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Criminal Petition No. 13 of 1982, decided on 27th January, 1982.
(On appeal from the order dated 20‑12‑1981 of the Lahore High Court, Multan Bench, Multan, passed in Criminal Misc No. 950‑B of 1981).
‑‑ S. 498‑Bail‑Allegation against accused being fraudulent collection of a huge sum from complainant party on pretext of being recruiting agents and having promised to arrange visas for employment‑High Court on basis of investigation finding such amount having been given to accused petitioner‑High Court having duly applied its mind and given reason for its order, interference held, not justified.
Taj Muhammad Khan Langah, Advocate Supreme Court instructed by Rana Maqbool Ahmad Qadri, Advocate‑on‑Record for Petitioner.
‑Petitioner Indrias Jausph is aggrieved by the order of the High Court dated 20‑12‑1981, whereby his plea for bail in a case under section 406/420/409, P. P. C. read with section 6 of' the Passports Act and sections 17 and 22 of Emigration Ordinance, 1979, was dismissed.
The allegation against the petitioner and his co‑accused was that they claiming to be recruiting agents had on the pretext of arranging visas for employment in Singapore fraudulently collected Rs. 1,50,000 from the complainant party. The High Court observed that the Police investigation showed that such sum had been given in the hands of the petitioner. The High Court has duly applied its mind to the case and has given reasons for its order. No legal principles can be said to have been violated to justify an interference. The petitioner's petition for leave to appeal is, therefore, dismissed.
Petition dismissed.
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