Pre-Arrest bail Grounds 


2023 SCMR 975 

High Court of Sindh Karachi 


Ss . 498 & 497 ( 2 ) --- Pre - arrest bail --- Scope and grounds --- Grant of pre - arrest bail is an extraordinary relief which may be granted in extraordinary situations to protect the liberty of innocent persons in cases lodged with mala fide intention to harass the person with ulterior motives --- While applying for pre - arrest bail , the petitioner has to satisfy the Court with regard to the basic conditions quantified under section 497 of the Code of Criminal Procedure , 1898 ( " Cr.P.C. " ) vis - à - vis the existence of reasonable grounds to confide that he is not guilty of the offence alleged against him and the case is one of further inquiry .