KARACHI: Customs Court Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi remanded an accused named Muhammad Yousuf son of Babu to Central Jail Karachi who was booked in a case of illegal removal of pay-order worth Rs02.1million.
During the hearing, investigation officer produced above named accused before the court and informed it that the pay-order No: 3176009 dated 03/02/2014 of Rs02.1million was issued by Standard Chartered Bank, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Karachi. The pay-order was deposited against the GD of unauthorized importer (s) illegally and Muhammad Yousuf was alleged to illegally remove the mentioned pay-order from Securities Section of the Collectorate.
He added that the accused was asked to clarify his position from time to time but he intentionally avoided attending the preliminary investigation therefore a case was registered against him in violation of the Sections 32A of the Customs Act-1969 which is punishable under clause 14A of Section 156(I) of the Customs Act-1969.
After the hearing, the court sent him to jail and directed the investigation officer to submit a charge-sheet on the next date of hearing.
