ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

Criminal Bail Application No.1049 of 2025

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DATE                 ORDER WITH SIGNATURE(S) OF JUDGE(S) 

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For hearing of bail application

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27.05.2025

            Mr. Rohail Malik, advocate for applicant

            Mr. Sarfraz Ali Mangi, Special Prosecutor ANF

            IO/Inspector Azlan of ANF

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            Applicant/accused Shahnawaz son of Iftkhar Hussain seeks post arrest bail in FIR No.01/2025, registered at PS ANF Clifton, Karachi for offence under Section 7, 9(2), 9, 14, 15 of CNS Act, 1997, after rejection of his bail plea by learned Judge, Special Court-II (CNS), Karachi vide order dated 21.03.2025.

 

            Learned counsel for applicant at the very outset submits that bail application of applicant was dismissed on 21.03.2025 and on the same day IO submitted challan. Neither he has gone through report under Section 173, Cr.PC submitted by IO nor learned trial Court gone through it before passing of order whereby his bail plea was declined. Perusal of report under Section 173, Cr.PC shows there is only a single transaction, which does not belong to applicant. However, after arguing the bail application at some length, he does not press the same and intends to move bail application before leaned trial Court on the basis of final report submitted by IO under Section 173, Cr.PC. Learned Special Prosecutor ANF has recorded his no objection on such proposal.

 

            This Court issued show cause notice to the Regional Director for             non-compliance of Court’s orders. Today, IO/representative of Regional Director, ANF has furnished reply to the show cause notice, which is found satisfactory and the same is hereby vacated, however, with note of caution that Regional Director, ANF shall remain careful in future.

 

            In view of above, instant criminal bail application is disposed of with direction to the learned trial Court to decide the bail application of present applicant in view of the report submitted by the IO under Section 173, Cr.PC.

 

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Gulsher/PS