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Muhammad Ayub vs Robkar-e-Adalat through Additional Advocate General, Mirpur S — 2025 PCrLJ 506 SUPREME-COURT-AZAD-KASHMIR

Case information

Citation
2025 PCrLJ 506 SUPREME-COURT-AZAD-KASHMIR
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2025
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
Muhammad Ayub vs Robkar-e-Adalat through Additional Advocate General, Mirpur S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 499---S

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Judgment text as reported

Muhammad Ayub VS Robkar-e-Adalat through Additional Advocate General, Mirpur S.499---Surety amount, reduction of---Court, powers of---Scope---Two appeals were pending before the Shariat Appellate Bench of the High Court against the acquittal order passed by the Trial Court---Said appeals remained pending before the High Court for ten years and finally both the appeals were dismissed---Appellant, who statedly stood surety for an accused, filed appeal against the order of the High Court, whereby he had been directed to deposit the surety amount of Rs.1,00,000/-in both the Robkars within a period of one month---Plea of the appellant was that on disposal of cases(appeals) he automatically stood discharged of his liability and that he was surety for attendance of single accused but he had been ordered to deposit the surety amount in two appeals---Validity---Admittedly, the Court had the power to reduce the surety amount---In view of the peculiar facts and circumstances of present case, while taking a lenient view, the Supreme Court reduced the surety amount and fixed the same at Rs.100,000/- (total) and directed the appellant to deposit the said amount within a period of one month, otherwise the law would take its own course---Appeal, filed by the surety, was disposed of accordingly .

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