KARACHI: The Customs and Taxation Court Special link Judge Arshad Noor Khan granted bail to an air traveler against Rs 1 million surety bonds. The smuggler, Sunder Lal was caught red handed at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi while trying to smuggle 50 tola of gold to India in his luggage.
The accused was arrested after 50 tola (approximately 583 grams) of gold was recovered from his luggage while he was on his way to Bombay, India by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight No PK-274 on November 13, 2014.
The gold was recovered from a locked box inside the suitcase that the accused was carrying. The market value of the gold recovered from the accused is estimated to be over Rs 2.3 million.
On Thursday, the public prosecutor Jan Marwat said that since the gold has been recovered, so we have no objection over Court’s decision.
After hearing the public prosecutor as well as the lawyer of the accused the Court granted the bail on the surety of Rs 1 million.
The Investigation Officer of the case has already submitted challan in the court last week.
