Citation Name: 2025 YLR 827 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Roopchand alias Ramesh vs State S — 2025 YLR 827 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2025 YLR 827 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Citation Name: 2025 YLR 827 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Roopchand alias Ramesh vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 498---P; S. 3; Penal Code (XLV of 1860); Private Loans Act (XXIII of 2023); Private Loans Act; Province---Said Act

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2025 YLR 827 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Roopchand alias Ramesh VS State S. 498---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 406 & 420---Sindh Prohibition of Interest on Private Loans Act (XXIII of 2023), S. 3(i)---Criminal breach of trust, cheating, private money lending---Ad-interim pre-arrest bail, recalling of---Prima facie case---Applicants were accused of engaging in the illegal business of lending money at interest---In this case the allegations against the applicants were severe and needed recording of evidence of the complainant, as such the applicants had failed to establish a prima facie case for judicial refuge and the accused had not demonstrated that his involvement in the subject crime was intended for malicious purpose such as harassment or humiliation---Sindh Prohibition of Interest on Private Loans Act, 2023, was enacted to address the issue of private money lending in Sindh and the Act prohibited all forms of private money lending and interest-based transactions in the Province---Said Act imposed a penalty of three to ten years imprisonment and a fine of Rs. one million for those who violated the law---In view of such legal position of the case, the Court could not endorse the point of view of the applicants to enlarge them on pre-arrest bail---Bail application was dismissed, in circumstances and the order for granting ad-interim pre-arrest bail was recalled.

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