ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

Criminal Bail Application No.3346 of 2025

 [ Gul Hassan son of Aqeel Kehar versus The State ]

Criminal Bail Application No.3191 of 2025

 [ Muhammad Awais son of Qaiser Khan versus The State ]

DATE

ORDER WITH SIGNATUREs OF JUDGEs

 

For hearing of bail application

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04.02.2026

            Mr. Sadam Hussain Abbasi, advocate for applicant in B.A. 3346/3035

            Mr. Akhtar Ali Jamari, advocate for applicant in B.A. No.3191/2025

Mr. Sharafuddin Kanhar, APG

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SHAMSUDDIN ABBASI, J.- Applicants/accused Gul Hassan son of Aqeel Kehar and Muhammad Awais son of Qaiser Khan seek post arrest bail in FIR No.179/2025, registered at P.S. Dhabeji for offence under Sections 395, 35, PPC, after rejection of their bail plea by learned Additional Sessions Judge-I/M.C.T.C., Thatta vide order dated 27.10.2025.

2.         Brief facts of prosecution case are that complainant, who is engaged in the business of dairy, having milk shop at Gulshan-e-Hadeed, on the date of incident, he kept Rs.4,000,000/- in milk can for payment to various persons on account of cost of milk, when he reached at Dhabeji, Panj Dari, on his Suzuki No.LB-7231, six persons riding on 125 motorcycles, armed with pistols, stopped him and snatched Rs.4,000,000/- and mobile phones and escaped away, hence the subject FIR.

3.         Learned counsel for applicants submits that the alleged offence does not come within the ambit of prohibitory clause of Section 497(1), Cr.PC; that there is no CRO of applicants/accused; that no any incriminating material has been recovered from the possession of applicants; that complainant has extended no objection for grant of post-arrest bail due to settlement of dispute with applicants outside the Court, hence they pray for grant of post arrest bail to applicants. 

4.         Learned A.P.G. has formally opposed for grant of post arrest bail on the ground that this is an offence against the society.

5.         Heard learned counsel for applicants as well as learned A.P.G. and perused the material available on record.

6.         Admittedly, the applicants are not nominated in the FIR; during investigation, they were arrested but nothing incriminating has been recovered from their possession. Moreover, complainant has recorded no objection for grant of bail to the applicants; there is no CRO of applicants. Case of applicants/accused requires further inquiry in terms of Section 497(2), Cr.PC. Reliance is placed on the case of Muhammad Ameen versus the State (2022 SCMR 1444). Therefore, the applicants are admitted to post arrest bail, subject to their furnishing solvent surety in the sum of Rs.100,000/- (Rupees one hundred thousand) each and P.R. bond in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court.

8.         Needless to mention here that the observations made hereinabove are tentative in nature, the same would not prejudice the case of either party at trial.

9.         Both the captioned criminal bail applications are disposed of in the above terms.

 

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Gusher/PS