NAZAR MUHAMMAD Versus STATE

ORDER

Petitioners besides, others are accused in Case F.I.R. No.129 registered at Police Station Lalian, District Jhang, on 11-6-1992 under section 10/16 of Ordinance VII of 1979. They were arrested on 31-8-1992 and their bail has been moved mainly on the ground of lapse of statutory period of one year and their case having not been decided so far.

2. The application has been opposed on behalf of the State on the ground that the petitioners are responsible for causing delay in the trial of their case because they have been moving different investigating agencies for the investigation of their case.

3. The change of investigations ordinarily does not debar the commencement of trial unless the submission of challan is delayed. Even if the investigation of the case was changed at the instance of the petitioners, even then a period of one year is a long period and the police should have been vigilant to submit the challan to the Court concerned expeditiously. The petitioners are, therefore, granted bail if they furnish bail bonds in the sum of Rs.20,000 each, with one surety each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Assistant Commissioner, Chiniot.

N.H.Q./N-196/L Bail granted