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NOOR WALI vs State S — 2022 SCMR 1153 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2022 SCMR 1153 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2022
Reporter
SCMR
Parties
NOOR WALI vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 497---P; S. 302; Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

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Judgment text as reported

NOOR WALI VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 302(b)---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 185(3)---Running over a customs official at a check post---Bail, refusal of---Plea of accused persons that the constable was accidentally run over by their speeding vehicle---Held, that said plea failed to impress as the Customs authorities in anticipation of arrival of the said vehicle with smuggled contraband on board had set up a blockade, calculatedly breached by the accused persons by running over a State functionary, standing in the line of duty, which was a criminal transgression with consequences most serious---Smuggled items, taken into possession in the wake of the incident lent credible support to the prosecution case, set up in the crime report---Material collected by the prosecution constituted "reasonable grounds" within the contemplation of section 497, Cr.P.C. standing in impediment to their release on bail, in the absence of any consideration calling for further probe---Petition for leave to appeal was dismissed and accused persons were refused bail. Head NotesCase Description

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