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| 2025 SLG 4593 2025 SLD 4593 = 2025 SHC 1167 |
Const. P. 2891/2018 (D.B.)
Before: Mr. Justice Muhammed Iqbal Kalhoro, J. Mr. Justice Mohammed Karim Khan Agha, J.
Counsel for the
Respondents: Mr. Mohammed Altaf, Special Prosecutor NAB. Dates of Hearing: 26.04.2018 and 02.05.2018 Date of Order: 14.05.2018
Sharjeel Inam Memon V/S The State (NAB) Sindh High Court, Karachi
Law: National Accountability Ordinance (XVIII of 1999)
Section: 9,25
Law: Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1898
Section: 497
Summary:
This case involves multiple petitions filed by advertising agency executives and a provincial minister accused in a massive Sindh Government advertising scam. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) alleged that the accused, including Sharjeel Inam Memon (then Information Minister), misused authority, awarded contracts illegally, and caused a loss of around Rs. 5 billion to the government. NAB charged them with corruption, misuse of authority, and fraudulent financial transactions.
Sections Used:
Section 9, National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), 1999 – Corruption and corrupt practices