NAEEM AKHTAR KHEMITO vs NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU S — 2022 PCrLJ 883 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2022 PCrLJ 883 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: NAEEM AKHTAR KHEMITO vs NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 497---N; S. 9---I; National Accountability Ordinance (XVIII of 1999)

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Judgment text as reported

NAEEM AKHTAR KHEMITO VS NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU S. 497---National Accountability Ordinance (XVIII of 1999), S. 9---Initiating bills and making payments to contractors without any tendering process or award of contracts---Bail, grant of---Inordinate and unconscionable delay in conclusion of trial---Accused and co-accused were in jail for about or more than two years respectively --- Admittedly the Reference in the subject case was filed on 22-11-2018 against forty-five (45) accused persons including the present accused and co-accused, whereas, the charge was framed against them on 10.10.2019 and after framing of charge out of twenty (20) witnesses, four (4) prosecution witnesses were examined---Thus, in a period of two (2) years only four prosecution witnesses had been examined out of twenty (20) witnesses by the Trial Court---For the rest of the witnesses the trial was most likely going to take a sufficient period to conclude---Record showed that the accused was shown to have been arrested on 09-11-2017, while co-accused was shown to have been arrested on 17.03.2020 and they were in custody without any progress in the matter---Such a long delay constituted "inordinate and unconscionable delay"---Bail applications were allowed and the accused and co-accused were granted bail on the ground of 'inordinate and unconscionable delay' in conclusion of their trial.

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