ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

Criminal Bail Application No.642 of 2025

DATE

ORDER WITH SIGNATUREs OF JUDGEs

 

For hearing of bail application

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13.05.2025

           

            Syed Samiullah Shah, advocate for applicant

            Ms. Seema Zaidi, Additional Prosecutor General Sindh

            ASI/IO Shagufta Majeed of PS Docks

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Shamsuddin Abbasi, J.Applicant/accused Amir Abdullah Khan son of Abdullah Khan seeks pre-arrest bail in FIR No.129/2025, registered at P.S. Docks for offence under Sections 354, 337-A(i), PPC, alleging therein that during scuffle he torn her shirt due to which her body was exposed to public, after rejection of his bail plea by learned Additional Sessions Judge-X, Karachi West vide order dated 06.03.2025.

 

2.         Learned counsel for applicant submits that sections applied in the FIR are bailable and the applicant has already furnished the required surety. Even otherwise, alleged offence does not come within the ambit of prohibitory clause of Section 497, Cr.PC; that there is delay of more the three hours in lodging of FIR.

 

3.         Learned Additional Prosecutor General Sindh has recorded her objection for grant of bail on the ground that IO has collected sufficient material against the applicant to connect him with the alleged offence. IO present in Court submits that she has not added any other section in the interim challan submitted by her before learned concerned Judicial Magistrate.

 

4.         Heard learned counsel for applicant as well as Addl: Prosecutor General Sindh and perused the material available on record.

 

5.         Admittedly, the alleged offence is bailable whereby he has to furnish surety to the satisfaction of learned concerned Magistrate. IO present in Court submits that she has not added other sections in the interim challan. In view of such position, interim pre-arrest bail granted to applicant by this Court vide order dated 12.03.2025 is confirmed on the same terms and conditions.

 

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

 

                                                                                                      J U D G E

Gulsher/PS