DARA AND 3 OTHERS vs THE STATE — 1971 PLD 391

Citation: 1971 PLD 391

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-11-23

Parties: DARA AND 3 OTHERS vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Lahore 391

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Zullah Title: DARA AND 3 OTHERS vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Miscellaneous No, 3191 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-11-23 Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 391 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment ORDER This is a petition for bail under section 498, Cr. P. C., in a murder case. In the same case the petitioners had earlier moved a petition for bail which was dismissed by my order, dated 31st March 1970, passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No, 1888 of 1970. 2. The ground of delay in conclusion of commitment proceedings which has now been urged in support of this petition was also urged to in the earlier bail matter. Dealing with this ground I had observed as follows : - "4. The question of delay as a ground of bail in a murder case was commented upon by their Lordships of the Supreme Court in a recent case Dost Muhammad and another v. The State (P. S. L. A. No, 140 of 1969, decided on 12th June 1969). The following observations by their Lordships apply to this case also :- `The learned Judge following the decision in Mohammad Nawaz and others v. The State rules out the contention that mere delay in the disposal of a criminal case is not in itself a ground for granting bail to a person accused of an offence punishable with death. We are in agreement with the learned Judge and further find that the delay in the completion of the commitment proceedings is due to the summoning of the record in the High Court in connection with the…

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