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MUHAMMAD AFZAL vs NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU (NAB) through Chairman, Islamabad Ss — 2026 PLD 32 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation
2026 PLD 32 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court
Peshawar High Court
Year
2026
Reporter
PLD
Parties
MUHAMMAD AFZAL vs NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU (NAB) through Chairman, Islamabad Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 13; S. 23; National Accountability Ordinance

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD AFZAL VS NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU (NAB) through Chairman, Islamabad Ss.12 & 13---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts.23 & 24---Constitutional petition---Freezing of property---Purchase of such property---Petitioner was aggrieved of freezing order passed against property in question which was owned by accused in a NAB case, which property had been frozen way back in the year 2007 and was sold through accused person's general attorney who happened to be his sister---Validity---Accused person or any other aggrieved party may file claim or objection under S.13 of National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 to a freezing order---Purchaser of frozen property was a third party who could redress grievance under S.13 of National Accountability Ordinance, 1999---High Court declined to interfere in freezing order as petitioner had wrongly pleaded that they had no knowledge or there was no note of caution given to them at the time of attestation of sale mutation in their favour---Provision of S.23 of National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 was not in conflict with Arts.23 and 24 of the Constitution on the principle of reasonable restriction imposed by law---Petitioners did not have any right of hearing as they had got knowledge of freezing order in the event of Reference filed in year 2020 but they did not file any objection or claim---Constitutional petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

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