ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI

C.P.No.D- 1956 of 2023

 

DATE

ORDER WITH SIGNATURE OF JUDGE.

 

  1. For orders on Misc. No. 9518/2023 (u/a)
  2. For order on office objections No. 3 & 18
  3. For order on Misc. No. 9519/2023
  4. For hearing of main case

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14.04.2023

 

            Mr. Aroon  Parsad, advocate a/w Petitioner Sunil

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1.         Urgency granted.

2.         Deferred.

3.         Exemption application is granted subject to all just exceptions.

4.         Through this Constitution Petition, petitioner Sunil son of Narain Das has called in question Call-up Notice (Annexure-A, Page-13 of the petition) dated 11.04.2023, issued by NAB Karachi, whereby petitioner has been directed to appear before NAB Karachi in the investigation against Adnan Rasheed, DC Matiari, Mansoor Ali Abbasi, AC Saeedabad, Officers/Officials of Sindh Bank and others. It is contended that petitioner apprehends his arrest at the hands of the NAB officials for the malafide reasons. Further it is submitted that particulars of the inquiry are not mentioned in the notice. Counsel for the petitioner after arguing at some length submits that as NAB Courts have been conferred with the power to grant bail at least this petition may be converted to an application for protective bail and protection may be granted to the petitioner to surrender before learned Administrative Judge, Accountability Courts at Karachi for pre-arrest bail.

           

            This petition is converted to an application for protective bail. Without touching the merits of the case, protective bail for a period of five (5) days from today is granted to applicant/accused Sunil son of Narain Das, subject to furnishing solvent surety in the sum of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand) and P.R. bond in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Nazir of this Court. Applicant/accused is directed to surrender before the Administrative Judge, Accountability Courts, Sindh at Karachi in the aforesaid period. This order shall cease to have its effect after expiry of five days from today or when the applicant/accused surrenders before the Administrative Judge, Accountability Courts, Sindh at Karachi, which one occurs earlier. It is made clear that in case applicant/accused fails to surrender before the concerned Administrative Judge, within the aforesaid period his bail bond shall stand forfeited.  

 

            Application is accordingly disposed of.  

 

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