KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has postponed hearing of the petition filed by Mohammad Kashif Hussain son of Mohammad Hussain against his non-bailable arrest warrants issued by the Customs Court. The petitioner is allegedly involved in a major fiscal fraud case.
The application was fixed before a single bench comprising Justice Muhammad Iqbal Kalhoro. However, due to boycott of lawyers community, the same was adjourned without any further proceedings for the date which would be announced according to the roaster.
It needs to be mentioned here that when applicant had approached the SHC for suspension order of subordinate court’s NBW than SHC had suspended the impugned order but on June 13, 2016 due to absent of applicant / accused, court had recalled its own order dated March 14,2016 in which court had suspended the non-bailable warrant of arrest issued by Custom Court dated November 14,2014.
Earlier applicant / accused stated that he reached back to Karachi from Malaysia and he came to know that that trail court has issued NBW against the applicant because of his non appearance, counsel argued that he wants to face trail but due to issued of NBW, he has apprehension of arrest. therefore SHC may set aside impugned NBW issued by trail court.
According to the prosecution, during the reconciliation/ liquidation of the data of pending mate receipts (MRs) of exports, it was observed that 78 goods declaration export of leather jackets, a rebate able item, filed in the name of customs clearing agent M/s Al Maqsit Enterprises chak no 2361 on behalf of exporters M/s Malik Enterprises, Zoha Apparel, Z A Corporation, Skin Art Leather and Slav One Enterprises were not available physically. Since export against these goods declaration involved substantial amount of rebate, it was therefore apprehended that a major fiscal fraud was being committed.
