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Khawaja MUHAMMAD ASIF vs NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU Ss — 2022 PCrLJ 624 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 PCrLJ 624 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
Khawaja MUHAMMAD ASIF vs NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU Ss
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Khawaja MUHAMMAD ASIF VS NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU Ss. 9(a)(iv) & 9(b)---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Bail, grant of---Assets beyond means---Foreign remittance---Income declared in tax record---Accused was arrested by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for having assets beyond means---Contention of petitioner was that he had been working for a foreign company and the income was duly declared in tax returns---Validity---Representative of the company was not summoned by investigating officer---Neither there was any tangible material nor even any circumstantial material to prima facie conclude that remittance was generation of proceeds of crime---Foreign remittance declared in income tax return carried presumption of truthfulness---Even Federal Board of Revenue record regarding claim of petitioner supplemented his claim regarding properties, income gained by him and foreign remittance--- Petitioner did not cause any loss to government exchequer---Prosecution was still to establish its case and reference was not submitted before Trial Court---Bail was allowed in circumstances.

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