Asimullah Vs The State,
PCrLJ 2011 1166 · Balochistan High Court
This case involved a request to cancel bail that had already been granted to several accused men in a criminal case. The complainant, Asimullah, alleged that his younger brother was attacked by a group of men, including Haji Abdul Bari and others, who caused him serious injuries during what was said to be a civil dispute. After the accused were arrested, a magistrate granted them bail. The complainant challenged this decision, first before the Additional Sessions Judge and, after that failed, before the Balochistan High Court, seeking cancellation of the bail.
The complainant argued that the accused were specifically named in the police report, were misusing their bail, had caused serious injuries, and that the magistrate had not properly heard the case before granting bail.
The High Court rejected all these arguments. It noted that the police report itself had been filed with significant, unexplained delay, raising the possibility that the accused were named only after deliberation rather than immediate identification—so naming them alone did not disqualify them from bail. There was no proof, such as a formal complaint, that the accused had misused their bail; supporting affidavits alone were not enough. The court also found that the lower courts had properly heard all parties and exercised their authority correctly.
The court held that canceling bail already granted requires strong, exceptional circumstances, which were absent here. The application to cancel bail was dismissed, reaffirming that bail once properly granted should not be lightly withdrawn.
یہ مقدمہ ایک فوجداری کیس میں چند ملزمان کو پہلے سے دی گئی ضمانت کو منسوخ کرنے کی درخواست سے متعلق تھا۔ مدعی، عاصم اللہ، نے الزام لگایا کہ اس کے چھوٹے بھائی پر حاجی عبدالباری اور دیگر افراد کے ایک گروہ نے حملہ کیا، جس کے نتیجے میں اسے سنگین زخم آئے، اور یہ واقعہ ایک دیوانی تنازعے کے دوران پیش آیا۔ ملزمان کی گرفتاری کے بعد ایک مجسٹریٹ نے انہیں ضمانت دے دی۔ مدعی نے اس فیصلے کو چیلنج کیا، پہلے ایڈیشنل سیشن جج کی عدالت میں اور جب یہ کوشش ناکام ہوئی تو بلوچستان ہائی کورٹ میں، ضمانت کی منسوخی کی درخواست کے ساتھ۔
مدعی کا موقف تھا کہ ملزمان کا نام پولیس رپورٹ میں واضح طور پر درج تھا، وہ اپنی ضمانت کا ناجائز استعمال کر رہے تھے، انہوں نے شدید زخم پہنچائے تھے، اور مجسٹریٹ نے ضمانت دینے سے پہلے معاملے کو مناسب طریقے سے نہیں سنا تھا۔
ہائی کورٹ نے یہ تمام دلائل مس