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National Accountability Ordinance (XVIII of 1999)---- ----Ss. 9, 10 & 32---Corruption and corrupt practices-Appreciation of evidence---Accountability Court had convicted accused under S. 10 of National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 on allegation that he being Secretary, Board of Revenue, Land Utilization Department, got land In question disposed of in favour of Its beneficiaries at throw-away price causing colossal loss to public exchequer ---Co-accused who were beneficiaries of land in question had requested the Chief Minister for conversion of their leased Barani lands into Agricultural/Residential/Industrial land for a period of 99 years instead of 30 years---Chief Minister allowed the request of co-accused, but on objection of the Finance Department, Chief Minister rejected the said proposal---Accused by concealing relevant paras. in which proposal of disposal of land in question was rejected by the Chief Minister, got land disposed of in favour of the beneficiaries thereof---Accountability Court, in circumstances, had rightly mentioned in its that it was duty of the accused rather his moral duty to point out the relevant paras. and earlier order of rejection of proposal by Chief Minister, but he had concealed all that which on face of it was mala fide act on the part of accused which act, by itself, was sufficient to constitute an act of corrupt practice by accused---Case against accused was based on documentary evidence and Accountability Court had adverted to all points in its and reached at just conclusion that offence under S.9 of National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 punishable under S.10 thereof had been committed by the accused on sound principles---Appeal against of Accountability Court being without merits was dismissed. JUDGMENT WAHID BUX BROHI, J.---Appellant Ramesh M. Udeshi, through this appeal, has impugned the judgment dated 29-7-2000 passed by the Accountability Court No. 1 Province of Sindh, Karachi whereby he has been convicted under section 10 of the National Accountability Bureau Ordinance, 1999 (herein-below to be referred to as the Ordinance or NAB Ordinance) and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and fine of…

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