Supreme Court of Pakistan
Jamshaid Ahmed Dasti v. The State through Prosecutor General Punjab, Lahore and another
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Crl.M.Appeal No. 38 of 2025
Citation: Reporter citation and reporting-approval status not stated in supplied copy
Background
Background
Supreme Court says surrender before the Court may suffice to hear a conviction challenge; Dasti received protective bail until 15 October 2026.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has held that a convicted person may surrender before the Court for a petition, application or appeal to be entertained, without first surrendering to the police or jail authorities. The Court itself must decide whether surrender before it is sufficient or whether the person must be sent to jail to comply with the imprisonment order.
Legal questions
Legal questions
Whether surrender before the Supreme Court, rather than prior surrender to police or jail authorities, may suffice under the proviso to Rule 8 of Order XXIV of the Supreme Court Rules, 2025.
Court holding
What the Court decided
The Court decides whether surrender before it is sufficient or jail custody is required. Convicts’ challenges to convictions are to be numbered and directly placed before the Court, with listing on request as directed.
Final outcome
Final outcome
Criminal miscellaneous appeal allowed; office objection of 18 November 2025 overruled. Main petition ordered to be numbered and fixed for 15 October 2026. Protective bail granted until 15 October 2026.
Practical effect
What the decision means in practice
Criminal miscellaneous appeal allowed; office objection of 18 November 2025 overruled. Main petition ordered to be numbered and fixed for 15 October 2026. Protective bail granted until 15 October 2026.
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Key legal principles
Key legal principles
- The Court decides whether surrender before it is sufficient or jail custody is required. Convicts’ challenges to convictions are to be numbered and directly placed before the Court, with listing on request as directed.
- Surrender is not dispensed with. The Court retains the decision whether surrender before it suffices or imprisonment must follow.
- The short protective bail enabled approach to the Court and did not decide the conviction challenge.
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Later treatment
Later treatment
No subsequent order or outcome of the hearing fixed for 15 October 2026 independently verified. Limited protective relief should not be treated as indefinitely continuing.
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