ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

Criminal Bail Application No.1242 of 2025

DATE

ORDER WITH SIGNATUREs OF JUDGEs

 

1.      For orders on M.A. No.6757/2025 (U/A)

2.      For orders on office objection a/w reply as at “A”

3.      For orders on M.A. No.6758/2025 (Exp/A)

4.      For hearing of bail application

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14.05.2025

           

            Mr. Touqeer Raza Bughio, advocate for applicant

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            Applicant/accused Muhammad Waheed son of Muhammad Hanif, through his mother Mst. Anwari Begum wife of Muhammad Hanif (late) seeks protective bail in FIR No.03/2020, registered at P.S. FIA, CCRC, Karachi for offence under Sections 13, 16, 20, 21, 24 of PECA read with section 109, 419, 500 PPC. Learned counsel for applicant submits that applicant was unaware about registration of aforesaid FIR and he has not intentionally absconded; that applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case, at present he is at Qatar and intends to travel from Qatar to Karachi by tomorrow; that he is a law abiding citizen and intends to surrender before learned trial Court concerned but he apprehends his arrest in the wake of NBW issued against him, as such he needs some protection to enable to appear before the trial Court concerned.

 

Without touching the merits of the case, protective bail is granted to applicants/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) each and P.R bond in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Nazir of this Court. Applicant/accused is directed to surrender before the trial Court concerned in the aforesaid period and join the trial forthwith. Operation of NWB issued against the applicant/accused is suspended for five days. This order shall cease to have its effect after expiry of five days from today or whenever applicant surrenders before the trial Court concerned, which one occurs earlier. It is made clear, in case, applicant fails to surrender before the trial Court in the aforesaid period, his bail bond shall stands automatically forfeited.

 

            The instant criminal bail application is accordingly disposed of.

 

                                                                                                            J U D G E

 

Gulsher/PS