SHAHZADI MUMTAZ alias TAH vs THE STATE and anothers

The petitioner sought post-arrest bail in a criminal case arising from F.I.R. No. 900 of 2011, registered under section 9(c) of The Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997, at Police Station Haveli Lakha, District Okara. The core legal question concerned the entitlement of the accused to post-arrest bail following the alleged recovery of 1250 grams of contraband charas from her possession by the complainant ASI. The judgment records the prosecution case as narrated by the arresting officer, detailing the apprehension of the accused and the seizure of the narcotic substance. The court examined the circumstances of the case as presented in the record to determine the propriety of granting bail to the petitioner under the relevant statutory provisions governing narcotic offences.