Miraj Zubair vs Regional Police Officer art — 2025 PCrLJ 1202 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 PCrLJ 1202 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: Miraj Zubair vs Regional Police Officer art
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 497---C; Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

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Judgment text as reported

Miraj Zubair VS Regional Police Officer art. 199(1)(b)(i)---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 497---Constitutional petition---Hapeas corpus---Suspicious detention---Conversion of habeas corpus into bail application---Scope---Detenue was found in the custody of police and police officer concerned stated that detenue was arrested as complainant in his supplementary statement had shown suspicion against the detenue and recovery of motorcycle allegedly snatched during the occurrence was also effected from the detenue---Bailiff reported detention without detenue's timely court production---Police failure to produce detenue before court without delay---Recovery of motorcycle was suspicious without maintaining proper record and adhering to legal procedures---Detenue was implicated through supplementary statement without producing such statement for verification during the proceedings of habeas corpus----High Court, in such circumstances, was competent to convert one type of proceedings into another type of proceedings which power also included conversion of habeas corpus petition into bail application where court while dealing with the habeas corpus petition came to the conclusion that detention of a person required justification and/or such detention was found to be illegal and unauthorized or had been effected on the ground of suspicion only---Hapeas corpus was converted into bail petition and detenue was admitted to bail and was ordered to be set at liberty forthwith enabling him to approach appropriate court for getting his bail---Hebeas corpus petition was disposed of, in circumstances.

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