What to know first
Pre-arrest bail is an extraordinary relief. In practice the petition usually turns on showing that the complaint is mala fide or carries an ulterior motive. A draft that does not plead it is likely asking for the wrong remedy. The provisions the petition is built on are Section 498 of the Criminal Procedure Code, read with Section 497.
Facts you need before drafting
- The court or forum.
- The accused: name, parentage, address, and custody status.
- The FIR particulars: number, date, police station and the sections applied.
- The offence alleged: the sections of the Pakistan Penal Code or special law invoked.
- The material facts with dates. A draft cannot infer a date.
Sections, in order
- Cause title.
- FIR particulars.
- Brief facts.
- Grounds: mala fide, ulterior motive, false implication, humiliation and disgrace.
- The apprehension of arrest, stated as a fact.
- Prayer for ad-interim pre-arrest bail, and for confirmation.
- Affidavit.
How FAI drafts it
FAI Legal Research Assistant fills a reviewed template from your facts instead of writing from scratch. It asks for facts you have not given rather than inventing them, and it cites only sections and judgments it has in its record. The output is a first draft for an advocate to settle and file. The free plan includes 10 drafts a month, and downloads as PDF or Word are on the paid plans.
What a template does not do
- It does not decide whether pre-arrest bail is the right remedy on your facts. Where an FIR has not been registered, read Section 498-A CrPC and take advice.
- It does not supply the grounds. The mala fide or ulterior motive must come from your facts.
- It is not legal advice and does not replace an advocate. An advocate must settle every document before it is filed or served.
- It cannot know your province, forum or facts unless you give them, and it cannot infer a date.
- It does not file or serve anything, and it does not work out court fees, stamp duty or limitation for you.
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Frequently asked
Where is a pre-arrest bail petition filed?
In the Court of Session or the High Court, according to the offence and the stage.
What is the usual ground?
Mala fide or ulterior motive on the part of the complainant or the police, with false implication, is ordinarily the pivot of the petition.
Draft it from your facts
Open the assistant in Draft mode. Ten drafts a month on the free plan, no card required.