KARACHI: The Customs Court granted interim pre-arrest bail to suspect namely Muhammad Hassan, Operation Manager, M/s Allied Xpert Logistics, who was booked in tax evasion cases.
On July 31, 2018, counsel for the above mentioned suspect argued that his client is innocent and was falsely implicated in this case, who is ready to face trail, therefore, court may grant him bail till final judgment of this case.
After the hearing, court granted him bail against the surety of Rs3,00,000 and directed him to appear on next date of hearing for conformation or otherwise.
According to the investigation officer of Customs Appraisement informed the court that on credible information, customs officials approached to M/s AL-Hamd International Container Terminal, Karachi, where the container were landed, during the physical examination recovered mobile phones, batteries, thus authenticated the information earlier received and corroborated further information that once the information regarding the blocking of the consignments have been revealed to the importers/ allied they would endeavour to either file a misdirected goods claim or try to replace the pallets with similar packing pallets to be imported or replaced by some other method in connivance with the AICT staff subsequently.
Investigation officer informed the court that accused imported assorted model and brand mobile, tablets and batteries in the garb of t pallets disperse dyes code of goods 3204.11 and 4 pallets refrigerator parts code of goods 8418.99 and duties and taxes involved in millions of rupees.
Case was registered for violation of 2 (s), 16, 32, 43 to 45, 138, 155D, 155E, 155H, 1551 and 178 of the Customs Act, 1969, read with SRO 566 (1)/ 2005 dated 06/06/2005 and Section 3 (1) of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1950 punishable under clauses 8, 9, 14, 100 & 101 of Section 156 (1) of the Customs Act, 1969, read with section 3 (3) of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 and Section 148 of the Income Tax Ordinance 2000, further read with appendix-B of import policy order.
