Mateen vs State Ss — 2026 YLR 201 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2026 YLR 201 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Mateen vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 406---A; S. 406; S. 497; Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

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Judgment text as reported

Mateen VS State Ss.498 & 497(2)---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S.406---Ad-interim pre-arrest bail, confirmation of---Criminal breach of trust---Pre-requisites, missing of---Pre-arrest bail stage---Merits of case, touching upon---Ex-facie from the contents of the FIR it was revealed that the matter pertained to business transaction and the elements of entrustment as well as misappropriation being pre-requisites for attraction of S.406, P.P.C, were missing in the present case---Although, it was a pre-arrest bail application and merits for grant of bail before arrest and after arrest are altogether different but while granting pre-arrest bail even the merits of the case can be touched upon---Thus, sending the petitioner behind bars would cause irreparable loss to his reputation and would serve no useful purpose---Hence, the case of the petitioner squarely fell within the ambit of subsection (2) of S.497 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, calling for further inquiry into his guilt---Ad-interim pre-arrest bail already granted to the petitioner was confirmed---Bail petition was allowed, in circumstances.

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