Person may claim benefit of bail although he might have crushed a large number of people in a busy bazaar by driving at a speed, which he knows is likely to endanger the life of others.

10. The Hon‟ble Supreme Court of Pakistan in a judgment reported as “Majid Naeem v. State and another” (PLJ 2011 SC 662) has expounded in the following terms by declining concession of bail in like offence:- 

“Every sane person is presumed to know the consequences of any act of his commission or omission. A person driving a motorcar in a thickly populated busy bazaar of a city cannot be allowed to drive the vehicle at a speed of his own choice because it will put life of the others at risk. Such person may claim benefit of bail although he might have crushed a large number of people in a busy bazaar by driving at a speed, which he knows is likely to endanger the life of others. Every act of rash or negligent driving by a person neither can be condoned nor the discretionary power of the Court can be exercised in his favour because through his act of rash and negligent driving, a man of ordinary prudent can understand the consequences of his act that a large number of people would lose their lives; such conduct of accused person has also to be kept in mind.” 

 Part of judgment 

IN THE ISLAMABAD HIGH COURT, ISLAMABAD (JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT)

Sohail Akhtar VS The State etc

Criminal Miscelleneous-987-2020 | -

Honourable Mr. Justice Fiaz Ahmad Anjum Jandran