NAZIR AHMAD vs THE STATE — 1960 PLD 674

Citation: 1960 PLD 674

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-31

Parties: NAZIR AHMAD vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1960 Kar. 674

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Zullah Title: NAZIR AHMAD vs THE STATE Case No.:Criminal Miscellaneous No. 4786 of 1969 Criminal Miscellaneous No. 3692 JUDGMENT Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 865 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment JUDGMENT This is an application for bail by an approver under section 498 read with section 561-A, Cr. P. C. 2. The facts are that one Abdul Sattar was being proceeded against before a committing Magistrate in a murder case, when he absconded sometime in 1968 the petitioner is an approver in that case. He had, b then, been examined as a witness in presence of the accused before the learned Magistrate. Some effort was made in respect of the arrest of the absconder but with no success. The learned Magistrate, then by a letter, dated 17th May 1969 (Annex. `G'), sought advice from, the District Magis--trate with regard to the custody of the approver. It is stated therein that the approver had "given lull and accurate statement in support of the prosecution case in the presence of the accused" and that so far as that Court was concerned, he had fully fulfilled the conditions of the pardon granted to him. Earlier on 30th April 1969, the file of the case was consigned to tire Record Room on the only ground that the warrant issued for the arrest of the absconder had been returned unserved and that there was no hope, at that time, of the arrest of the absconder. However, on the same day, the proceedings under section 87 read with…

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