KARACHI: The Customs Court judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi issued notices to the customs department and special prosecutor for customs department for April 4, 2018 on a pre-arrest bail petition filed by absconder accused Ghulam Qadir Ali son of Afzal, who was booked in a case of fraudulent clearance of restricted imported goods fireworks in the garb of raw material for processing at Karachi Export Processing Zone (KEPZ), Karachi.
During the hearing, above mentioned accused appeared before the court along with counsel who moved petition for pre-arrest bail and argued that applicant was not mentioned in the first information report and was subsequently included in the interim charge sheet at para 28 without establishing any nexus with the commission of the offence as alleged in the interim challan.
He further argued that his counsel has been falsely implicated in the present case although it is a matter of record that the present applicant is neither the importer nor a clearing agent holding license under section 209 of the Customs Act, 1969.
He submitted that no evidence has been brought on record to connect the applicant with the commission of offence as no evidence has been brought on record that the applicant is beneficiary of the alleged evaded amount by the importer, therefore, court may granted him pre-arrest bail and restrain the customs department for his arrest.
According to the prosecution, above mentioned suspect and others are involved in a case of fraudulent clearance of restricted imported goods fireworks in the garb of raw material for processing at Karachi Export Processing Zone (KEPZ), Karachi and evaded the duty and taxes in the tune of Rs. 957,996.
After the hearing, court issued notices to the customs department and called case file for next date of hearing.
