KARACHI: The Customs Court approved interim charge sheet against suspect Muhammad Fazal Noorani, proprietor of M/s Younus Sons and Shoukat Ali proprietor of M/s Shafi Dyeing, who were nominated in FIR for submission of fabricated invoice to evade legitimate government revenue.
On 14 October, 2020, investigation officer submitted progress report and informed that during the course of audit to nab tax evaders, it has been found that M/s Shafi Dyeing imported a consignment said to contain reactive ink, assorted colors for textile printing with declared net weight 10,000 kg and declared value US$ 30,000 from Hong Kong and filed goods declaration though their authorized clearing agent M/s Younus Sons and paid the duties and taxes as per self-assessment made under HS Code 32-4.1600.
He further informed the court that however, during the scrutiny of the matte reveals that rate of duties and taxes are on higher side as compared with the paid duties and taxes under PCT 32.0.1990, it has been proved that above mentioned importer with the connivance of their clearing agent has mis-declared PCT heading of the goods while filing impugned GD by submitting fabricated documents and has committed an offence of deliberate evasion of revenue as defend under section 32 of the customs act, 1969, the evasion of duties and taxes in the subject case are amounting to Rs2,617,557.
He stated that FIR is lodged accordingly for in-depth investigation into the matter and to unearth the actual culprits involved in clearance of the consignment by submitting manipulated/ fabricated documents with deliberate mis-declared to evade legitimate revenue.
After the hearing, the court approved a charge sheet and issued non-bail able warrants against absconding suspect Shoukat Ali and directed the investigation officer to produce him on the next date of hearing.
