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National Accountability Ordinance (XVIII of 1999)--- ----Ss. 9 & 10---Corruption and corrupt practices---Reappraisal of evidence---Trial Court convicted accused and sentenced him to 14 years' R.I. with fine of Rs.27,32,09,052---On filing appeal Chief Court reduced/modified the imprisonment of accused from 14 to 4 years, while fine was also reduced to Rs.500,000---No appellate forum being available in Gilgit-Baltistan at the relevant time accused filed appeal before Lahore High Court against the of the Trial Court---High Court, dismissed his appeal for lack of jurisdiction---When appellate forum was established in Gligit Baltistan complainant, State and accused filed appeals before the said forum---Appeal of the petitioner/State was dismissed being barred by time and case of accused was remanded to the Trial Court for hearing afresh---Trial Court, on remand, acquitted accused from the charges---State being aggrieved, filed appeal before the Chief Court, which was dismissed---Validity---National Accountability Bureau could not point out any infirmity and illegality in the impugned order by the Chief Court---Order of the Chief Court being well reasoned and well founded, interference by Supreme Appellate Court, was not warranted---Appeal was dismissed and order passed of the Chief Court, was affirmed. THIS JUDGMENT DELIVERED BY: DR. RANA MUHAMMAD SHAMIM, C.J.--- This Cr. Appeal has arisen out of the impugned order dated 12.06.2012 passed by the learned Chief Court whereby the Cr. Appeal No. 28/2010 filed by the petitioner was dismissed. The petitioner being aggrieved filed this petition for leave to appeal. 2. Briefly, the facts of the instant proceedings are that the respondent was charged under Section 9(a) read with Section 10 of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 on the basis of complaint lodged by the Board of Directors of NATCL in the year 1996 before the learned Anti-Corruption Cell, Ministry of Interior Islamabad against the corruption and corrupt practices in NATCL registered under Co-operative Societies Act, 1925. The complaint was transmitted to FIA Crimes Circle Rawalpindi for investigation and submission of report. The Federal…

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