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Official Citation: 2026 SHC 16
Court / Jurisdiction: Sindh High Court
Petitioner: Const. P. 37/2026 (D.B.) Sindh High Court, Karachi - Sohail (Petitioner)
Ruling Summary: This decision was rendered by the Sindh High Court, officially reported as 2026 SHC 16. In this matter between Const. P. 37/2026 (D.B.) Sindh High Court, Karachi - Sohail (Petitioner) 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.
COURT: Sindh High Court CASE NO: Const. P. 37/2026 (D.B.) Sindh High Court, Karachi CITATION: 2026 SHC KHI 16 PARTIES: Sohail (Petitioner) ORDER DATE: 06-JAN-26 BENCH: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon(Author), Hon'ble Mr. Justice Yousuf Ali Sayeed A.F.R: Yes ------------------------------------------------------------ [1]
ORDER SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI
Constitutional Petition No. D-37 of 2026 (Sohail versus Federation of Pakistan & others)
Date Order with signature of Judge(s) Fresh Case
Date of hearing and order : 06.01.2026
Mr. Muhammad Riaz advocate for the petitioner --------------------------------
O R D E R
The petition seeks prompt decision of a bail application of a female accused pending before the Court of Special Judge Central II, Karachi in the proceeding arising out of C rime No. 191/2025 . After registration of the FIR, all accused were remanded to jail; however, all obtained post -arrest bail except the applicant, who remains in custody. Her bail application was rejected by Respondent No. 2 as well as by the learned Single Bench of this Court. After the completion of cross -examination of prosecution witnesses, a fresh bail application was filed in November 2025, which is still pending. The accused lady has been incarcerated for the last seven months without a decision on her bail application.
We have been informed that lady accused has been in continuous custody for the last seven months and that her fresh bail application, filed after completion of cross -examination of prosecution witnesses, has remained undecided since November 2025. It is well settled that an accused is entitled to expeditious disposal of a bail application, particularly when the liberty of a female accused is involved. The failure of Respondent No. 2 to fix or decide the pending bail application and in view of the impending retirement of the Presiding Officer and the vacancy of the other Anti -Corruption Court, prima facie amounts to undue delay and causes serious prejudice to the accused.
In these circumstances, without touching the meri ts of the case, Respondent No. 2 is expected to expeditiously dispose of the subject Bail application in accordance with the law.
The petition is disposed of in the above terms.
JUDGE
JUDGE Shafi