MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN vs State S — 2022 YLR 185 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2022 YLR 185 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: YLR
Parties: MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 498---G

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN VS State S. 498---Gas (Theft Control and Recovery) Act (XI of 2016), Ss. 15 & 24---Tampering with auxiliary or distribution pipelines of natural gas---Pre-arrest bail, refusal of---Scope---Accused was alleged to have been found involved in theft of natural gas through a rubber pipe for running his sweets and bakery shop---Ownership of the bakery was not denied by the accused---Prior to filing the present FIR, another FIR was registered against the son of accused wherein he was involved in the case of theft of gas for running the same bakery---Nothing was available on record to show that the accused had applied for a legal gas connection after removal of the earlier illegal connection---Statements of witnesses/functionaries of State, having no animus or malice, were duly corroborated by the material secured from the spot, which prima facie, suggested that the prosecution had sufficient evidence against the accused to connect him with the commission of alleged offence---Constitutional Petition for grant of pre-arrest bail was dismissed, in circumstances.

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