Muhammad Shafiq vs National Accountability Bureau S — 2025 YLR 2226 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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Muhammad Shafiq VS National Accountability Bureau S.498---National Accountability Ordinance (XVIII of 1999), S.9---Corruption and corrupt practices---Bail, refusal of---Owner of illegal/unapproved housing society collected huge amounts on pretext of booking of plots---Plots were not transferred to the members/allottees despite payments---As per record petitioner/accused being owner/ developer of society entered into agreements to sell land measuring 136 kanals and 4 marlas with the land owners---Petitioner did not make full payments to the said land owners as per the terms and conditions of said agreement to sell due to which the land of society could not be transferred to the allottees---Petitioner submitted file for approval of society comprising area of 89-K which was not approved due to non-ownership/non-completion of formalities by the petitioner/accused---It was advertised that basic amenities like boundary wall, sewerage, sui gas, electricity, parks, market and metaled roads were available in the housing society but no such amenity was available---Money of the affectees had been misappropriated and they were victims by the hands of the petitioner---Prima-facie, element of any bona fide in the formation of the housing society was missing---However, this scenario, prima-facie, reflected that this housing scheme was taken over by the petitioner for the purpose of extracting money through "cheating and fraud"---Petitioner lured general public to buy plots etc.---However, accused/petitioner failed to provide possession of the plots to majority of them---There were reasonable grounds available on the record to connect the petitioner with the commission of alleged offence i.e. corruption and corrupt practice within the meaning of S.9 of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999---The NAB was equipped with sufficient incriminating material, which connected the petitioner with the commission of alleged offence --- Petitioner/accused was not entitled to the concession of post-arrest bail --- Present petition being meritless was dismissed, in circumstances.

Muhammad Shafiq vs National Accountability Bureau S — 2025 YLR 2226 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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