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Petitioner: Brig. (Retd.) MANZUR MALIK VS Respondent: THE STATE
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Sajjad Ali Shah, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Wali Muhammad Khan Title: Brig. (Retd.) MANZUR MALIK vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Petition No. 304 of 1994 Date of Judgment:1994-10-18 Reported As: 1996 SCMR 934 Result: Order accordingly
Judgment ORDER SAJJAD ALI SHAH, C.J.---This is bail application for post-arrest bail of the petitioner, who is being tried under sections 409, 420, 161, 218 read with 109, P.P.C. And section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. He was taken in custody on 5th July, 1994. He applied for bail on merits and medical ground before the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption (Punjab), Lahore, which was dismissed. He applied for bail in the High Court which ordered constitution of a Medical Board consisting of two Cardiologists who have given positive findings in the report that the petitioner, who had undergone by-pass surgery for heart ailment, was still suffering from effort angina. After receipt of the report, it is stated that, the High Court has remanded the hearing of bail application to the trial Court. 2. Allegation of prosecution is that the petitioner, while performing duties as Chairman/Director- General of Lahore Development Authority, misused his powers and allotted very valuable plot to his wife for construction of a charitable clinic. 3. It is stated that his wife filed petition for leave to appeal in this Court, ". Which is granted and she is on interim bail and that her petition is pending for hearing at Lahore Registry of this Court. Likewise, we admit to interim bail petitioner herein in the sum of Rs.5,00,000 with one surety and P.R. Bond in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court. By consent let both these matters to be heard at Lahore whenever the Bench is available in the next session.