2020 SHC 516
Kashif @ Kashoo vs The State
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This matter comes before the Sindh High Court as a post-arrest bail application filed by the applicant Kashif alias Kashoo against the State. The core legal question concerns the determination of entitlement to bail in criminal proceedings. When the matter came up for hearing, the learned counsel for the applicant, acting upon the instructions of the applicant, stated that he did not press the bail application. Consequently, the court dismissed the application as not pressed. No further legal principles or holdings were laid down.
Questions settled in this judgment
- What is the effect when a bail application is not pressed by the applicant?
- Can a bail application be dismissed when counsel states it is not pressed under instructions?
ORDER
1. Learned counsel for the applicant under the instructions of the applicant does not press this bail application, which is accordingly dismissed as not pressed.