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Petitioner: MUHAMMAD ARSHAD and another VS Respondent: THE STATE
Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Mian Muhammad Najum-uz-Zaman Title: MUHAMMAD ARSHAD and another vs THE STATE Case No.: Crl. Misc. No.2277-B of 2004 Date of Judgment:2004-04-08 Reported As: 2004 MLD 1836 Result: Pre-arrest bail confirmed
Judgment ORDER ' Petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in case F.I.R. No.18 of 2004, dated 13-3-2004 under section 161, P.P.C. Read with section 5(2), P.C.A., 1947 registered at Police Station FIA, Crime Circle, Lahore. 2. In nutshell the allegation against the petitioners is that they being WAPDA employees received Rs.9,000 in different instalments from Shaukat Ali (complainant) as illegal gratification for installing Industrial Electricity Connection. 3. Heard. File perused. ' Learned counsel for the petitioners has placed on record an affidavit of the complainant wherein he has stated that he paid illegal gratification to one Arshad and prese4t petitioner is not the same person. Record of the case produced by they learned Law Officer reveals that during the investigation complainant has also filed an affidavit before the agency stating therein that he named both the petitioners due to misunderstanding and he has forgiven them. 4. In the light of the affidavits of the complainant who seems to be a man of dubious character, case of the petitioners for the grant of pre-arrest bail is made out. Accordingly without further dilating upon the factual aspect of the case, this petition is allowed and ad interim pre-arrest bail already granted to the petitioners vide order, dated 1-4-2004 stands confirmed against the same surety bonds. Pre-arrest .