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ZAKIR JAFFER vs State Ss — 2021 SCMR 2084 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2021 SCMR 2084 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2021
Reporter
SCMR
Parties
ZAKIR JAFFER vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 497; Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

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Judgment text as reported

ZAKIR JAFFER VS State Ss. 109, 201, 511, 176 & 118--- Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 185(3)---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 497(1), first proviso---Abetment, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender, omission to give information to police---Bail, grant of---Female accused---High Court while denying post-arrest bail to accused-lady failed to deal with the prosecution case against her and the pleas advanced by her counsel for grant of bail--- Furthermore accused being a woman may be granted bail under the first proviso to S. 497(1), Cr.P.C. in absence of any circumstances that may justify declining such relief to her---Prosecution had not been able to point out any such circumstance---Petition for leave to appeal was converted into appeal and allowed, the accused was granted bail subject to her name being retained on the Exit Control List (ECL)---Supreme Court observed that concession of bail may be withdrawn if the accused misused it in any manner, including causing delay in the expeditious conclusion of the trial or influencing the prosecution witnesses.

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