Law: Customs Act, 1969

Section: 156

Customs Act (IV of 1969)--S. 156(89)---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art.185(3)---Petition for leave to appeal---Appeal before the Special Appellate Court was not pressed on merits and only prayer for reduction of sentence was made---Special Appellate Court had already taken a very lenient view sentence the matter reducing the sentence from two years' R.I. to one year's R.I.---Leave to appeal was refused in circumstances. ORDER MUHAMMAD RAFIQ TARAR, J.---Nazar Muhammad petitioner seeks' leave to appeal from the judgment of the Special Appellate Court under Customs Act dated 21-12-1993 whereby his conviction under section 156(89) recorded by Special Judge Customs was maintained but his sentence was reduced from two years' R.I. to one year R.I. maintaining the sentence of fine and with this modification his appeal was dismissed. 2. The prosecution version was that on 3-2-1991 at 3-45 p.m. Car No.285-379 Karachi driven by the petitioner was intercepted by a police party and 48 bottles of foreign liquor were recovered from it. Thereafter, the petitioner led to the recovery of 541 bottles of foreign liquor from Kharotabad. After the usual…

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