GUL MUHAMMAD Versus State

ORDER

KHADIM HUSSAIN M. SHAIKH, J.--- By means of this bail application, applicants Gul Muhammad and Arz Muhammad both sons of Qadir Bux Lund have sought pre-arrest bail in the case, emanating from FIR No.14 of 2020, registered at Police Station Mouladad Jacobabad, for offence under sections 457, 380, P.P.C. after their plea for pre-arrest bail has been declined by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Jacobabad by dismissing their application vide Order dated 10.03.2020.

2. Learned advocate for the applicants has mainly contended that the applicants have been falsely implicated by the complainant in this case with mala fide intention; that there is delay of four days in lodgment of the FIR; that the offence with which the applicants are charged does not fall within the prohibitory clause of section 497, Cr.P.C.; and, that the applicants apprehending their arrest with ulterior motives at the bands of police have sought for pre-arrest bail.

3. The learned Additional Prosecutor General has mainly contended that Applicants Gul Muhammad and Arz Muhammad, who are brothers interse along with co-accused Saddam, who happens to be the son of applicant Arz Muhammad and co-accused Ahmed allegedly by committing theft drove away one he-goat and lamb in odd hours of night at 03:00 a.m. on 17.02.2020, but the FIR was lodged with the delay of four days; that under the given circumstances, the possibility of the applicants false implication in this case after consultations and deliberations cannot be ruled out and further the offence with which the applicants are charged does not fall within prohibitory clause of section 497, Cr.P.C. The learned Additional Prosecutor General has frankly conceded to the confirmation of the interim pre-arrest bail earlier granted to the applicants. Under these peculiar circumstances of the case, I am of the view that the applicants have made out their case for grant of pre-arrest bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed and ad-interim pre-arrest bail earlier granted to the applicants vide order dated 17.03.2020 is hereby confirmed on the same terms and conditions.

4. The observations made hereinabove are tentative in nature only for the purpose of deciding the instant bail application, which shall not, in any manner, influence the learned Trial Court at the time of final decision of the subject case.

SA/G-17/Sindh Bail granted.