Imran vs State S — 2026 MLD 735 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2026 MLD 735 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: MLD
Parties: Imran vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 497; S. 8-A; Manpuri Act

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Judgment text as reported

Imran VS State S.497(2)---Sindh Prohibition of Preparation, Manufacturing, Storage, Sale and Use of Gutka and Manpuri Act, 2019 (III of 2020), S.8-A(i)---Possession of Gutka---Bail, grant of---Further inquiry---Record reflected that the alleged recovery was effected from within a populated area, yet no private person was associated as a witness to the arrest and recovery proceedings and all the witnesses were Police Officials---Thus, there appeared to be much less apprehension of tampering with the evidence by the accused persons---Challan had been submitted before the Court having jurisdiction and the investigation of the case was complete, including the submission of the Government Laboratory chemical report---Therefore, custody of the applicants/accused persons was not required for any further investigation or recovery---Offence did not fall within the prohibitory clause of S.497(1), Cr.P.C---In such cases, the grant of bail was a rule, whereas refusal was an exception---At this stage, a deeper appreciation of the evidence was not permissible while deciding the bail application and the same was to be decided tentatively based on the material available on record---Bail application was allowed, in circumstances.

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