Imtiaz Khatoon vs State S — 2026 YLR 554 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2026 YLR 554 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Imtiaz Khatoon vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 497; Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

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Judgment text as reported

Imtiaz Khatoon VS State S.497(1), first proviso---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 395 & 342---Dacoity, wrongful confinement---Post-arrest bail, grant of---Female accused---Entitlement to bail---Scope---Under first provisio to S.497(1), Cr.P.C, a woman accused may be released on bail in non-bailable offence---In the present case, record reflected that subsequent FIR pertaining to main offence of recovery had been registered against both female applicants and in that FIR they were granted bail---The lathis were also not recovered from the present applicants at the time of their arrest---Prima facie, the applicants had no active participation/role as per contents of FIR except their mere presence at the spot---Thus, the applicants (female accused persons) had been able to make out a case for grant of bail---Bail application was allowed, in circumstances.

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