LAHORE: The Special Customs Court of Taxation and Anti-Smuggling has declared an accused, Zia Shaukat, as proclaimed offender for not attending the court hearing since long.
As per the details, a case had been registered against the accused under Section 156 of the Pakistan Customs Act, 1969, by the Regional Tax Office Lahore in January 2015. Section 6,7,8,8 and 3 were also imposed on the accused person in the FIR.
However, the accused was not attending the court proceedings since registration of the case despite issuance of many notices to ensure his appearance in person before the court, but he failed to comply with the instructions.
Taking legal action, Special Judge Chaudhry Ameer Muhammad Khan declared the accused, Zia Shaukat a resident of Faisalabad as proclaimed offender and ordered him to appear before the court within 30 days to avoid further legal proceedings.
