AHMAD NAWAZ vs State S — 2024 SCMR 1525 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2024 SCMR 1525 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2024
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: AHMAD NAWAZ vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 497; S. 497---C; Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

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Judgment text as reported

AHMAD NAWAZ VS State S. 497(2)---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 420, 468 & 471---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 185(3)---Cheating, fraud and forgery---Bail, grant of---Further inquiry---In the present case, FIR had been lodged with a delay of approximately five months of alleged forgery and fabrication of documents and such delay had not been sufficiently explained by the counsel for the complainant---Secondly, there was a status quo (stay order) in the field granted by the Additional District and Sessions Judge---Therefore, the instant case fell within the parameter of further inquiry and allegations were to be decided by the trial court after recording evidence---Petitions were converted into appeals and were allowed, and petitioners (accused persons) were admitted to bail. Citation Name: 2024 SCMR 1525 SUPREME-COURTBookmark this Case AHMAD NAWAZ VS State S. 497---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 185(3)---Bail, grant of---Principle---It is better to err in granting bail than to err in refusal because ultimate conviction and sentence can repair the wrong resulting from a mistaken relief of bail.

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