6623/2019 Const. P. Shakeel Ahmed (Petitioner) V/S Chairman NAB and Ors (Respondent)

6623/2019 Const. P. Shakeel Ahmed (Petitioner) V/S Chairman NAB and Ors (Respondent) Sindh High Court

Bench: Hon'ble Senior Pusine Mr. Justice Nadeem Akhtar, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Iqbal Kalhoro, Senior Puisne Judge(Author) Order Date: 13-OCT-21

Accused in reference, were extended a relief of pre and post arrest bail by this Court. NAB not satisfied with the order challenged the same before the Honorable Supreme Court where remanding the case back to this Court for deciding the afresh in the light of guidelines laid down in the cases reported in PLD 2018 SC 40, PLD 2005 SC364 and PLD 2019 SC 250. Case mainly revolves around allegations against accused Agha Siraj Durani, , for committing corruption and corrupt practices and illegal means accused in the reference, said to be his family members, associates, agents, domestic workers, gunmen, etc., Shakeel Ahmed Soomro is town officer of Garhi Yasin, district Shikarpur, home town of accused Agha Siraj Khan Durani. He was found engaged in buying and selling two very expensive properties in DHA Karachi. The money found to have exchanged his hands in this respect runs in myriad millions. Further he is found to have established a liaison for this purpose i.e. sale and purchase with petitioner Gulzar Ahmed whose counsel in his arguments did not deny this fact. But explained that Gulzar Ahmed was a broker and had dealt with him professionally only; had received money from him and then passed on to the party concerned as per business mores. Which is prima facie a glaring indictment of the role ascribed to the petitioner in the reference. When it is considered together with evidence of holding of assets by him, ostensibly beyond his means, in his name in Karachi furnishes sufficient material to believe his involvement in the alleged offence .Therefore, pre arrest bail is dismissed.