Hafiz MUHAMMAD FAZALEHAQ vs THE STATE and another

This petition for leave to appeal arises out of criminal proceedings where the petitioner challenged the relief granted to a respondent. The core legal question concerns whether the material on record is sufficient to establish reasonable grounds for believing that the respondent committed an offence falling within the prohibitory clause of the relevant criminal procedure law. The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal against the respondent to examine the sufficiency of grounds for his release or protection under the statutory provisions governing bail and criminal procedure. The key principle laid down is that the grant of relief in offences falling within the prohibitory clause requires careful examination of the incriminating material available on the record to satisfy the threshold of reasonable grounds.