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KARACHI, April 30: Justice Azizullah M. Memon of the Sindh High Court on Friday rejected a bail application moved by an alleged activist of the Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, accused in a case registered under the Explosives Act and Arms Ordinance.
Hamid Murad moved the SHC seeking bail in a case registered on Sept 26, 2003 by the Taimuria police. The police said that on a tip-off that some men gathered in a park had explosive material with them, a raid was conducted which resulted in the arrest of Hamid Murad, Hafiz Saeed and Faizanullah.
A TT pistol was allegedly seized from each of them. Besides, two bombs and seven shells were also shown to be recovered from the plastic bags found with them. The police also claimed to have recovered a number of books, pamphlets and other printed material.
The counsel for state submitted that the case trial was in its initial stage and the concession of bail was likely to affect the trial. The single judge, agreeing with the counsel for state, dismissed the bail plea.
Liquor reshipment: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Shabbir Ahmed and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, suspended the order pertaining to the reshipment of liquor container on an appeal by the collector of custom, challenging the single judge order.
The court admitting the appeal for hearing also issued notice to respondent M/s Michael D'Souza and United Marine Agency. The single judge of the SHC earlier allowing the lawsuit of UAE-based businessman Mr D'Souza ordered reshipment of the container having 8,616 liquor bottles on furnishing a surety of Rs2 million as the plaintiff took the plea that it was wrongly shipped to the Karachi port.
Arguing on behalf of the customs, Advocate Raja M. Iqbal contended that the SHC judge erred in granting reshipment of cargo involving prohibited bottles of liquor which were not declared in the IGM but instead it was declared as a household item.
He refused to accept the contention of the plaintiff that the container was wrongly shipped to Karachi submitting investigation confirmed that the container was booked for Karachi in the name of A.H. Enterprise.
He further contended that the single judge order was contrary to the view taken by the SHC's division bench in this regard. The court was prayed to set aside the reshipment of liquor container order. The court admitting the appeal for hearing issued notice to the respondents for a date to be fixed in office. - APP/PPI
