لاہور ہائیکورٹ کے فاضل جسٹس جناب طارق سلیم شیخ کا حفاظتی ضمانت (Protective Bail) کے موضوع پر انتہائی معلوماتی اور مفصل فیصلہ جس میں اس موضوع کے ہر پہلو کا نہایت تفصیل کے ساتھ احاطہ کیا گیا ھے اور ساتھ ساتھ اعلی عدالتوں کے تقریبا تمام فیصلہ جات بھی اس ججمنٹ میں شامل کر دیے گئے ہیں

 2023 P Cr.L J 290

Protective bail --- Object , purpose and scope ---- No provision for protective bail exists in Criminal Procedure Code , 1898 --- High Courts have invoked S. 561 - A , Cr.P.C. and Art . 199 of the Constitution to accommodate accused persons to enable them to approach concerned Court for a remedy --- High Court does not touch merits of the case while allowing such requests --- Protective bail has a limit purpose and is for a fixed --- Such bail is not in the nature of anticipatory or pre - arrest bail granted under S. 498 , Cr.P.C .--- When accused appears before concerned Court , it deals with him independently and protective bail does not entitle him to pre - arrest bail as of right .

Protective / transitory bail --- Petitioner sought protective / transitory bail at the time of his arrival in Pakistan for himself to approach Court of competent jurisdiction to seek pre - arrest bail --- Validity --- Courts are guardians of fundamental rights of people and Art . 199 of the Constitution empowers High Courts to issue appropriate direction for their enforcement --- When petitioner was outside Pakistan and wished to surrender before Courts of the country to face criminal proceeding those were pending against him , High Court had ample powers to protect petitioner from being arrested on his arrival and allowed him transitory bail --- Protective bail was justified because without it petitioner could choose not to surrender at all and to remain a fugitive -