Criminal Law

Against Order of Trial Court(Life)…

150/2021 Cr.Misc. Abdul Rasheed Shar (Applicant) V/S Ghulam Shabir Shar & others (Respondent)

Cancellation of Bail; held Yes, if a bail granting order is perverse, it can be recalled. Directions to complete trial or examination of witnesses in a certain period of time is always directory and not mandatory.…

551/2017 Cr.Bail Gul Mazari (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

No doubt, the applicant has been nominated in the F.I.R, but no specific role of causing any injury to deceased is assigned to him, though he was allegedly armed with T.T pistol, but he did not use the same in the commis…

5/2020 Cr.J.A Rahib Ali (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)

5/2020 Cr.J.A Rahib Ali (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

221/2023 Cr.Misc. Riaz Ahmed Hajwani (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

221/2023 Cr.Misc. Riaz Ahmed Hajwani (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

730/2021 Cr.Bail Jinsar Ali Lund (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

730/2021 Cr.Bail Jinsar Ali Lund (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

282/2017 Cr.Rev Qasim (Applicant) V/S Ghulam Mustafa @ Gulo and others (Respondent)

282/2017 Cr.Rev Qasim (Applicant) V/S Ghulam Mustafa @ Gulo and others (Respondent)…

321/2024 Cr.Bail Kamran Ali Makwal (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

The Supreme Court in the recent case has held that the law of bail under Section 497 Cr. P.C, wherein it is provided that a person shall not be released on bail if there appear to be reasonable grounds for believing that…

31/2019 Cr.J.A Moule Dino (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)

31/2019 Cr.J.A Moule Dino (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

20/2020 Cr.Misc. ALLAH WARAYO (Applicant) V/S SESSIONS JUDGE JUSTICE O PEACE (Respondent)

20/2020 Cr.Misc. ALLAH WARAYO (Applicant) V/S SESSIONS JUDGE JUSTICE O PEACE (Respondent)…

220/2018 Cr.Bail Aftab Ahmed Lashari (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

220/2018 Cr.Bail Aftab Ahmed Lashari (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

1080/2021 Cr.Bail ZAHID (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

Bail After Arrest.…

673/2015 Cr.Bail Adil (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

Sindh High Court · 2015

673/2015 Cr.Bail Adil (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

2017/2024 Cr.Bail SYED ZIA HUSSAIN SHAH S/O SYED MEHRBAN SHAH (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

About the statement of co-accused and subsequent arrest of the applicant leading to the recovery of incriminating material in terms of seizer memo as discussed supra, no doubt, as per Article 43 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat O…

829/2020 Cr.Bail ALLAH MUHAMMAD S/O KHUDA NOOR (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

(1) Direction by a superior Court to the trial court to conclude a trial within a specified period is an administrative direction, and non-compliance thereof does not ipso facto entitle an accused person to be admitted t…

7/2022 Criminal Appeal LAL BUX @ LAL (Appellant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

9(c) matter…

261/2012 Cr.Misc. Rehana Kausar (Applicant) V/S The State & others (Respondent)

Instant Criminal Miscellaneous Application is being disposed of with the directions to the I.O. to investigate the FIR No.149/2012 against the above named accused persons only, in accordance with law, whereas the applica…

724/2025 Cr.Bail ARIF GUL S/O GUL KHAN (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

724/2025 Cr.Bail ARIF GUL S/O GUL KHAN (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)…

59/2021 Criminal Appeal KAMRAN @ KAMI (Appellant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

59/2021 Criminal Appeal KAMRAN @ KAMI (Appellant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)…

10/2013 Cr.Acq.A. Muhammad Hanif Khan (Appellant) V/S The State and 3 others (Respondent)

10/2013 Cr.Acq.A. Muhammad Hanif Khan (Appellant) V/S The State and 3 others (Respondent)…

36/2017 Cr.Rev The State/ANF through Assistant Director ANF P.S Sukkur (Applicant) V/S Hazar Khan and others (Respondent)

36/2017 Cr.Rev The State/ANF through Assistant Director ANF P.S Sukkur (Applicant) V/S Hazar Khan and others (Respondent)…

1464/2025 Cr.Bail SUMAIR GAGAI S/O SALIM GAGAI (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

1464/2025 Cr.Bail SUMAIR GAGAI S/O SALIM GAGAI (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)…

45/2020 Criminal Appeal Bashir Ahmed (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)

45/2020 Criminal Appeal Bashir Ahmed (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

499/2016 Cr.Bail Qamaruddin S/o Haji Muhammad Suleman (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

499/2016 Cr.Bail Qamaruddin S/o Haji Muhammad Suleman (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

17/2024 Spl.Cr.Bail ATTAULLAH S/O ALLAH DIWAYO KHUSHIK & ANOTHER (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

Bail. Smuggling by way of en-route pilferage of transit goods.…

239/2018 Criminal Appeal Muhammad Umar (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)

239/2018 Criminal Appeal Muhammad Umar (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

1/2021 Cr.Rev Murad @ Mann (Applicant) V/S Manzoor Ahmed & Another (Respondent)

1/2021 Cr.Rev Murad @ Mann (Applicant) V/S Manzoor Ahmed & Another (Respondent)…

72/2013 Cr.Acq.A. Anti Narcotics Force. (Appellant) V/S Refaqat Ali. (Respondent)

72/2013 Cr.Acq.A. Anti Narcotics Force. (Appellant) V/S Refaqat Ali. (Respondent)…

97/2018 Criminal Appeal Lakhmir (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)

97/2018 Criminal Appeal Lakhmir (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

7/2023 Spl.Cr.A.A THE STATE THOROUGH COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS KHI (Appellant) V/S TALIB HUSSAIN & ANOHTER (Respondent)

Sufficient cause to condone limitation in Criminal Acquittal Appeal under Customs Act.…

71/2024 Cr.Bail Anoop Kumar (Applicant) V/S The State & Others (Respondent)

NAB Matters…

464/2023 Cr.Bail Muhammad Saleem (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

464/2023 Cr.Bail Muhammad Saleem (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

38/2013 Cr.Rev M/S Sardar Muhammad Ashraf Baloch (Applicant) V/S The state (Respondent)

38/2013 Cr.Rev M/S Sardar Muhammad Ashraf Baloch (Applicant) V/S The state (Respondent)…

48/2023 Criminal Appeal Rasool Bux (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)

48/2023 Criminal Appeal Rasool Bux (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

30/2022 Cr.Acctt.A GOHARULLAH S/O INAYATULLAH (Applicant) V/S THE STATE THROUGH CHAIRMAN NAB (Respondent)

BAIL GRANTED UNDER SECTION 426 CR.P.C.…

90/2018 Cr.Bail Mujahid @ Abdul Latif (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

90/2018 Cr.Bail Mujahid @ Abdul Latif (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

273/2021 Cr.Rev JAHANZAIB ANWAR S/O MUHAMMAD ANWAR (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

273/2021 Cr.Rev JAHANZAIB ANWAR S/O MUHAMMAD ANWAR (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)…

666/2012 Cr.Bail Muhammad Sulaiman Balouch (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

666/2012 Cr.Bail Muhammad Sulaiman Balouch (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

27/2018 Cr.Acq.A. Mukhtiar (Appellant) V/S Session Judge & Ors (Respondent)

27/2018 Cr.Acq.A. Mukhtiar (Appellant) V/S Session Judge & Ors (Respondent)…

117/2019 Cr.Acq.A. Sher Muhammad Jogi (Appellant) V/S Liaquat Ali and others (Respondent)

117/2019 Cr.Acq.A. Sher Muhammad Jogi (Appellant) V/S Liaquat Ali and others (Respondent)…

811/2020 Cr.Bail SADDAM HUSSAIN JAMALI (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

811/2020 Cr.Bail SADDAM HUSSAIN JAMALI (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)…

1349/2020 Cr.Bail MUHAMMAD ANWAR S/O AYOUB (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

1349/2020 Cr.Bail MUHAMMAD ANWAR S/O AYOUB (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)…

112/2018 Criminal Appeal Akbar Shah & 4 ors (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)

The relevant memo of place of incident and recovery, which was prepared on the very same day, also reflects the place of incident to be inside the house. Inpresence of such overwhelming direct and documentary evidence, t…

34/2023 Cr.Rev Muhammad Sharif Mahtam (Applicant) V/S The State & Others (Respondent)

34/2023 Cr.Rev Muhammad Sharif Mahtam (Applicant) V/S The State & Others (Respondent)…

58/2011 Cr.Acq.A. Allah Diwayo (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)

58/2011 Cr.Acq.A. Allah Diwayo (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

131/2018 Cr.Misc. Aslam Pervaiz Abro and an others (Applicant) V/S Tameer Ali Dinari and others (Respondent)

131/2018 Cr.Misc. Aslam Pervaiz Abro and an others (Applicant) V/S Tameer Ali Dinari and others (Respondent)…

13/2020 Cr.Bail SOHAILUDDIN S/O MOINUDDIN (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

13/2020 Cr.Bail SOHAILUDDIN S/O MOINUDDIN (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)…

37/2024 Spl.Cr.J.A Imtiaz Ali Shaikh (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)

37/2024 Spl.Cr.J.A Imtiaz Ali Shaikh (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

417/2011 Cr.Misc. Ghulam Mustafa Babar (Applicant) V/S Arbab @ Wadho and Others (Respondent)

417/2011 Cr.Misc. Ghulam Mustafa Babar (Applicant) V/S Arbab @ Wadho and Others (Respondent)…

312/2010 Cr.J.A Yar Muhammad (Appellant) V/S The state (Respondent)

Sindh High Court · 2015

312/2010 Cr.J.A Yar Muhammad (Appellant) V/S The state (Respondent)…

2107/2022 Cr.Bail SALMAN ZAHID S/O ZAHID IQBAL (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

2107/2022 Cr.Bail SALMAN ZAHID S/O ZAHID IQBAL (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)…

705/2021 Criminal Appeal SARDAR ALI S/O SAMEEN JAN (Appellant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

No direct enmity or ill will has been suggested by the appellant against the complainant or any of the officials who participated in recovery proceedings during cross-examination and therefore in the circumstances the po…

139/2022 Cr.Rev MUHAMMAD AKHTAR S/O BASHIR AHMED (Applicant) V/S VTH ADJ KHI CENTRAL & ANOTHER (Respondent)

139/2022 Cr.Rev MUHAMMAD AKHTAR S/O BASHIR AHMED (Applicant) V/S VTH ADJ KHI CENTRAL & ANOTHER (Respondent)…

48/2018 Cr.Misc. Amjad Ali Bhutto & others (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

48/2018 Cr.Misc. Amjad Ali Bhutto & others (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

81/2011 Cr.J.A Abdul Fattah @ Fattoo (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)

Whether every member of an unlawful assembly, in respect of an offence committed in prosecution of common object/intention, is guilty of that offence?…

246/2018 Spl.Cr.A.T.A. Syed Rehan Zaidi alias Ali Buddha (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)

Appellant by way of appeals has Challenged the judgment Where he was Convicted for the offence U/s 7(h) of ATA, 1997 R/w section 353/324 PPC. Appellant allegedly was apprehended by police party of police station Mochko…

520/2021 Criminal Appeal SHAHZAIB @ KAKA S/O ALI BUKSH (Appellant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

while awarding the conviction in cases of capital punishment also has no force as the reluctance of the general public to become a witness in such cases has become a judicially recognized fact and there was no way out bu…

89/2015 Cr.J.A Ali Dino (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)

89/2015 Cr.J.A Ali Dino (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

717/2024 Criminal Appeal DANISH S/O ZAHEERUDDIN (Appellant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

717/2024 Criminal Appeal DANISH S/O ZAHEERUDDIN (Appellant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)…

195/2012 Cr.Misc. Khan Muhammad (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

195/2012 Cr.Misc. Khan Muhammad (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

6/2025 Cr.Rev Aijaz Ali & Others (Applicant) V/S Qurban Ali & Others (Respondent)

6/2025 Cr.Rev Aijaz Ali & Others (Applicant) V/S Qurban Ali & Others (Respondent)…

1171/2022 Cr.Bail NAIMATULLAH S/O MUHAMMAD NAZIR KHAN (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

1171/2022 Cr.Bail NAIMATULLAH S/O MUHAMMAD NAZIR KHAN (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)…

227/2012 Cr.Misc. Pervez Ali Maitlo (Appellant) V/S PO Sindh (Respondent)

227/2012 Cr.Misc. Pervez Ali Maitlo (Appellant) V/S PO Sindh (Respondent)…

3/2017 Cr.J.A Manzoor Ahmed (Appellant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

3/2017 Cr.J.A Manzoor Ahmed (Appellant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)…

13/2020 Criminal Appeal Fahad. (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)

13/2020 Criminal Appeal Fahad. (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

8/2018 Cr.Acq.A. Abdul Nabi (Appellant) V/S MST.BAGHAL & ANOTHER (Respondent)

8/2018 Cr.Acq.A. Abdul Nabi (Appellant) V/S MST.BAGHAL & ANOTHER (Respondent)…

185/2021 Cr.Bail Pathan Khan (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

For the aforesaid reasons, the interim pre-arrest bail already granted to the applicant vide order dated 30.4.2021 is hereby confirmed. However, the applicant is required to furnish further solvent surety in the sum of R…

433/2012 Cr.Bail Sajjad @ Sijoo Shaikh (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

Prima facie, it appears that the injury allegedly caused by the applicant is at the elbow of the right arm which went through and through and the medical report that has been read over by the learned State counsel is in …

257/2019 Cr.Bail Imtiaz Magsi (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

257/2019 Cr.Bail Imtiaz Magsi (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

525/2019 Cr.Bail Asif Ali @ Ghazi (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

525/2019 Cr.Bail Asif Ali @ Ghazi (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

254/2019 Criminal Appeal Hakim Ali (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)

254/2019 Criminal Appeal Hakim Ali (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

113/2019 Cr.Bail Muhammad Saleem (Applicant) V/S THe State (Respondent)

113/2019 Cr.Bail Muhammad Saleem (Applicant) V/S THe State (Respondent)…

524/2020 Cr.Bail MUHAMMAD SAJID HUSSAIN S/O QURBAN HUSSAIN (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

524/2020 Cr.Bail MUHAMMAD SAJID HUSSAIN S/O QURBAN HUSSAIN (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)…

39/2020 Cr.J.A Imam Bux Brohi (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)

39/2020 Cr.J.A Imam Bux Brohi (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

110/2014 Criminal Appeal Abdul Ghafoor (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)

110/2014 Criminal Appeal Abdul Ghafoor (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

406/2012 Cr.Misc. Aamir Malik Khan (Applicant) V/S Labour Officer (Factories) (Respondent)

406/2012 Cr.Misc. Aamir Malik Khan (Applicant) V/S Labour Officer (Factories) (Respondent)…

340/2024 Cr.Bail Muhammad Ali Gadani (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

Additionally the case against the applicant, in the absence of any independent witness of the alleged incident, requires further inquiry as contemplated under sub-section (2) to Section 497, Cr.P.C. In the case of Muhamm…

137/2018 Cr.Misc. Saifal Mugheri (Applicant) V/S Abdul Ghani and others (Respondent)

137/2018 Cr.Misc. Saifal Mugheri (Applicant) V/S Abdul Ghani and others (Respondent)…

708/2011 Cr.Bail Mohammad Ibrahim Tunio (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

708/2011 Cr.Bail Mohammad Ibrahim Tunio (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

145/2010 Cr.J.A Ghulam Ali @ Papu Kalhoro (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

145/2010 Cr.J.A Ghulam Ali @ Papu Kalhoro (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

153/2022 Spl.Anti.T.Acq.A THE STATE THROUGH P.G SINDH (Appellant) V/S SYED UMAR KAMAL (Respondent)

It is a well-settled principle of law that where the direct evidence fails the corroborative piece(s) of evidence will be of no help to the prosecution as portrayed by the learned APG. Reliance can be made to the case of…

644/2015 Cr.Bail Abdul Basit (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

Sindh High Court · 2015

644/2015 Cr.Bail Abdul Basit (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

87/2019 Cr.J.A Zamir (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)

For the foregoing facts and reasons, we have not found any misreading or non-appreciation of evidence and any illegality or legal or factual infirmity in the impugned judgment so as to justify interference by this Court …

28/2002 Cr.Acq.A. Anti-Narcotics Force, Karachi, through Mr. Mohsin Ali, Special Prosecutor ANF (Appellant) V/S Farhad Khan s/o. Mir Akbar Khan (Respondent)

28/2002 Cr.Acq.A. Anti-Narcotics Force, Karachi, through Mr. Mohsin Ali, Special Prosecutor ANF (Appellant) V/S Farhad Khan s/o. Mir Akbar Khan (Respondent)…

317/2022 Cr.Bail SHOAIB KHAN (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

The FIR of the incident been lodged with delay of about 11 days; such delay having not been explained plausibly could not be overlooked. The civil litigation between the parties is said to be pending before the Civil Cou…

1050/2024 Cr.Bail QASIM ANWAR S/O MUHAMMAD ANWAR (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)

This Court ordinarily does not interfere with the progression of the trial to avoid discussion and remarks on the merits of the case as held in the case of Ehsan Akbar v. The State and 2 others (2007 SCMR 482). It has be…

7189/2019 Const. P. Muhammad Sharif Kalhoro (Petitioner) V/S Province of Sindh & Others (Respondent)

Petitioner has impugned his frequent transfer and posting order dated 04.11.2019 issued by the respondent No.2-Agriculture Supply and Prices Department, Government of Sindh--It is a well settled law that the transfer and…

417/2010 Const. P. Raja Zaheer Ahmed Khuharo (Petitioner) V/S P.O Sindh and others (Respondent)

Shaheed has been defined in Standing Order No.225/2008 who lost his life in the line of duty as an act of terrorism / target killing, encounter with criminals, also include traffic officials on traffic duty killed by ve…

403/2013 Cr.Bail Mubarak Ali (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)

403/2013 Cr.Bail Mubarak Ali (Applicant) V/S The State (Respondent)…

363/2021 Cr.Acq.A. SYED REHMAN AHMED ZAIDI S/O SYED REHAN AHMED (Appellant) V/S MUJAHID ABBAS @ BABU & ANOTHER (Respondent)