Mst. KAINAT BIBI vs State Ss — 2022 SCMR 609 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2022 SCMR 609 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2022
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: Mst. KAINAT BIBI vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 497; S. 167; Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

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Judgment text as reported

Mst. KAINAT BIBI VS State Ss. 167(5) & 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 379, 380 & 381---Theft by female house maid---Bail, grant of---Offences alleged do not fall within the prohibitory clause of S. 497, Cr.P.C.---Doors for release of accused, being a female with no past record, were statutorily wider and, thus, her continuous detention, was serving no useful purpose---Evidentiary value of the stolen gold ornaments, allegedly recovered on disclosure of the accused, could best be adjudged during the trial---Furthermore the accused was held in police custody in violation of S. 167(5), Cr.P.C.---Petition for leave to appeal was converted into appeal and allowed, and accused was admitted to bail.

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