Case Details

Citation(s)
2008 SLG 1066 2008 SLD 1066 2008 YLR 2291
Lahore High Court
Criminal Miscellaneous No. 7607-B of 2007, decision dated: 22-11-2007
M. BILAL KHAN, JUSTICE
Syed Qari Mian Zaidi for the Petitioner. Muhammad Khalid Chaudhry, Legal Advisor assisted by Israr Hussain Shah, Inspector Customs, Custom House, Lahore with record.

KHAWAJA MUHAMMAD NAEEM

VS

THE STATE

Law: Customs Act, 1969

Section: 156

Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)--S. 497---Customs Act (IV of 1969), Ss. 156(1), (9), (61), (62), (90) & 178---Bail, grant of---Allegation against accused was that he removed certain goods from the bonded warehouse without payment of duty and taxes---Accused had expressed his willingness to deposit 25% of the amount of duty and taxes, which according to him could be adjusted against his final liability, which he deposited vide challan---Accused after his release from custody would join adjudication proceedings and subject to his remedies provided to him by law, he would be duty bound to deposit remaining amount of duty and taxes---If accused would fail to liquidate his legal liability, Department concerned would be at liberty to move High Court for cancellation of .the concession of bail extended to accused him. ORDER M. BILAL KHAN, J.---Khawaja Muhammad Naeem son of Ghulam Mohiuddin, the petitioner by filing this petition, seeks post-arrest bail in case F.I.R. No.40/2007 dated 19-5-2007, registered with Police Station Collectorate of Customs, Lahore, for offences under sections 156 (1), (9), (61), (62), (90) and 178 of the Customs Act, 1969. 2. Briefly stated the allegation against the petitioner was that certain goods were removed/replaced from the bonded warehouse without payment of duty and taxes. According to the department the duty and taxes evaded had been worked out to be Rs.6,17,775. 3.…
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