Citation Name: 2025 YLR 1805 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Azeem Javed vs State S — 2025 YLR 1805 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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Citation: 2025 YLR 1805 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Citation Name: 2025 YLR 1805 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Azeem Javed vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 497---P; S. 5; S. 497; Penal Code (XLV of 1860); Corruption Act (II of 1947)

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2025 YLR 1805 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Azeem Javed VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 406, 409, 420, 468, 471 & 109---Prevention of Corruption Act (II of 1947), S. 5(2)---Criminal breach of trust, cheating, using forged documents and misconduct---Bail, grant of---Case not falling in prohibitory clause---Tentative assessment of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Accused persons sought their bail after arrest on the plea that offences were not covered under prohibitory clause of S. 497, Cr.P.C.---Validity--- Court cannot go beyond the facts of the case and has to restrict itself to the material placed by prosecution---For the purpose of disposal of bail application tentative assessment is to be made and no deeper appreciation is allowed---In cases where reasonable doubt arises with regard to implication of accused in a crime he should not be deprived of such benefit even at bail stage---Case did not fall in prohibitory clause of S.497(1) Cr.P.C. nor the authorities could show any such circumstance or conduct of accused persons that would bring their case under exception to the rule of granting bail in such offences---Guilt of accused persons was yet to be determined at trial--- Investigation was completed and interim challan was submitted--- There was no indication that accused persons would either interfere in investigation or tamper with evidence--- No useful purpose would be served by keeping accused persons in jail--- Bail was allowed, in circumstances.

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