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Petitioner: ZAHID MALIK VS Respondent: THE STATE
1988 P C r
1988 P C r. L J 768
[Karachi]
Before Sajjad Ali Shah, J
ZAHID MALIK‑‑Applicant
Versus
THE STATE‑‑Respondent
Criminal Bail Application No 573 of 1986, decided on 23rd July, 1986.
Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)‑‑
‑‑‑S. 497‑‑Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 161‑‑Prevention of Corruption Act (II of 1947), S. 5(2)‑‑Bail before arrest‑‑No raid arranged‑ Accused not caught red ‑handed‑‑Co‑accused taken into custody and granted bail by Trial Court‑‑Interim bail confirmed to accused.
Shahadat Awan for Applicant.
M.I. Memon, A.A.‑G. for the State
ORDER
This is an application for bail before arrest. It is alleged that applicant who is Inspector in Income‑tax Department in complicity with his colleague and co‑accused Afrasiab Hashmi accepted bribe of Rs.5,000 from a party and such complaint was lodged with F.I. A. Applicant is being tried for offences under section 161, P.P.C. read with section 5(2) Act II of 1947. He has been granted interim bail vide order of this Court dated 4‑5‑1986. Co‑accused was taken in~ custody and has been granted bail by the trial Court. It is submitted that in this case there is no raid and the applicant was not caught red‑handed but there is only allegation. Learned A. A.‑G. "states that investigation is over and there is no objection to the confirmation of bail. Bail is, therefore, confirmed on the same terms and conditions.
M.Y.H./Z‑37/K Interim bail confirmed.