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TAHA RAZA vs State art — 2022 PCrLJ 838 ISLAMABAD

Case information

Citation
2022 PCrLJ 838 ISLAMABAD
Court
Islamabad High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
TAHA RAZA vs State art
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 9---P; S. 5---; Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

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Judgment text as reported

TAHA RAZA VS State art. 199--- National accountability Ordinance (XVIII of 1999), S. 9---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 419, 420, 468, 471 & 109---Prevention of Corruption act (II of 1947), S. 5---anti-Money Laundering act (VII of 2010), Ss. 3 & 4---Corruption and corrupt practices---Cheating by personation---Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property---Forgery for purpose of cheating---Using as genuine a forged document---abetment---Criminal misconduct---Offence of money laundering---Bail, grant of---Rule of consistency---Delay in conclusion of trial---Scope---allegation against accused was that he was beneficiary of receiving huge amounts from a fake bank account---accused was behind the bars for the last more than two years---Prima facie no incriminating evidence was collected by the investigating agency against him---accused was allegedly an office boy and someone had misused his credentials and had opened an account in his name---all the allegations were to be examined by the Trial Court during the course of trial---all the accused persons arrested in the case had been released on bail after arrest hence the accused was also entitled for the grant of bail after arrest on the principle of consistency---Entire case depended on documentary evidence which had already been collected by the investigating agency---Prosecution had failed to satisfy the Court that the inordinate delay in conclusion of trial was not partly attributable to it---Writ petition was allowed and the accused was admitted to post-arrest bail, in circumstances.

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