2020 SHC 542
Atta Muhammad vs The State
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This matter concerns a bail application filed before the Sindh High Court. The applicant, through learned counsel, sought post-arrest bail in relation to criminal proceedings. During the hearing, the applicant's counsel, acting under instructions, explicitly stated that they did not wish to press the bail application. Consequently, the Court dismissed the application as not pressed. The judgment serves as a procedural record of the withdrawal of the bail plea by the applicant, resulting in the termination of the proceedings before the High Court without an adjudication on the merits of the bail request.
Questions settled in this judgment
- What is the procedural consequence when an applicant's counsel does not press a bail application?
- Can a bail application be dismissed as not pressed upon the instruction of the applicant's counsel?
ORDER
1. Learned counsel for the applicant under the instruction does not press this bail application. The same stands dismissed as not pressed.