Law: National Accountability Ordinance, 1999

Section: 9(a)(vi)

Law: National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019

Section: 36

Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 265-k

Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199

National Accountability Ordinance (XVIII of 1999)--- ----Ss. 9(a)(vi) [as amended by National Accountability (Second Amendment) Ordinance (XXVII of 2019)] 36---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 265-K---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Quashing of proceedings---Amendment, lapse of---Effect---No illegal benefit gaineds were ex-officials of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) who were accused of misusing their authority to extend benefit to an accused in a reference prepared by them---Trial Court declined to extend benefit of amended law to accused persons and their application for acquittal was dismissed---Validity---Matter of inquiry was concluded expeditiously which was within the mandate of National Accountability Bureau, which envisaged expeditious conclusion of inquiry as well as investigation--- Amendment was made in National Accountability Ordinance by virtue of which an explanation was added to S. 9(a)(vi) of National Accountability Ordinance, 1999---Amendment Ordinance lapsed but its effect and consequence of lapse were not considered by Trial Court---Charges against petitioners were silent vis-a-vis S. 36 of National Accountability Ordinance, 1999---High Court set aside order in question and remanded the matter to Trial Court for decision afresh on application of acquittal filed by petitioners--- Constitutional petition was allowed accordingly. Dr. Ghulam Mustafa v. The State 2008 SCMR 76; Muhammad Mansha v. Station House Officer, Police City Chiniot District Jhang and others PLD 2006 SC 598; The State v. Tariq Nouman and another PLD 2013 Bal. 138; Sikandar A. Kareem v. The State 2011 MLD 313; Muhammad Khalid Mukhtar v. The State PLD 1997 SC 275; Pakcom Limited and others v. Federation of Pakistan PLD 2011 SC 44; The State v. Sultan Ahmed and others PLD 2007 SC 48; Member (taxes) Board of Revenue Punjab v. Qaiser Abbas and others 2019 SCMR 446; Shahida Bibi and others v. Habib Bank Limited and others PLD 2016 SC 995; Air League of PIAC Employees through President v. Federation of Pakistan 2011 SCMR 1254; Malik Din v. Chairman, NAB 2019 SCMR 372; The State v. Anwar Saif Ullah Khan PLD 2016 SC 276; Suo Motu Case No.18…

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