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Petitioner: MUHAMMAD JAN AND 2 Others VS Respondent: The STATE
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Zullah, Aslam Riaz Hussain, Ghulam Safdar Shah Title: MUHAMMAD JAN AND 2 Others vs The STATE Case No.: Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 45-R of 1979 Date of Judgment:1979-06-23 Reported As: 1979 SCMR 616 Result: Appeal dismissed
Judgment ORDER ASLAM RIAZ HUSAIN, J.-Muhammad Jan, Bahadur Sher and Gul Bar seek leave to appeal against an order of learned Single Judge of the Peshawar High Court dated 9th of June, 1979, dismissing the petitioners' bail application. The petitioners are accused of smuggling and were caught during a Nakabandi by the police on 31st of March, 1979, on the Peshawar-Kohat Road. Muhammad Jan petitioner was driving the truck while Bahadur Sher and Gul Bar were sitting with him on the front seat. The number plates of the truck had been removed and on search the truck was found to contain 25 Air-Conditioners, a huge quantity of Chars and foreign cloth as well as other contraband items. The main contention raised by the learned counsel for the petitioners is that since the learned High Court Judge has refused bail on the ground, that it is too early to say as to which one of the petitioners is responsible for' smuggling and to what extent, it is a case of further inquiry. We are not impressed by this contention. On the material before us all the three petitioners are prima facie involved in the commission of the offence. The learned counsel for the petitioner has not been able to point out any flaw in the exercise of his discretionary jurisdiction by the learned High Court Judge. We do not therefore consider it to be a fit case for interference with the order of the High Court. The petition is accordingly dismissed. However, if so advised, he may apply for bail after some more material becomes available.