Rule of consistency

Citation Name : 2019 PCrLJ 1297 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Side Appellant : Mst. SUGHRAN BIBI
Side Opponent : State
S. 497---Bail---abscondence ---Where case for grant of bail was made out, mere absconsion would not come in the way of granting bail to accused.

Citation Name : 2019 PCrLJ 1297 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Side Appellant : Mst. SUGHRAN BIBI
Side Opponent : State
S. 498---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 337-A(ii), 449, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, shajjah-i-mudihah, house trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death, rioting, armed with deadly weapon and common intention---Ad-interim pre-arrest bail, confirmation of---abscondence ---Applicability---Rule of consistency---Scope---Petitioner had absconded while co-accused had secured bail after arrest---Co-accused was assigned direct role of inflicting injury on the person of deceased---Held, even if pre-arrest bail of accused was dismissed on a technical ground that it did not fulfil the obligatory requirements being extraordinary relief, then soon after the pronouncement of order by High Court, the accused would be entitled to the relief of post-arrest bail---Ad-interim pre-arrest bail already granted to petitioner was confirmed.