUL and others‑‑‑Petitioners Versus THE STATE‑‑‑Respondent
| Citation | 1998 PLP 576 (SCMR) |
| Forum / Court | Supreme Court of Pakistan |
| Bench Members | Abdul Hafeez Memon, Mukhtar Ahmad Junejo and Nasir Aslam Zahid, JJ |
| Parties | MUHAMMAD GUL and others‑‑‑Petitioners Versus THE STATE‑‑‑Respondent |
| Primary Law | Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)‑‑‑ |
Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 1998 PLP 576 (SCMR)?
This judgment primarily cites: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)‑‑‑ as referenced in Pakistani case law index.
Q2: Which judicial bench decided the case 1998 PLP 576 (SCMR)?
The case was heard and decided by the Supreme Court of Pakistan bench comprising: Abdul Hafeez Memon, Mukhtar Ahmad Junejo and Nasir Aslam Zahid, JJ.
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Laws Cited
Representation
- Muhammad Ashraf Qazi, Advocate Supreme Court and S. M Ishaque, Advocate‑on‑Record for Petitioners.
- Date of hearing: 10th July, 1996.
- Hasan Inamullah, Advocate Supreme Court for Advocate‑General, Sindh for the State.
Headnotes / Summary
(On appeal from the judgment/order, dated 10‑4‑1996, of the High Court of Sindh, Karachi passed in Criminal Bail Application No.527/96). ‑‑‑‑S. 498‑‑‑Constitution of Pakistan (1973;, Art.185(3)‑‑‑Bail, grant of‑‑‑Accused were police constables and they were neither named in F.I.R., nor alleged to have played any significant role‑‑‑Petition for leave to appeal was converted into appeal and allowed in circumstances and accused were granted anticipatory bail. Hasan Inamullah, Advocate Supreme Court for Advocate‑General, Sindh for the State.
Judgment & Decree
‑‑‑‑S. 498‑‑‑Constitution of Pakistan (1973;, Art.185(3)‑‑‑Bail, grant of‑‑‑Accused were police constables and they were neither named in F.I.R., nor alleged to have played any significant role‑‑‑Petition for leave to appeal was converted into appeal and allowed in circumstances and accused were granted anticipatory bail. Muhammad Ashraf Qazi, Advocate Supreme Court and S. M Ishaque, Advocate‑on‑Record for Petitioners. Hasan Inamullah, Advocate Supreme Court for Advocate‑General, Sindh for the State. Date of hearing: 10th July, 1996. ABDUL HAFEEZ MEMON, J.‑‑‑Mr. Muhammad Ashraf Qazi, learned counsel for the petitioners, does not press this petition in respect of Muhammad Gul, A.S.I., petitioner No.l, and pressed it in respect of the remaining petitioners only. The petition of Muhammad Gul, petitioner No.1, is accordingly, dismissed. As to the remaining petitioners Nos.2 to 5, they are police constables and are not alleged to have played any significant role and even their names are not mentioned in the F.I.R.
2. In the circumstances, the petition of petitioner‑ Nos.2 to 5, namely, Anwar Khan, Nazim Ali, Muzaffar Iqbal and Suhail Haroon, is converted into appeal and allowed, and each one of them is granted anticipatory bail in the sum of Rs.50,000 with one surety and P.R. bond, in the like amount, to the satisfaction of Session Judge, Karachi West N.H.Q./3267/S Anticipatory bail granted.