KARACHI: Customs Court Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashidi dismissed a bail before arrest of accused Abdul Jabbar S/o Haji Abdul Rahan who had been absconder since long in a case of attempting to smuggle/non-duty paid 25,000 litres HSD oil from Hub Balochistan to interior Sindh. After the dismissal of bail application, officials of the customs authorities arrested.
During the hearing, counsel for the applicant/ accused argued that his client is innocent and was falsely implicated in the case who is ready to face trail therefore the court may grant him bail till the final disposal of this case. However the Customs Department opposed his bail application.
After arguments, the court dismissed his bail before arrest and observed in its order that “record shows that applicant/ accused was shown as absconder in charge sheet. Accused has been absconder since long and non-bail able arrest warrant was already issued against him. The applicant/accused is deeply involved in transportation of smuggled HSD which was seized by the seizing officer. The accused is the owner of the vehicle in which alleged smuggled HSD was transported. The offence committed by the accused is punishable with 14 years’ imprisonment and as such falls within the clauses of Section 497 CR. PC. The specific role had been attributed to the applicant/ accused person. The charge-sheet shows that accused is fully involved in smuggling therefore bail before arrest application is hereby rejected”.
