Citation Name: 2023 YLR 1146 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case MUHAMMAD ZAHEER vs State S — 2023 YLR 1146 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2023 YLR 1146 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Citation Name: 2023 YLR 1146 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case MUHAMMAD ZAHEER vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 497---P; S. 5---N; S. 30---D; S. 173; Penal Code (XLV of 1860); Corruption Act (II of 1947); Registration Authority Ordinance (VIII of 2000)

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2023 YLR 1146 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case MUHAMMAD ZAHEER VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 420, 468, 471, 109 & 34---Prevention of Corruption Act (II of 1947), S. 5---National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance (VIII of 2000), S. 30---Dishonestly inducing delivery of property, forgery for purpose of cheating, using as genuine a forged document, abetment, common intention---Corruption and corrupt practices---Bail, grant of---Accused persons, officials of Passport Office, were alleged to have issued passports to minors on the basis of fake B-Form---Passports in question were issued on the basis of FRC (Family Registration Certificate) issued by NADRA---Nothing was available on record to show that for preparation of passports in question, the accused persons had taken any illegal bribe---Accused persons were government officials, as such, there was no apprehension that they would abscond after getting bail---Investigating Agency had already collected the evidence, so, there was no chance of tampering with the prosecution evidence by the accused persons---Investigation had already been completed and report under S. 173, Cr.P.C., had been sent to the Trial Court---There was no prospect of earlier conclusion of the trial and the accused persons could not be kept behind the bars for an indefinite period without determining their guilt by the Court of competent jurisdiction---Accused persons were admitted to bail, in circumstances.

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