KARACHI, Oct 29: Conviction of a Muttahida Qaumi Movement worker was set aside by an appellate bench of the Sindh High Court on Monday.
Amjad Idrees was sentenced for three years by a trial court on charge of possessing illicit weapon under Section 13-D of Arms Ordinance Act.
The bench, comprising Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Ashraf Leghari, also ordered the jail authorities to release the appellant forthwith if not required in any other case.
According to prosecution, on January 8, 1999, SHO Gulbahar raided a hideout in Nazimabad and arrested Amjad Idrees for his alleged involvement in several cases of murder and arson. One unlicensed kalashnikov, with 15 live rounds, was also recovered and a case under section 13-D was registered.
BAIL: Justice Ataur Rahman of the SHC has granted interim bail to one Abdul Sattar, who is Nazim-elect, Mitto Babar, Khairpur Nathan Shah, district Dadu, in the sum of Rs 2,00,000. He was named in an FIR by Muhammad Yameen Narejo at Khairpur in an alleged murder case.
The applicant, represented by Qurban Ali Chohan, submitted that they had been falsely implicated in the FIR pertaining to dispute over electricity connection as he was not challaned with four other accused.
He maintained that if bail before arrest was not granted to them, the police would cause them a harm. The applicant submitted that owing to fear for life and disgrace at the hands of the complainant and the police, he could not take an oath as Nazim. In case of delay in taking oath, he might be unseated and thereby his supporters would be frustrated and his position will be damaged, he claimed.
The court accordingly granted them interim bail until the next date of hearing ie Nov 1.
RADIA CASE: A division bench, comprising Justice S A Rabbani and Justice Muhammad Moosa K. Leghari, reduced the surety amount of an alleged drug smuggler, Sikandar Radia from Rs5 million to Rs 2.5 million.
Applicant’s counsel Rasheed A. Razvi submitted that on July 30, a division bench of the SHC had granted bail to his client in the sum of two sureties of Rs2.5 million each.
He contended that the accused after passing three months was not able to arrange such a huge surety amount. He prayed to the court to reduce the surety amount.
