MUHAMMAD SALIM vs THE STATE — 1970 PLD 187

Citation: 1970 PLD 187

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-06-15

Parties: MUHAMMAD SALIM vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1970 Karachi 187

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Haleem Title: MUHAMMAD SALIM vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 44 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1969-06-15 Reported As: PLD 1970 Karachi 187 Result: Petition accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT By this application filed under section 561-A, Cr. P. C. The applicant has sought to question the legality of the order of the learned Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Harbour, Karachi dated the 2nd of February 1967, by which he has directed the verification of the solvency of one Shaikh Muhammad Din who had agreed to stand surety for the applicant in a case pending before the learned Sub--- Divisiorial Magistrate, Harbour, Karachi, in respect of offences under sections 147, 332, 336 and 188, P. P. C. 2. The facts relevant for the purposes of decision of this application are these. On 31-1-67 at about 9 p.m. About 40 or 50 persons who had assembled at the Nashtar Park amongst a large gathering in a "Seerat Conference" had created disturbance and had stoned the officials who had assembled for maintaining law and order. The applicant was one of the 10 persons who were arrested the same day at about 9-45 p m. On 2nd February 1967, the applicant was granted bail in the sum of Rs. 10,000 by the learned Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Harbour, Karachi. Although all the offences were bailable yet on the consideration of the fact that the case was important one and that as it was likely that the applicant would abscond; therefore, a heavy…

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