Court dismisses bail plea of man who drowned his children in sea in 2023

A sessions court has dismissed the bail application of an accused in a case pertaining to the murder of his two children in 2023.

Kashif Raza was charged with killing his two sons — eight-year-old Tedric and six-year-old Catterick — by throwing them into the sea after quarrelling with his wife in January 2023. Additional Sessions Judge (West) Muhammad Aslam Chandio dismissed the second bail application filed by the accused on the ground of delay in the conclusion of his trial.

The defence counsel contended that he had been falsely implicated in this case with mala fide intentions. He said that the accused had not committed the murder of his children as he was always loving and caring towards them.

The lawyer said the prosecution failed to examine the witnesses and conclude the trial within stipulated time, adding that his client had been behind bars since his arrest; therefore, he was entitled to the concession of bail on statutory ground.

The complainant’s lawyer, Bahzad Akbar, argued that the accused was nominated in the FIR with his specific role that he drowned both the minors in the sea and committed their murder. He said the accused failed to point out any malice or mala fide intention on the part of the complainant.

He said there was sufficient evidence to link the accused with the alleged offence, pleading with the court to dismiss the bail. “Undeniably, the accused is directly nominated in the FIR with specific role that he took both the deceased with him and then committed their murder by sinking them in a sea,” the judge noted in his written order.

He said that no personal enmity or ill will between the complainant/police officials and the accused providing motive for his false implication could be established as nothing in that regard could be brought on record.

“Prima facie, the prosecution case is well supported and PWs have fully supported the prosecution case in their statement under Section 161 of Cr.P.C supported by medical reports, which directly links the accused with the commission of the offence,” the judge said.

“Needless to mention here that the accused has been booked under section 302 PPC, whose ingredients seem to be available and which carries a maximum of life imprisonment and falls within the ambit of prohibitory clause under section 497(1) of Cr.P.C.”

The judge observed that the charge against the accused was framed on May 3, 2023, after which the complainant/witness Pamila was examined on August 17, 2024 but her cross-examination was reserved on the request of the defence counsel, adding that the record further showed that testimony of Parvez Anwar was also recorded on July 10, 2025 but his cross-examination was also reserved on the request of the lawyer while the remaining witnesses were yet to be examined.

“The perusal of case file further shows that the private witnesses are attending the Court and the IO has also failed to produce the remaining witnesses and the NBWs have also been issued against the remaining PWs which shows that the delay is not on part of the prosecution, therefore, the accused is not entitled for the bail on statutory ground.”