'Accusation's gravity alone can't bar bail relief'

'Accusation's gravity alone can't bar bail relief'

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has held that the gravity of an accusation alone cannot be a ground for denying relief to an accused, observing that a finding of insufficient evidence to suggest the commission of a sexual offence cannot be selectively disregarded at the bail stage because it favours the accused. The court declared that the entire material collected during the investigation had to be tentatively assessed to determine whether reasonab…