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| 2025 SLG 1057 2025 SLD 1057 = 2025 SHC147 |
Cr.Bail 7/2025 (S.B.) Sindh High Court, Karachi
Shamsuddin Abbasi J
21.02.2025. M/s Muhammad Munsif Jan & Muhammad Imran, Advocates in Crl. B. Applications 07 & 178 of 2025. Mian Haad A.M. Paggawala, Advocate in Cr.B.A. No.79 of 2025. Mr. Raj Ali Wahid Kunwar, Advocate in Crl.B.A. No.89 of 2025. M/s Shaukat Hayyat, Syed Muhammad Abdul Kabir & Ms. Amna Magsi, Advocates in Crl. B.A. No.102 of 2025. Mr. Mumtaz ul Hassan, Advocate in Crl.B.A. No.136 of 2025. Mr. Irshad Ali, DAG a/w Muhammad Junaid Hasan, Inspector/I.O. FIA Anti-Corruption Circle, Karachi.
AZEEM JAVED S/O MUHAMMAD JAVED IQBAL ADVOCATE (Applicant)
VS
THE STATE (Respondent)
Law: Pakistan Penal Code, 1860
Section: 406, 409, 420, 468, 471, 109
Law: Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947
Section: 5(2)
Law: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
Section: 497(1)(2)
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 189
Case Summary – Bail Granted
Context:
Applicants, Grade-17 officers (Entomologists) from the Department of Plant Protection, were denied bail by the trial court in Crime No. 40/2024 registered at FIA ACC Karachi. They were accused of issuing fake Phytosanitary Certificates for rice exports to the EU without proper checks, allegedly causing loss to the national exchequer and reputational damage to Pakistan.
Alleged Offences (Sections Involved):
Sections 406, 409, 420, 468, 471, 109 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC)
Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947