IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN 
(Appellate Jurisdiction) 
 
 
 
PRESENT: 
Mr. Justice Maqbool Baqar 
Mr. Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed 
 
Criminal Petition No.1280 of 2019 
(Against order dated 22.10.2019 
passed by Lahore High Court in Crl. 
P. NO.54210-B/2019) 
 
 
Zaka Ullah 
  
 
…Petitioner(s) 
 
 
 
 
 
Versus 
 
The State & another 
 
…Respondent(s) 
 
For the Petitioner(s): 
Mr. Babar Awan, Sr. ASC 
 
Syed Rifaqat Hussain Shah, AOR 
  
  
For the State: 
Mr. Abid Majeed Mirza,  
 
Deputy Prosecutor General Punjab  
 
with Pervez, I.O. 
 
For the Respondent(s): 
Mr. Shahid Azeem, ASC 
 
 Date of hearing: 
15.1.2020. 
 
ORDER 
 
                 Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed, J.- Behind bars since 
17.5.2019, Zaka Ullah, petitioner seeks admission to bail in a case 
of homicide; on the fateful day, he allegedly drove and whisked 
away co-accused Usman Ashraf on a motorbike after the deceased, 
on a motorbike as well, was dealt with multiple fire shots, 
including one by him. Motive for the crime is a runaway marriage. 
The deceased succumbed to the injuries after a brief struggle at 
the hospital; before the Medical Officer, amongst others, he 
accused Farooq and Waqas for having mounted the assault, 
however, First Information Report recorded on the statement of 
Ikram Aslam specifically named the petitioner with a role, 
nonetheless, belied by the Investigating Officer.  
2. 
 
Heard. Record perused. 
Criminal Petition No.1280 of 2019 
 
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3. 
 
According to the crime report, the deceased was 
repeatedly shot initially by Muhammad Ashraf co-accused by a  
.30 caliber pistol, subsequently taken over by the petitioner to 
conclude the occurrence with the last shot, a role conspicuously 
omitted alongside the name in the last declaration, an apparent 
dichotomy to be best settled after recording of evidence. 
Investigating suggests petitioner’s presence at the spot, albeit with 
no role, a circumstance additionally calling for further probe in the 
alleged culpability; a case for release on bail stands made out. The 
petitioner shall be released upon furnishing bonds in the sum of 
Rs.500,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the 
satisfaction of the learned trial Court. The petition is converted into 
appeal and allowed. 
 
 
 
Judge 
 
 
 
 
Judge 
Islamabad  
15th January, 2020 
Not approved for reporting 
Azmat/- 
