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2001 YLR 2602

MUHAMMAD ASLAM VS STATE

Petitioner: MUHAMMAD ASLAM VS Respondent: STATE

Court: Lahore High Court

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2001 Y L R 2602

2001 Y L R 2602

[Lahore]

Before Mrs. Fakhr‑un‑Nisan Khokhar, J

MUHAMMAD ASLAM‑‑‑Petitioner

versus

THE STATE‑‑‑Respondent

Criminal Miscellaneous No.709‑B of 2001, decided on 9th April, 2001.

Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)‑‑‑

‑‑‑‑S.497‑‑‑Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order (4 of 1979), Arts. 3/4‑‑‑Bail, grant of‑‑‑Accused was in the judicial lock‑up for the last about six months and still the trial was not in sight ‑‑‑Challan was sent up to the Court‑‑‑Bail was granted to the accused.

Rana Muhammad Asif Saeed for Petitioner.

Date of hearing: 9th April, 2001

ORDER

As per F.I.R. No.383 of 2000, dated 3‑11‑2000 registered under sections 3 and 4 of the Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order IV of 1979 at Police Station Saddar Khanewal, the allegations against the petitioner are that petitioner was distilling liquor in a 'Khola' in front of his house. He was raided by the Police and was caught red handed. His post‑arrest bail was refused by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Khanewal.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in the judicial lock‑up for the last about six months. He was arrested on 3‑11‑2000 and still the trial is not in sight. S.H.O. present in Court submits that challan is sent‑up to the Court.

3. As the trial is not in sight, accused had already been in the judicial lock‑up for the last about 6 months, he is allowed bail in the sum of Rs.1,00,000 (Rupees one lac) with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of learned trial Court.

H.B.T./M‑825/L Bail granted.

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