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State vs MUHAMMAD SARDAR KHAN S — 2022 YLRN 171 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2022 YLRN 171 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2022
Parties
State vs MUHAMMAD SARDAR KHAN S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 9---C; S. 265-K---C; S. 265-K; Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

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Judgment text as reported

State VS MUHAMMAD SARDAR KHAN S. 9---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 265-K---Corruption and corrupt practices---Power of court to acquit accused at any stage---Scope---National Accountability Bureau assailed the acquittal of respondent under S. 265-K, Cr.P.C.---Most important witness of the prosecution against accused had deposed that the accused had brought Bank account opening form of a dead person for verification of his signature and the same was verified by him and that the account opening form was not bearing the signature of the said person while that witness during the cross-examination has stated that the Bank Manager gave him the form with direction to verify the signature of accused as an introducer---Investigation report submitted by the Investigating Officer had conceded that there was no tangible evidence against the accused in connection with the commission of the crime---Sufficient evidence did not exist to connect the accused with the scam particularly when there was no transaction in the said account and there was no possibility of his conviction in the reference---Acquittal of accused did not suffer from any illegality to call for interference with the impugned order---Appeal against acquittal was dismissed, in circumstances.

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