Rehan vs State S — 2025 YLR 2167 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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Rehan VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302(b), 397 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, common intention---Bail, cancellation of---Allegation against the applicants pertained to a violent robbery that resulted in the loss of life of the cousin of complainant by firing---Record indicated that separate identification parades were conducted before the Judicial Magistrate, during which the complainant correctly identified both applicants as the actual culprits---Additionally, it had been established that one of the applicants was identified through CCTV footage and geo-fencing analysis---When said applicant learnt that Investigating Officer planned to apprehend him, he fled to his hometown---However, said accused was later arrested in a separate case registered under S.23(1)(a) of the Sindh Arms Act, 2013---Consequently, the Investigating Officer took him into custody in connection with the present case as well---Other applicant, who had been evading authorities, was apprehended in two distinct cases---Record indicated that the charges in the case fell under Ss.302 (murder) and 397 (armed robbery),P.P.C, both of which entailed severe punishments, such as the death penalty or life imprisonment---Severity of those legal consequences, combined with the substantial evidence implicating the accused, significantly diminished the likelihood of bail being granted in this matter---Prosecution had presented substantial incriminating material to establish a prima facie case against the applicants---Complainant's statement, the identification proceedings and other circumstantial evidence strongly linked the applicants to the present offence---At this stage, the objections raised concerning the identification parade and the delay in lodging the FIR did not appear to be of such significance as to warrant the granting of bail---Upon thorough examination of the case's factual matrix and evidentiary record, it was evident that the applicants were prima facie linked to the present offenses---Evidence presented sufficiently implicated them in offences falling under the restrictions of S.497(1),Cr.P.C., which barred bail in such instances---Bail petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

Rehan vs State S — 2025 YLR 2167 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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