Post-Arrest Bail in Lahore — Sections 496 & 497 CrPC

Grounds on Which Post-Arrest Bail Is Granted

• Further inquiry (s.497(2)) — reasonable grounds to doubt the accused's guilt on the material collected;
• Outside the prohibitory clause — offence not punishable with death, life or ten years: bail is the rule;
• Statutory delay — trial not concluded within the periods contemplated by the third/fourth provisos to s.497(1), without fault of the accused;
• Hardship categories — medical grounds, women, minors, and aged or infirm accused;
• Mala fide prosecution — enmity-driven, exaggerated or delayed FIRs, contradictions in the record;
• No recovery / completed investigation — where the accused is no longer required for investigation.

How We Handle an Arrest — Hour by Hour

1. Immediate contact. Call or WhatsApp the FIR number/police station. We confirm the offence sections, the court, and whether the offence is bailable — many families lose days not knowing it was bailable all along.
2. Physical remand stage. We appear at the first production before the Magistrate to oppose or limit physical remand.
3. Bail filing. Bailable: bail as of right, moved at once. Non-bailable: application drafted on the strongest s.497 grounds and filed before the proper court.
4. Argument & sureties. We argue at the earliest hearing and have sureties ready in advance so release is same-day once bail is granted.
5. Escalation. If declined at Sessions, we move the Lahore High Court immediately — and prepare the trial defence in parallel so bail arguments and trial strategy never conflict.

What the family should arrange: FIR copy, accused's CNIC, two sureties with CNICs and proof of means, and any documents showing false implication. Nothing else — and no statements to anyone.