AMIR AKBER KHAN vs NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU S — 2022 PLD 440 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2022 PLD 440 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PLD
Parties: AMIR AKBER KHAN vs NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 497

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Judgment text as reported

AMIR AKBER KHAN VS NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU S. 497(1)---Expression "if there appear reasonable grounds for believing that he has been guilty of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life or imprisonment for ten years"---Applicability---When an accused against whom there are no reasonable grounds to believe he is involved in an offence punishable with 10 years or above appears or is brought before the court in such case, Court is bestowed with a kind of intemperate discretion to release him on bail---When there are reasonable grounds to believe involvement of accused in such an offence (within prohibitory clause), no such discretion is available to the Court---Whether case of accused falls within ambit of first category or the second one, if he is brought arrested, or appears on his own would be set at liberty only after the court has exercised discretion in his favour by giving bail through a judicial order under S.497, Cr.P.C.

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