SC expands scope of pre-arrest bail Says lack of evidence, non-existence of sufficient ground enough for admitting such pleas ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has expanded the scope of pre-arrest bail, declaring that the power of the superior courts to grant such bails – first and foremost – must be examined in the constitutional context of liberty, dignity, due process and fair trial and as a check on police power. "Pre-arrest bail is in the nature of a check on the police power to arrest a person. “The non-availability of incriminating material against an accused or non-existence of a suf...