Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1945643 1 ﺑﺴﻢ ﷲ اﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ اﻟﺮﺣﯿﻢّ ّ ﻧَ ﺤۡ ﻤ َ ﺪُ هٗ و َ ﻧُ ﺼَ ﻠ ﱢ ﯽ ﻋَ ﻠﯽ رَ ٰ ُ ﺳ ﻮۡ ﻟِ ہِ ا ﻟ ۡ ﮑَ ﺮ ِ ﯾۡ ﻢ ِ LAW OF OFFENCE AND BAIL IN PAKISTAN [Justice ® Dr. Munir Ahmad Mughal] INTRODUCTION: The paper explains the law of offence and bail in Pakistan. The general penal law in Pakistan is contained in the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 and the general law of criminal procedure is contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. Offence has been defined in the Code as any act or omission made punishable by law for the time being in force. It also includes any