Muhammad Shahbaz vs State S — 2025 YLR 1825 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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Muhammad Shahbaz VS State S. 498---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 295, 452, 427, 337-A(i), 337-A(ii), 337-F(i), 337-L(2), 148 & 149---Religious desecration and insults to religious beliefs, house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint, mischief causing damage of fifty rupees or more, shajjah-i-khafifah, shajjah-i-mudihah, ghayr-jaifah-damiyah, causing hurt, rioting armed with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly---Pre-arrest bail, confirmation of---Mala fide on the part of complainant---Allegation against the petitioners was that they along with their co-accused while armed with their respective weapons entered into a Masjid (mosque), used derogatory remarks and caused injuries to the complainant party---All the offences except Ss. 452 & 337-A(ii) P.P.C were bailable---Injury declared under S.337-A(ii), P.P.C on the head of the complainant, was jointly attributed to two petitioners and the police file was silent in that regard as to who caused the said injury---Question whether the provisions of S.452, P.P.C were attracted against the petitioners or not would be answered by the Trial Court after recording of evidence---Petitioners were not involved in any other case of such like nature---No useful purpose would be served by sending the petitioners behind the bars---Liberty of a person is a precious right which has been guaranteed by the Constitution---Court could even look into and evaluate the mala fide (of complainant) from the facts and circumstances of the case, which apparently was oozing in the present case---Mala fide on the part of the complainant for false implication of the petitioners could not be ruled out---Petition was allowed and ad-interim pre-arrest bail already allowed to the petitioners was confirmed, in circumstances. Citation Name: 2025 YLR 1825 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case Muhammad Shahbaz VS State Ss. 497 & 498---Bail order---Observations of Court---Scope---Observations made in a bail order are purely tentative in nature and relevant only for the disposal of bail petition, which should not influence the Trial Court in any manner whatsoever.

Muhammad Shahbaz vs State S — 2025 YLR 1825 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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