MEERAN SHAH vs State S — 2023 MLD 952 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2023 MLD 952 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: MLD
Parties: MEERAN SHAH vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 497---P; S. 5---C; S. 497; Penal Code (XLV of 1860); Corruption Act (II of 1947)

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Judgment text as reported

MEERAN SHAH VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 409 & 34---Prevention of Corruption Act (II of 1947), S. 5---Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent---Common intention---Criminal misconduct---Bail, refusal of---Scope---Accused persons were attributed specific role that they were involved in the illegal sale and purchase of the government stamped medicines by committing fraud and forgery---Huge quantity of government medicines had been recovered from their possession at the time of arrest, which prima facie connected them with the commission of alleged offence---Allegations against accused persons were of serious in nature, as they were involved in the illegal sale and purchase of government stamped medicine in huge quantity, thereby causing loss to the government exchequer, so also the poor and needy patients were deprived of the legitimate right of provision of government medicines at government hospitals---If such practice was not contained with iron hands, the same would be repeated again and again---Offence with which the accused persons were charged fell within the prohibitory clause of S. 497, Cr.P.C. disentitling them to the concession of bail---Accused persons had failed to make out a case of further inquiry---Applications were dismissed, in circumstances.

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