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Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)--- ----S. 497---National Accountability Ordinance (XVIII of 1999), S.10--­Bail, refusal of---Accused before joining service in Customs Department apparently had no sufficient source of income, but thereafter he had purchased valuable flats, bungalows and plots and he, his wife and his son were operating various Bank accounts in Pakistani and Foreign Currencies of large amounts---Said properties were disproportionate to the known sources of income of the accused and, prima facie, the case was made out against him---Stand taken by the accused that he had purchased the properties from the prizes received on prize bonds, remittances sent by his brothers from abroad and the amounts invested by him in the business, could not be gone into by the High Court at this stage as any finding thereon would prejudice the case of either party--­Tentative assessment of the evidence available on record, however, had revealed reasonable grounds for believing that the accused was involved in the case---Bail was declined to accused in circumstances. Muhammad Rafiq v. Abdur Rehman 1979 SCMR 377; Karam Din v. Muhammad Sharif 1975 SCMR 230; Imtiaz Ahmed and another v. The State PLD 1997 SC 545; Criminal Petition for Leave to appeal No. 175 of 2002; Liaqat Ali v. The State PLD 1994 SC 172; Muhammad Din v. The State 1998 SCMR 1; Ghulam Ali v. State 2003 SCMR 597 and Zeeshan Kazmi v. The State PLD 1997 SC 267 ref. ORDER RAHMAT HUSSAIN JAFFERI, J.---The facts giving rise to the present Bail Application are that the Chairman, N.A.B. had referred the matter to the F.I.A Authorities for holding an investigation against the applicant in respect of allegation that he was involved in corruption and corrupt parties and that his life style was much beyond his visible and legitimate sources of income. The investigation was entrusted to Yar Muhammad Mughal, Sub-Inspector, F.I.A. Saddar, Karachi. During the investigation he collected the assets of movable and immovable properties owned by the applicant and his wife which he acquired after he became public servant and bank accounts in his name, in the name of his wife and dependants operating in various banks of…

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