ZAFAR vs State S — 2023 PCrLJ 161 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2023 PCrLJ 161 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: ZAFAR vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 498---P; Penal Code (XLV of 1860); Sindh Irrigation Act (VII of 1879)

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Judgment text as reported

ZAFAR VS State S. 498---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 430, 353 & 504---Sindh Irrigation Act (VII of 1879), Ss. 61 & 62---Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water, damaging canal, endangering stability of canal---Pre-arrest bail, refusal of---Record showed that the names of the accused-petitioners transpired in the FIR with specific role of damaging government water course and also breaking the water supply---Further, the present accused-petitioners caused destruction of watercourse and changed the dimension of the supply of water for agricultural purpose with intention to cause loss to the public exchequer---Complainant when enquired from the accused-petitioners why they were breaking the water course constructed by the government to which the accused persons abused him by pulling from his neck, they asked complainant that they would commit theft of water and complainant could do whatever he wanted---Prosecution witnesses in their statements fully supported the version of the complainant---Prima facie, sufficient material was available on the record to connect the accused-petitioners with the commission of offence---Accused-petitioners had failed to point out any ill-will on the part of prosecution for false implication of the accused-petitioners in the case---Accused-petitioners had failed to make out a case for grant of pre-arrest bail, therefore, ad-interim pre-arrest bail granted to the accused-petitioners was recalled.

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