354/2014 Const. P. MST. SHABANA ANWER (Petitioner) V/S PROVINCE OF SINDH & OTHERS (Respondent)
Sindh High Court
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nazar Akbar
Order Date: 24-MAR-14
(a) Constitution of Pakistan--- ----Art. 199---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 302---Constitutional petition---Qatl-e-amd---Pre-arrest bail, grant of---Female accused with children---Accused-petitioner was alleged to have been involved in the murder of her husband---Accused was a woman with three children and she herself attended the funeral of her deceased-husband---Prosecution was hesitant in arresting the accused and till date police had made no serious efforts to arrest her--- Police had no explanation for its failure to arrest the accused, who was nominated in a murder case---Accused was admitted to pre-arrest bail in circumstances with the direction that she should cooperate with the police in investigation---Constitutional petition was disposed of accordingly. (b) Constitution of Pakistan--- ----Art. 199---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S.302---Constitutional petition---Crime scene/place of murder---Accused was given access to crime scene to remove personal belongings---Accused-petitioner was alleged to have been involved in the murder of her husband---Murder allegedly took place at the house where accused and her husband resided---Accused was granted post-arrest bail and her plea was that house in question had been locked by her in-laws; that she needed access to the said house to get access to her and her children's belongings---Validity---High Court directed that investigating officer should give free access to the accused in his presence; that accused was allowed to visit the house in presence of investigating officer so that she may recover/remove her belongings and those of her children without disturbing the crime scene; that investigating officer should ensure that belongings of accused and her children, which were not needed for investigation should be allowed to be taken away by the accused; that investigating officer should make diary of the entry of accused into the premises and make inventory of anything she removed from the crime scene---Constitutional petition was disposed of accordingly.Full judgment text for this case is not yet available on Pakistan Law Reports. Check the official Sindh High Court case law portal for the complete order.
This judgment is reproduced from a publicly available source for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. If you believe this listing contains an error,
let us know.