Legal Principle & Question Decided

Ruling Summary: This decision was rendered by the Sindh High Court, officially reported as 2025 SHC 127. In this matter between Cr.Bail 127/2025 (S.B.) Sindh High Court, Bench at Sukkur - Mehbob Ali Korai Khaskheli (Applicant) and the Respondent, the court adjudicated key questions of statutory construction, procedural regularity, and legal precedent under Pakistani law.

Core Holding: The honorable bench evaluated governing statutory provisions and judicial authorities to establish the rights of the parties, delivering the binding reasoning set out below.

Full Judgment Text & Judicial Ruling

COURT: Sindh High Court CASE NO: Cr.Bail 127/2025 (S.B.) Sindh High Court, Bench at Sukkur CITATION: 2025 SHC SUK 138 PARTIES: Mehbob Ali Korai Khaskheli (Applicant) ORDER DATE: 14-MAR-25 BENCH: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ali Haider 'Ada'(Author) A.F.R: Yes ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 ORDERSHEET INTHEHIGHCOURTOFSINDHBENCHATSUKKUR Crl.BailApplicationNo.S-127of2025 (Mehboob Ali Vs. The State) DATEOF HEARING ORDERWITHSIGNATUREOFJUDGE 1. ForOrdersonofficeobjection. 2. ForOrdersonMANo.831/2025(Ex./A) 3. Forhearingofbailapplication. 14-03-2025. Mr.ManzoorHussainMahesar,Advocatefortheapplicant. SyedSardarAlishahRizvi,Addl:ProsecutorGeneral. ******** ALI HAIDAR “ADA”, J.-.Theapplicantseekshispostarrestbail incrimeNo.50/2025,registeredatPoliceStation“B”SectionKhairpur for offence punishable under section 9(b) of Control of Narcotics SubstanceAct1997,ashispostarrestbailwasdeclinedbytheLearned IstAdditionalSessionsJudge/SpecialJudgefor(CNS)Khairpurvide order dated 10-02-2025, which is impugned by the applicant by preferringtheinstantbailapplication. 2. The brief facts of the Prosecution Case as per FIR is that complainant ASI Irfan Khan lodged the FIR on 29-01-2025 alleging thereinthatonthesaiddatehealongwithhissubordinatestaffduring patrolling reached at Sui Gas curve, where he saw the applicant/accusedwascomingfromRailwayStationwithblackcolour shopperbag,whoonseeingthepolicepartytriedtoescapehisgood, but due to his suspicious movement, the complainant party apprehendedhimandduetonon-availabilityofprivatemashirs,the sub-ordinate staff were appointed as mashirs. During search the hemp/Bhangweighing3000gramslyinginblackcolourshopperwas recoveredfromhispossession.Thensuchmemoofarrestandrecovery waspreparedatthespotinpresenceofmashirs.Thereafteraccused andcasepropertywerebroughtatpolicestation,wherecomplainant registeredtheFIRagainsttheaccusedonbehalfoftheState. 3. The Learned Counsel for the applicant submits that applicant/accusedisinnocentandfalselybeenimplicatedinthiscase; thatthepropertyhasbeenfoisteduponhimassomeharshwordswere

2 exchange between the parties and on such account the applicant is bookedotherwisethereisnoanytruthfulnessisthere;thatnoprivate personisassociatedbythepoliceatthetimeofarrestasareaisthickly populatedandeventhereisdelayofsendingthesampletochemical examiner without any explanation, lastly he prays for grant of post arrestbail. 4. Learned Additional Prosecutor General supports the order of trialCourtandfurtheraddedthatrecoveryiseffectedfromphysical possessiontheapplicant;thereforeheisnotentitledfortheconcession ofbail. 5. Asperprosecution,theincidentoccurredatsuigascurvecloseto the village Nizamani, the place of incident is densely populated as indicated by Memo of occurrence which notes the presence of Governmentpressonwesternsideofplaceofincident. 6. The FIR was registered on 29-1-2025, while the contraband samplewassenttotheChemicalExamineron12-02-2025,resultingin adelayof13dayswithoutanyexplanation.Inthisregard,relianceis placedonthecaseof AliKhanVsTheState(2022PCr.LJ690). 7. OnthedaywhentheFIRwasregisteredthecasewasassignedto Investigation Officer who recorded confessional statement of accused/applicant on same day, however, he did not record the statementofwitnessesonthatday,insteadherecordedtheirstatement afterdelayofoneday,inthisaspectrelianceisplacedonthecases reportedas 2023PCr.LJNote31and2021YLRNote119 . 8. Inviewoftheforegoingreasons,theapplicanthasmakeouta caseforgrantofpostarrestBail.Accordingly,instantBailapplicationis allowedandapplicantMehboobAlisonofQalandarBuxbycasteKorai isadmittedtopostarrestBailsubjecttofurnishinghissolventsuretyin the sum of Rs. 50,000/- and P.R Bond in the like amount to the satisfactionofLearnedtrialCourt. 10. Needlesstomentionthattheobservationmadehereinaboveare tentativeinnatureandshallnotprejudicethecaseofeitherpartyatthe timeoftrial.

3 JUDGE Nasim/P.A

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