KARACHI: Customs Court Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi issued a non-bailable warrant for accused Muhammad Muamar Junaid booked in a mis-declaration and evaded the duty and taxes of Rs2.7million.
During the hearing, accused Khurram Inayat S/o Inayat Ali was present on the interim bail, however accused Muhammad Muamar Junaid was absent without any intimation notice therefore the court issued his non-bailable warrant. The court also issued a notice to his surety and directed the investigation officer to submit a compliance report along with a final charge-sheet.
During the investigation, it was revealed that accused are involved in mis-declaration of import value and fiscal fraud through submission of fake commercial invoices.
A case was registered in violation of Section 32 (1) & (2) 32 A read with Section 79 punishable under Clauses (14) (14A) of Section 156 (1) of the Customs Act-1969 read with Section 3, 4, 6, 7A, 33 and 34 of the Sales Act-1990 further read with Section 148 of the Income Tax Ordinance-2011.
