PIRAL SHAH vs THE STATE — 1970 PCRLJ 1111

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 1111

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-10-03

Parties: PIRAL SHAH vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 1111

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Abdul Qadir Sheikh Title: PIRAL SHAH vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Bail Application No. 338 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-10-03 Reported As: 1970 PCr.LJ 1111 Result: Petition accepted Judgment ORDER This application for grant of bail to the applicant, who is involved in a case under sections 302, 296 and 399 read with section 120-B; P. P. C. Presents an interesting background, which stated briefly is as follows. A double murder was committed in the town of Rohri, District Sukkur, at 8-30 a.m. On 20th July 1967, in which five culprits were implicated and it was alleged in the first information report that the applicant, Syed Piral Shah, was in conspiracy and in complicity with these culprits as his nephew had been murdered 12 months earlier by deceased Imam Dino Shah. During the course of the police investi--gation two persons, Jafar Shah and Mahboob, implicated the applicant in their statement recorded under section 164, Cr. P. C. These were to the effect that Jafar Shah had visited the Otak of the applicant and seen him passing certain currency notes to the accused; and Mahboob, who is the servant of the applicant, is said to have been seen five culprits in the company of the applicant in his Otak the preceding evening. 3. Before the applicant was arrested, he approached this Court for grant of bail before arrest through Criminal Bail Application No. 235 of 1967. He was given an interim protection by this Court and his bail was also…

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