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Citation Name: 2025 MLD 1584 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Mst. Zahida vs State S — 2025 MLD 1584 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2025 MLD 1584 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
MLD
Parties
Citation Name: 2025 MLD 1584 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Mst. Zahida vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 497; S. 9---A; National Accountability Ordinance (XVIII of 1999); Anti-Money Laundering Act (VII of 2010)

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2025 MLD 1584 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Mst. Zahida VS State S.497(1), first proviso---National Accountability Ordinance (XVIII of 1999), S. 9---Anti-Money Laundering Act (VII of 2010), Ss. 3 & 4---Corrupt practices, money laundering---Bail, grant of---Allegations against the accused-petitioner were that she connived with other accused by illegally acquiring pecuniary advantage/crime proceeds---Applicant was a female and was also of advance age of about 80 years, with fragile health---Applicant was a housewife and there was no previous record of her business activity or her previous conviction---Fact of grant of relief of interim bail to the applicant by the Accountability Court and the absence of allegation of misuse of such bail was also part of record---Moreover, there also appeared no likelihood that the applicant, if released on bail, after securing sufficient sureties, would abscond to escape trial, or tamper with the prosecution evidence or influence the prosecution witnesses to obstruct the course of justice, or repeat the offence---Thus, the case of the applicant was fully covered by the first proviso to S.497(1), Cr.P.C.---Bail application was accepted, in circumstances.

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