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Petitioner: NIAMATULLAH KHAN VS Respondent: The STATE
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Mian Burhanuddin Khan, Ali Hussain Qazilbash, Abdul Qadir Sheikh Title: NIAMATULLAH KHAN vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Petition No. 37-P of 1986 Criminal Miscellaneous No. 39 of 1986 Date of Judgment:1986-10-27 Reported As: 1986 SCMR 2013 Result: Leave granted
Judgment ORDER ABDUL QADIR SHAIKH, J.--It is submitted that petitioner is entitled to be released on bail as he has been continuously detained for a period exceeding two years from 3rd March, 1984, even if the period of the delay in the trial said to have been occasioned by the petitioner is taken into consideration against him. The point raised deserves consideration. Leave is granted. Appeal will be heard on the present record at Peshawar during the week commencing from 16th November: 1986. It is, however, open to the parties to file additional documents, if any. The file of the case shall be transferred to Peshawar Registry forthwith for hearing of the appeal as directed above.