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Petitioner: Syed IRFAN HUSSAIN SHAH VS Respondent: StateHonorable Justice Ijaz Ahmad ChaudhryM.A. Zafar
2007 Y L R 2831
[Lahore]
Before Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry, J
Syed IRFAN HUSSAIN SHAH---Petitioner
Versus
THE STATE---Respondent
Criminal Miscellaneous No.326/B of 2007 decided on 13th February, 2007.
Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)---
----S. 497----Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss.337-A(i), (ii) & (iv), 337-F(1)---Appli cation for grant of bail---Counsel for applicant/accused had opted not to press bail application on merits, but had only requested for direction to expedite the trial as applicant was behind the bars for .the last about 1-1/4 years, but not a single witness had been recorded---Bail application was dismissed, however the Trial Court was directed to conclude the trial within specified period.
M.A. Zafar for Petitioner.
Naeem Tariq Sanghera, Dy. P.G. for the State.
Ghulam Murtaza, A.S.-I. with the record.
ORDER
IJAZ AHMAD CHAUDHRY, J.---After arguing at some length learned counsel for the petitioner has opted not to press this bail petition on merits and only requests for a direction to expedite the trial as the petitioner is behind the bars for the last about 1-3/4 years, but so far not a single witness has been recorded.
2. In view of above, this application is dismissed as not passed. However, the learned trial Court is directed to conclude the trial of the case within three months from the receipt of copy of this orders. The A.S.I. present in the Court is also directed to convey this direction to the learned trial Court. However, the petitioner can approach this Court afresh, if the trial in the main case is not concluded within the stipulated period.
H.B.T. /I-11 /L Order accordingly.