SHEER MUHAMMAD vs State S — 2023 YLR 2497 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2023 YLR 2497 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: YLR
Parties: SHEER MUHAMMAD vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 497---; S. 7---E; S. 173; Criminal Procedure Code

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Judgment text as reported

SHEER MUHAMMAD VS State S. 497---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Explosive Substances act (VI of 1908), Ss. 4 & 5---Terrorism, possession of explosive substances, arms and ammunition---Bail, grant of---allegation of being a member of a proscribed organization---absence of evidence---Juvenile accused---allegation against the petitioner was that he, being member of proscribed organization, possessed explosive substance weighing 470 grams along with four feet safety fuse wire and four detonators at the time of his arrest---Record revealed that no evidence was collected against the petitioner/accused during investigation showing that he had been indulging in any anti-state activities or he was a member of any proscribed organization---Petitioner had no antecedent of such like activities and even no other criminal case had so far been registered against him---Petitioner was behind the bars for more than three months whereas report under S. 173 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1898, had not been submitted in the Trial Court---There was no likelihood of early conclusion of the trial---Documents (Form-B and Matriculation Certificate) showed that the petitioner was below seventeen years of age at the time of alleged incident, therefore, he being juvenile and teenager was entitled for concession of bail---Bail was allowed to the petitioner, in circumstances.

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