Law: Anti Money Laundering Act, 2010

Section: 3,4,8

Law: Income Tax Ordinance, 2001

Section: 192,192-A

Anti-Money Laundering Act (VII of 2010)--- ----Ss. 3, 4 ,  8---Income Tax Ordinance (XLIX of 2001), Ss. 192 ,  192-A---Attachment of Bank accounts allegedly used for money laundering---Legality---Bank accounts in question were allegedly joint accounts in the name of the appellant-lady and an accused, against whom an FIR was registered under different provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010 and the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 and said accused were in a partnership, and the partnership deed showed that appellant was the owner of 20 % of the joint business while accused owned 30 % share of the same---As per same deed, the Bank accounts were to be operated by all the partners singly or jointly---Admittedly the appellant was the wife of accused’s brother and during investigation it stood established that actually the accused ran the whole business---Keeping in view such facts, the impugned order of attaching the Bank accounts of the appellant-lady for 180 days did not suffer from any illegality or impropriety requiring interference by the High Court---Appeal was dismissed. ORDER SYED SHAHBAZ ALI RIZVI, JUSTICE:---.--- The appellant through this criminal appeal has come up to this Court assailing the order dated 27.10.2021, passed by learned Special Judge (Customs, Taxation and Anti-Smuggling), Lahore whereby the bank accounts of the appellant besides those of Shahid Hanif accused of case FIR No.13/2020 dated 22.06.2020 registered under sections 192 -192-A of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 read with sections 3, 4 and 8 of the Anti- Money…

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