AZEEM KHAN vs State S — 2023 YLR 1447 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2023 YLR 1447 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: YLR
Parties: AZEEM KHAN vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 497---F; S. 23; S. 497; Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (VII of 1947); Foreign Exchange Regulation Act

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Judgment text as reported

AZEEM KHAN VS State S.497---Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (VII of 1947), Ss. 5, 8 & 23---Restriction on payments---Restrictions on import and export of certain currency and bullion---Bail, grant of---Federal Investigation Agency conducted a raid to stop the illegal business of Hawala/ Hundi, apprehended suspects, and confiscated incriminating evidence, such as registers, cheque books, credit cards, bank deposit slips, CNICs, Afghan Citizen Cards, and a large sum of Pakistani currency---Premises where the articles were found belonged to the main perpetrators, while the accused were working there as low-wage employees---No unusual financial transactions were found in the accused persons' bank accounts---Although documents and registers indicating Hawala/Hundi business were found, the origin of the handwriting was not investigated---Offense under S. 23 of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947, had a maximum penalty of up to five years, which did not attract the prohibitory clause of S. 497, Cr.P.C.---In such like cases, an accused person could be granted bail post-arrest if no exceptional circumstances were found against him on record---High Court found no such exceptional circumstances to deny the accused persons the concession of post-arrest bail which was allowed, in circumstances.

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