Allah Bachayo (Petitioner) VS NAB & ors. (Respondent)

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llel(,re: Mr. JLsli(c AhrncJ Ali M. Sluiklr' "'" '' vr tu.,it" v"h'lrltrltecl Kltitn Kllarr Aglr'r"l ('.P. No ll-h2lU ol20l6 M,,hl, n, nr,l' Yot" t"' ''o uin Mulrctnrrlctl

('hairlDarl NAII & others C.l' No D- 4841 o12016 Jokhio sh*,k"t H;;i,; i;khio stui shamsurldin Clhairnlun NAll & othc$

C.P. No.l)- 281 o1 2016 Allah BachaYo s/o Nascer Khal

Chainrtan NAB & otllcts

C I' No l)- 282 ol 2016 p116in1111nd I lashim Hingttttt Ali Akbar ftilfLlo s1t'

('hairrl1Ltn NnB & olhers Ll.P No.D- 5945 ol 2016 Sllcll Sl[riI llussaitt s/o. Muhillrtn!n Chairrlran NAB & othc$

C P No't)- 5946 ol20l6 tln Muhammad Khan Nor..r rrmin Iitntl"'ui-tultnttlr' ('hairutatt NAB & othcls

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r P No.D-1917 ot 2U l6 Mirctri ,rri sh.r Miani sro. Mtrltrrrltrlld Qasirrr L'ltairman NAll & othet s

C.P. No D-61?9 of20l6 Abdul l(ehtnatt Nuzeel Ahrrretl Malhlni s/o

Chritnrart NA[] & trthcrs

('.P. No.D-6390 oi 2016 Abrlul Rehrnan s/o Ali Muharnnrad Chlilmarl NAll & othcts

Datc ol healing 24.08.2017

l-r.09.20I 7 l)alc ol'ot' rlct llrloLtglr I Mt' Altntcd Piizatla. Advocatc ('outrsel lirr tllc D- (,2lLl. 4lt'l I I)clilioncls alorgrvith P etitiorleru in C.t'. No l8l.2fl2/2ult,.

'tl -Ni",it,,rn, ,' lJrlrrarri ndvocatc alurrP\\illr r.ti,i,,,,.t- irr ( P' Nrr'Li-5q45 & 5q4(r r'1 Advr'trttc 'i'" M,. Muawsar Ali Metnurr'ol 2ul6 iion**,iit n"ti,i,'n"' in ( P No D'lql7 ';i"i,';;;r, }""n ;. Suhito' Adrocate atr.suitlr netitiuncr in C P No D-617q o[2016' !''a,i'.'eiJri j*urr Mirza' A<lvocatc alottgwtllr p.'titioner in C P No D-6390 of 20l6 L Allah BaohaYo Chauclio 'Ilrc Pelitioners 2. Ali Akbar Hingot o I

3.Shoukat I lussaitt lolihio I

4.Slbir I ltrssain Shah

5.Ali Shel Milarri

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6 Nazc'ct Maclbool n 11ti11 Mel)lolr 1 Multarltllacl Yottnus I 8 Abdul llcltntatt

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Nazecr Ahmed Malkatli

llrrough M r'. Yasil Sitldi q. Special 1,n,.,".uf,,, I I{csporl(lellts NA,T} NAli alott '"vith l.( ). llasatr !!!9t, oltt) Elt oh lll I(a nr Kl tl J. 'fltrough tlrese Petitiurs' thc vide grantcd ad intctim pre arrest bail by this court petitione$ above wclc 09'20 16. 18.0t.2016. 18.01.2016. 0l I1 2016' ordcrs dated 16 l1 2016' 06

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23 112016 resPectivcly in 01.11.2016, 04.07.2016. 23'll'2016 au<l being conducted againsl them by connection with inquiries/investigations (NAB) in telatiotr to acts ol corrupti()ll the Natioral Accountability Bureau Acoountability Ordinance 1999 lalling withir the purview of the National No'55/16 State v Allah (NAO) which lead to NAB tiling llef'erence the petilioners and othcrs in Bachayo and others on 07-10-2016 against (ioverntlerrt land situoled at Doh [tehfi uin el1'ect ttr illegally allottiug Qasim 'Iot|tl Karachi and its sale to private Pelsolls which caused a colossal loss to the national exchequcr to lhe tune ol RS llt5 lrillion By ol tlrc alblesaid petitiors li)r thc this colrlmou older we propose to dispose grant of Prc arrest bail.

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2.The blief facts of ttre case as pcr relcrcncc under tlre garb of 8 IIke leases govelnment land was usurpcd liaudtrlently fbr' 30 years of govenlment land oI Na Class No 26' Deh Rehri' Bin Qasinr Ol'ficials in connivancc wilh Town, Malir Karachi. That the llevenue incot'potatcrl lirlie cttttics ttt privare beneliciaries illegally and malalldcly Rehri Bin Qasirtr lown. l(atachi the rccord trf Rights i.e. V[ Vll-B Deh the nalne o l' lon-cxistillg percors wheleby the initial etttries were placed in and then rtlalafidely futtheltmusfirlcd in ttre nalne of sutrscqucnl lessccs' ,fhe30yenrsleaselandsl]avebecnctlrrelltlyillegallyoccupicdbydill.ct.ctlt liaudtrlcntly sold to thc pLrhlit illegal housing societics which wete tutther is sct o(ll rl large As pcr ret'srellce ths lolc'0l each nccusc(l/pctitiolcr bclovr

-lhat the acctrscd No'l & 2 /(Pelitioncr No l Allah Bachalo lingolo) lvere thc DO llevetrttc Chaldio) and (pctitioner No 2 Ali Akbar I thc record oi theit oUice passetl officials l(al'achi who without verifyirg leasc hokling rights olbtal 5l-(x) illegnl orders tbt tluust'ers ol 30 year basis of fake eltries That at that tilllc acres aud 23-00 acres land on the llcYerrue accused No.3 /(petitioner No 3 Shoukat llussain lolihio) was the forwardetl reports ofticer. Bin Qasim l own' I(arachi and he rualafidely ye ars lcase Ilolding Iights ol total of Mukhtiorl(at's lbl t[a[sl'eI ol 30 acres on the bosis of said like clltrics 'fhat acctlscd No 4 lpctitioncr No was the Assista[t Mukhtinlkar" Bin Qasinl lowtt l(aruclti Sabil llussain who flttested thc 3x clltrics No 5l8 5l9 and 540 tlatc'd 17 0920()5 litt' oI thc allott]lent i lcasc llic trrllsti'l ol'08-00 actcs lalld withotrt verilicatioll statetl lx srltries \vith llis singlc ofthe tilst lessee ]lc vctiliecl the irbovc siSnatrtlo in gross violtrliou of the Village Mattu:rl whereitr il is $esuibed

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As l)er illvcsligatioll Assislillrt thill c!cr) cl11r)' slrilll hc iltlcsled scpilliltcl\' N,lLrLlrfiIrl,l. \vNS (llc rlcrtlscLl llll(l llol th! iltllllori/cd ol-liccf \\llo sigrtcrl lltc cr(rics ol l)cl) I{clrri

Shcl Miratti) srts tlrt -1. lhal 0rctlsc(l N() 5 (l)clitioller No 5 Ali llirt (Jrr:inl lirrvn l"tt'rtlrt r"lr" l"rrt'rt'tie'l r(|.rl' \\ llr Nl(tl(lllixll(xl il'lcs (rl lo recorntllclldiltion lo tr0nslel lclsc holcl lights ol lotill l0-00 llscd il lillllpclt(l (rul\\ir1(l \rlrs lcilsc lilr rvllie:h the ilcctls0(l llils nltllillidel\ itttd uitlloLr( ltinitr!'

No.tll4-4i2005 l'trr li'rrvartling lri: tccottltttctldltliotl lllc llillnr olNltlhillllllttltl Iqbal lirIrva|tletl rcpl)11 (lllttl l8l2'll)0i clrtr! itl hold righls ol-01-00 lo lhc lfl)ol< \ritlr reconllnclldillion trl'tt-lttlslit ol'lelsc Sicltlicltte' aet cs lrtttel in laroLtt' o1' NlLtllatllnliltl Anlil) Ml(lbool lvlunl()l])

5.Ihilt llcrus('(l No () (pctitioncr No'(r Nilzccr \\rnsMtll(htilll(lll.l}itl()asirlllllrr,Ir.Nlalit,.l(ltlitcllirlhrr\!ithn]altlli(lc ol 503 (l'rlc(l 0i'07 2001 li)f 1fnIsli'r intctr(ions !ctiliccl I lrhc cntrl No totaIS5-()(lNclcsollcxseholilr.igllts()l.ll),()0il(rcgo\,cllllllfl]llill](lill it lrrlic crtttr Noi0t) ([rlr(l lirvout ol Noor Nluhttntntrld llr'r'ctilictl 01.01.100-' ilboLll c\lclisioll ol-lcilsc {rl l(J 00 ilerc\ llLrrlt Nlr ( lrrrs l(r rrrrrl l5-00 llures li'otlt seil sllotc'

Thal ilccuscd No 8 (pctitioner No 7 MLthatttmatl Yotlnus) was

'lown' Malit^ Kalachi' rvlto with Tapedar', Ibtahim ltydeLi Bin Qasim 539 and 540 tlatcd 17 09 2005 nlalallde irrterrtions kept Jx sntries No 533' hokl rights ol total J2-(X) rlcrcs t)l' rvith singlc sigratule tbr transllr ol lease 08-00 acres govelnment land Thesc sig[attlrcs :rre ill gross violation of Village Manual whcrcin il is prescribetl that evcry elttl'y shflll bc fi'r placed ently No'5'11 tlated 0? 06 2()06 ruttestcd seParately. l lc ltdhcr land $itllo(t contirlning thc Iransttf of lease hold rights ol 08-00 acres galluitlcllcsli ol'thc pteviotts correspondittg ently Hc lilrthcl plaocd clltl'y lcase holLl rights ol 04-00 lcrcs No.54l datcd 1102 2006 lin transler ol lqtral withoul veril'Yillg crrtr\ lnnd tiorn Maclbool llussain Shah to ZalaI alrcatly transtetted his leasc hold No.l20. rvltere Maqbool Llussairr has lhe accused also placctl thc entry rights of Lt Col. (l{) Murlec[ Ahnratl Ilttx lo lx hold of03-00 rrcrcs lancl litrtr Murad No.542 l'ol tlansl'el ol lcusc \!itllotr{ pcr-solls llalllelY Shalrbaz-. Nootulial) and N4ullrnllll[(l Salwnr llsLr 2J-09-1991{ tlre rrccttscrl lrlts ve tying ulatlcste(l cntrv No l48 claletl tlansl'er ol lease lrol(l riglrts ('l (Il-l)0 plaoed tlre gntly No 547 al]out thc s,r crtllctl ilct cs governnent land liotl so cailetl lessec Aslttirel A hrnacl ttr his .t

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enny ard in additioll l() rl hcir lvithotlt havittg any previotts cott'csponding hcltasittcot.ptllaterlclltlyNo.546dalcdlg.()6.2006regardingtranstciol land to Muhammed Lllrer letsc ltold ligilts 01'05-00 acres ot.govertlmctlt his lcgill heits in rtttet violation of statelue[t of conditiou of T llotDrcnt to of leasc fot' poultt y farr[ing purposcs Rehman) was Tapedar

7.That accusecl No 9 (petitioner No'8 Abdul hc kept the cntry No 508 dated Iblahim FIydeIi Bin Qasifi'Iown' Katachi hokl rights of total l5-00 aclcs ol' 01.07.200j Iegarding ttanstbr of lease years lcasc to unduly lhvour lO-00 acres of governnlent lantl ort 30 accused No.l0 Noor Mulramnld Thc lccuseJ lrits kent lll( clltr'\ irl atrtl on thc lrasis ol so-calltrl connivatloe with othcr tevenue tllUciuls extensiotr of lease older ofthe then l)C Malir and l(ept a lake ennv No'51)7 lcase ol l0-00 acres lionl Na Clnss datcd 0l .07.2003 at, ottl extensioll oi ancll5.00agleslitrtrrsclsholetoullj[stifiablyfilyor|rncclsedNo'll Nazcer Ahnlcd Malkrni'

Ahmed Malkari) is tlrc

8.Thal, accused No.l I (petitioner No 9 Nazeer 26 ancl l5-00 actes tiort Sca beleticiary of 10'00 acres ftom Na Class No to hinl vidc cntr!

shore lotal 25-00 acles govt land illegally tlanst'elled Accused No'9 Abdtrl No.507 dated 01.07.2003 itt contrivance with RehrrratrtlrethelrTapedalandlccusedNo.6Naaeer.MatllroolAnritt No 6 lirrther lruslertt'tl hi'r Mcurolt the then Mttl(htiarl(,rr' fhe 0ccused lease hold [ights to N.lvcd Athnr Ilusslin vi(lc cntty No 550 tlatctl I r.09.2006.

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9.l.cilrllcd cottttscl lirt l)elilir)llcrs l l -l(All'll1 llacllato '\1i c'rttlctttlctl tllilt l0 !rilr lensrs Alihirt llirlgolo itn(l SllollLal 11u'51111 lrrl'hio) arc tllltlsltroblc u11(lcr thc Lillld Rcgistlitlion r\ct l9('7 alttl tltrtl br' tllirIitr!

rhetlilllsltrtIIel]etitioncrsl.]arrtl]haclitctc(lc0nll]lctclylcgirllrLrrltlin llilld llatl hcen ttattslctttd orr g,lrxl l'aith llc tlid not llo\\cvct dctty lllot the rl \ 'r' ll'rl tll( r'rl! ol lr(lili"rrcls the bitsis oi litlic a1111is5 lrttt colltelld!d tllJl 1.2 antl 3 t)ciug l)islrirl trlllcets rntl t)cPut) Dislticl olllcer t'cretrtte clltrics \\rrc laIe or tlrrt' ll'' rcsPeclivel)' lo cllccl( \!llctllcI lhc c(nlcclned !iLrl)rrlittc(l tllill thc l0lt(l \\ils llo\! \ileilnl atttl ils sLtelt tllr loss ltirrl hctll cattsctl to tllc llilli()llill c\('1]equcl irrttl in lttl\ cr,crtl lIrc tcnlrrr'irl tll illcuitl 1o (lcill \!itll itt tcsPcel l" cncr'(,ltchlllcllts on lllttil n'lts li)l lllc Nltll\ll(iarkitl trtst' \\iitll lcgirr'l 1(' llrc ('llcillirlLl lhc frlhlic nl lilrgc 'lclllclll ol lllc pt

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been lirlsely and nalal)dcll petitioner No.l hc colltcnded thal he had MPA who he had an enlnit-v- iuvolved in the casc at thc behest of a local Younus) who wirs thc with. With tegard to pctitioner No 8 (Mulralrmad he had actcd strictly in accordancc concemed tapedar he contended that with the law in pertbrming his obligatiotts' contencled that

10.Leatned counsel tbr petitioncr No'5 (Ali Sher Mirani) forwarded llle repott ol the tapcdlrr he rvas simply a Mukhtialkar wlto had cted stliclly in accorditncc with tllc to the Distllot Revctrue ttlficer aucl llad law: thtrt it wrs a case ol'pick and choose by NAB and that none ofthe 194 evetr otlrenvise the land is vacant PW's hacl inplicatetl lrinl itr the casc and antt no toss lracl bcen oausetl to the exclrequel' and pctitiorrct ll. Lcarlcd coutrsel lbl pctitioncr No '1 (Sabir Llussaitt) No.6 (NaziL Maqbool MetINll) contcndcd that they were Assislant

Mtrklrtiar.kal.rrndMuklrtiatkar.respectivclyandtlrcyhadsirrrplylilllowcd theolderol.theDoRcvetruearrdas.suclrtheyhadactcdingootllirithirrld act' Accordittg to hitrl governllrcnt ()lllciirl\ had uot colnlnittcd any illegal No (r also sttbtttiltctl lllat hc wcre obliged b fbllow illegal ordcts' Petilirrncr sigtratttrc had bccn had not signcd trttY otdcL and/ol lcPo and lhirl his this issue [)cti]rc lhe lb|gctt altlrrrugh lre cottcedccl that hc hacl not raisetl trial c(nrrl

12.Lcarncd cottusel tbr Pclitioner No 9 Nazeer Ahtrcd Malliant land tncl had c(nllnlillcd coDtendcd that he was a bona ficle putchaser ofthc tclbrctrcc bl no illegality and that he had been rualafldely added in lhe NAB becausa he rel'used to be a I'W ll suppolt oi his oolltclrtiorrs llc ( SBt'R 20l4 Sirrdh placed reliancc or tlte case of Farhtn Ali Ys' The State (PLD 2015 Sindh 20) l0l7) and Kh:rlid Ahmed Kharr Lund V State

13.Lcarnccl coutrsel lirt accused No 9 (petitiotrcl'No 8 Abdul llchnrnrr) itruocenl anrl tha{ hi'i who r,vas it tapedar cotltended tlul hc \!as colllpletely cotroedecl lh{t hc had not raisc(l signatule llad been Iitrgerl allllough lte also cxpclt' this issue befirre thc tl ial cou( ard rcqucsted a ltantlwritinE

14.Leamecl special proscculor NAII vehemctdl)- o1tposctl lhc colltendc(l thal lnost ()l' contiluratiott ofbail to each ofthc pctitiottets lle thc petitiollers wcre Bovclnrrlenl oflluials rvlttr had lrrcachcd rttlcs

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rcllolalions alld li]\\s ill col)llivilllcc \!ith elch otllel in or(lcr t() bcncllL soch hiLcl tlristrsctl tllc|e othcrs by ll lludtllclltlJ' gr'llltillg lcilses Nll(l ils aLrlhoIitl' wltich lcacl to a nrassivc ltrss trr lllc srr\(l'ltlllclll rlullc'1Lrer ttt cndcd ttp clleirtitrg (lrt givilg itrvirl Sovcllllllclll lancl 1o latltl grahhcrs rvho |)Llbliclltllllsclllt,ottpllr,lrirltrslir,ttsirt!,srreictics.llct.elct.t'edtrrLlrc docunr!-l1ls oll rccull Lirltl S'l(rl stillclllclll\ ill sLlPPol'l of Ilis rariotrs colllcll(i()Bs llll(l illso plarc(l rrliatlcc oll arl ot-rlct ol this ( (rLIrl irr 'l'rriq V NAlt drtled 1l-05-:017 t PI) No 5515/2016 Mtthanrntctl whereby the Post alresl bail of acctrscd No. l2 (Muhanned 'l'aliq ) irr lhc ret'efellce had been leiected

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15.We ltave heard tlle parti€s alld have carefutly gouc througll lecor.dalrdconsideredtlrecaselawcitedbythem'Attlreoutsetwcalcrrl. theviewthattheautholitiescitedbythelearnedcounsellbrPetitiulcrNo9 assistance to hin l'ikewisc thc Nazeer Ahmed Malka|i are ol littte ifally' NAB is nol order lclbrred to by learned specinl Prosccutor llost allest t,ail pnrticul0rly relevant as this ordel seerrrs to retet to the land/glabbing case whcreby accused No l2 cheating th(: public at lalge trspect ot'this sold plots to ttrctnbcrs ol lhc through lris coutpany l{oyal I3uilders illegatly public which he had no legal title to'

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16.We would also like to makc it clear that the findings in this nlaterial available on recold atrrl only basetl on a te[tative assessmetlt ofthe shall be decicled on rnerils bas!:d orr strall have lo bearing on the tlial which the cvidence placed belbre the trial coutt' rcliet'

17.lt is norv well settled law that pre arrest bail is an cxtraordinary has besn malalitlc on thc plfl ol and is onty xvailrblc ir cases whete lhere regard ref'cterrce may bc made 1() the the aomPlainant or the police lr this case oIRaln Molutlmetl Arshad V Muhaltned llalique (PLD 2009 S('

427)which lrclcl at P 4iil lhat thc t'ollowitrg qoncliliorts rlccd to bc satisllL:d as set out []clow:

before Ple an'est bail catt be gtantecl

so modl' "9. LlvcD since tlten' the sai(l intcrPrelclrorr 'ht -''.ti.1-l]'],\l:" nY tt",'1lll;iu havt' so found and ths parameters so picsuribcri' ( tirf j(rtrlirrv l'r thc Sttptt'ior ourls rn(ltkllllP ,"'r"ri"if, "ur"ini u1'''in'..

ut'i t*lt t'e-exatnittutl lhe srrnc \rirs lri;;;,.';i titc rnatt*r' "a' r' llrc siri(l r"ocePl $ il rvirs irritirrll) ftop"trntlctlli'r ",,t"."-rifi.,,",f t""'" t'ula'' ttrrrr hc 'trrrttrtirt'izc''l I";lJ:;;;'il "''t'" 'trrrt'l' tllc',tclletit ol us itll us urltler:--

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(a),lrfl)l ol bail bclinc xllest is an cxtt-utlrclitrary rcliel to be granlctl oltly in cxltitottlitlrlry siluillions to l)rolc(l i-,t,ro""ul 1r"rron, agaiDst victimizatio[ through iibuse of llw lbr ulterior motives:

(h)Drc-ut t erl lrlril is tl0l lo be ttscd xs a sul)slilul( or ns :lll nllet tritivc for po\t-ill l cst bnili

{clbiril befijl e arlcsl cro llot l'e grilnlcd lllllcss lhc l)clson scchittt it sfllisfic5 tll( c('ll(litions s;tttificd rttltscctiott (2) ol scclioll 49- of ( orlc ul ( titttitlttl l'ttreedtttc t'r groutltls irtles. lrc establi.h"s ttlc cxistellce ol teasonatrlc lcrdinc 1rr fl trclicl thol hc was not gttilll ol lllc ollcrrcu ,ti.l*"il lrilr rrrrrl llrirt lltcrc \ (r(. rrr lir(1. 'rrlli(i(rrl "*ui,,r, ;r,,itr.lt rlirt'rlrrttitrt ltlrlll(l ill(lllilv itrt" lri:' ctrilt:

(d)llo( jus( lhis but ill fldditiorr thclcto' hc nrusl fllso sholv thri his rrrcsl lvns beiug sought lbr ultet'iot nrotivc' rr:tt (icttlarlv on lllt l,llrl 0f lhe Policcl lo (ltttst i,rc1,,r."trl.' hulllilintioll lo hinl :ln(l to tli\qril(c :rll(l dishoDor hinl:

{c} suclr it Drliliul)(l .ilruul(l llrlltur cslahlisll Ihlt ll( llad lr"t ,lorrt otl sttt'lerctl illl\ ircl \\lli(ll uorrlJ diserrtitlc lrirrl tr' r disclclionaly reliel'il cquity c g hc had no past tlinrinal Lcco,,t oL Urat trc ha('t not bcen a llgitive rt law: rnrl littall\ tllat:

(1)iu thc absencc ot a rcasolablc and a itlstililblc crtrsc rr pct'sott rlciit'ittg lli: rltlrlti:\i[ll l h'lll l'(lr'rc irl'l'(\l rrrrr 'l' i,, ri,. tit,..r ittslltttut llPpt'rlulr lll( ( "tlfl ol litst itr'tittrl ie ('(tu11 li)r tlrsCoult ol'Scssion. [rclbre pdiliolrirlg thc'llilLh thc pur'1losc.'(bold ttdtlerd)

13.lhc rcqttitctttcltl ol ttlitlalitlc in or(lcr t() qrralilt lirl l)rc ilrrc\1 hitil StlIlclll' ('oLlrl itr Llte crtse rrl ltas Iccrntl,,bcert cntIllasizctl [rv thc llLrrl hlc Mul(htur ,\hmrd v. 'l'hc Stalc illr(l othl:ts (2011) S( Mlt f{)()'l rclr\irrrl

pirge 2066) as untlcr:-

""""' Ihis (otllt hls lcIeiltcdly tlcellrc(l (hilt lllc cottccssi'.rtt t)l'l)rc-ilrlcsl ltail cirltttol be lllltrrrctl tLr atl ilb(nll ,lccrtsc.l pcrso't trntess llle cotrll licls slllisllc(l scliouslles-\ ol lllc iLccttscd ncrsoll': il\scr(l()ll ,"g,,,,tiug t'it inlcll(ll(l lrrcst bcill!' il(ltlille(l I)\ rrrillir

ll.'i" o,, tl," pilll ('1 ll1e e()llllllilillilnl pilrl\ ()r lll( l(l!ll l'olicc'

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19.ltr lllis crtsc ortlr l'critirrtlel Nt'"1 Sll"rrlat lltrssltitt (rrr tllc l)ilr1 ,\ltttrct1 l\lrrllirrri llrtrc claitttcd rltrtlrrlitlc Petilioncr l'.1o 9 Nirzcct' ol thc NAL] llte lirrtncl rlirilllt(l llla( ltc ltrltl bccrt lalsclr irrtlrlicille'l

irtltl lllc lilllcr rlililll!(l llllll lrr bcci[rsc il ocill N]l,r\ hrrtl nrt cttnlil,r'uillt ltitlt v-.-

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had beel falsely implicatcd as he lclitscd Lr) becolnc a PW' Ncilhcr ol thc

aforesaitl allegations havc been subslan{iated with any [atcrial and arc

sinrply bare allegalitrns aud a:r sttclt wc find their claillls oI malatide on lhc

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22.InthiscaseoutofthegPelitionersbetbr.eus8aregovgltlnlcllt timc when thc ct itnc wits officials who were scrving in the ROR at the allege<1 to have beel comnrilte'rl fwo ol tlrelr wele Districl l{c\elltlc otrc wils itll Assislillll ofllcers. olle was a t)eputy Districl Itevcnlle oflicer' MukhLitrrknr', two were Mtlkhtiarliars ancl two were tapcdaN whilst lltc lhnt tll ol'thesc oflicets had vrtst otlter rvas a bcncllciaLy Wc hlvc obsctvcd bcclt wcll awate ot thc lelcvill]l expclience ill the BOI{ atttl otrghl to ltavq tllcr trtattagement ol lorld law. lules irud ptoccdures ill cotrnectiolr with records and in particulirr thc orcatioll oI lcascs and tratrsttr ot land'

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23.All the petitioners have bcetr given a spccitic role in oldct whiclr tteed llot bc repeated hcre rrr set oul. itr the earlier parls of this ordcr to avoid rePetition

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record that hoth thc tape(lcls cntries wele corlcct lt is appurent lioln thc t'ailed to check the existing cntries in respect of this case which werc lake 'Ihe Assistant as well as thc the tapqd0rs ancl may have cven bcen ttdcled by Muklrtiar.kars(Petitioncrs4,5and6)alsohadanobligationtocheckthc enEies rathot than blildly relying orr the tapedars as they are also ficld ot'flcers but all 5 of thern l'ailcd in thcir duties With tcgard to the Icitscs orders ol thc Distlict ottlccl Revel]trc thcsc wcfe all grantcd on the illcgal (petitionels l' 2 ancl 3) who agaitr nrade and Deputy District ollicer revenue gntries wcre corrcct l'he contentioll thitt uo cllblt to ersule that the colnPletcly reicctsd ln tllis rcspcct lbllowing an illegal orclel is a del'ense is rctbrerlce may be llradc to Mulranrmetl Asghlr Khan's case (201J Pl l) Akhta r tl izvi vs' Fcdcration of SC I ) and tllc casc of Sycd M ah rrrootl 'Ihc illegal actiorrs arrd corlnivartcc trl' Pal(istarr (PLD 2013 SC 195) patitiollelslto8islurthersho\rynbythel.actthathaldlyalryrll.tlrelcssccs that in bleach ol various existed and as such ltave llot bcon traoeable' GovotnmcntofsindhLanclLJtilizationDepanmelrtNotif.icationstlrelarrd wastralsferredbylcusewitlrn()paylnentoronlyPortpaynlcnlinalt$ li)l' cases: that llo opon kutchery was held antl thal the land was nol tlsed bcell tlarlslerlcti to latrtl gtabbcrs poultry torming. lnstcad it Llppcars to have 6 (Nazecl Matlbrxrl Atuitr lbr othcr purposes. With regard lo Petitioners ()lltentioll th01 lhclr siSnaturcs on llrc Metnol) and 8 (Abdrrl l{ehnran) att atlct thoLlghl and it had becl lblgetl this scctlts to bc rclcvaltt docullrents nrade any application lrclbtc corcoctioll ils lleithcr ofthese petitiollers hlvc thctfialo(}UfltolraYcilhandwfitills'expeapPoilltedinordcr.tovcr.ifytllc (Sabir lltrssain Shah) 'tnd 5 (Ali disputed siSnatures. Both petitiorrers 4 manual rvhich tltey woLtld have Sher Mirani) have also violated the village troth been fully aware ofby attesting lllore than ol1e entry at a time lhus ill collllivancean<lcollusionwitheachotherpctitioncrslto8callsedil ol fake le0ses, llational exclrequer through the cleirtion colossal loss to the guardiatrs of preciorts govcrnlllent land It apPears that rathel than being thc tlrlouBh thcir colnri\'0t)cc rrrrd {he pctitioners I to 8 were illstlllmental ilrtth()litv in tlishing lrttl srrclt rnisuse ol atlthority/f'ailing t(' excrcisc mantrct to tlllkllowtl Ltnvclilicci preoious Gove rnent ltnd in au illcgal lessccs in nost oases which causccl a c'olossal loss 1o thc naliollal cxcltcclLtct.

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u/s l(tl ('r.l'(' Mukhtiatkar dated 28.03.20l6 Statenr€Its recorded ('onrntissiottet'tlatctl rcgrrding lease No.3 Muhanltnad Yousut" Assistalll lapedar datc(l 28.03.201i, statement of Ali Gul Kalwar' Supctvising Mr'rkhtiarkar dated 2203 2016' 2'7.05.2016 and Aiiaz ul Hassan Khan' With regrrd to lease No.4 statements u/s l(r I Cr'P C of Muhamtnad Yousut', Assistant Commissioner dated 2803 2016' statelnent ol AIi Crrl Aiiaz' ul llassan Khatr' Kallvat. Supervising Tapedal dated 21 05 2016 and cottlection with l'erscs Muhhtialkar dated 22.03.2016 were rccorded lu Yotsul' Assist lll No.S & 6 statelnel)ts u/s 16l Cr'P C of Muhatttnlad Couuuissiotter dated 28.03.2016' statcnlerl oI Ali Cittl I(aluar' Supctvisirrg Khrrrt' Mtrkhliarkar d le(i l'apctlat datcd 27 05 2016 aud Aiiuz ul Hassrn No'7 st'rtcmcnts Lr/s' l{' l 22.03.2016 were rccorcled With regard to Leasc (latcd 22 01 2016 and in CL.I'.C of Ai-iaz ul tlassan l(han Mrrkhtiarkar' Comnlissioner Lelsc No.8 statemellts ol'Muhammad Yousul" Assistant dated 2u.03.2016, statcmeBl ()l Ali Gul Kalwar' SupewisirB lapcdar dalcd dated 2203 2016 27.05.2016 and Aijaz ul Hassan Klran' Mukhtiarkar under Section l6l Statelnent of Qurban Ali, Ex-Assistant Mrrkhtiarkar violation ofvarious Cr.P.C. was Ieoordcd on 14.03 2016 ln respectofthe laws, rules and regulations certnin Notificatiotrs ol' l'and tltilizali(nr the Lt'cluitenrctrl 1o llold Departtlletrt, Governlnent of Sindh rvhich includes Kutcltelies,tlrelanrlsolelybcingtrsc<|l'irt'porrltryirtl<llirnrtittgpttrlloscs. havc itrlercst antl cxpcricnct irr l'ailing to gralrt leases ottly to perolls whtl alongwith pI(Dl' lailure to pay lcasc tnnttey in Illl ctc poull.ry antl thnning

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28.Thus. for the above [easoos the altresaid ofdels carliel in this ordcr to all thc grarting ad interiln prc arrest bail mcntioncd petitioners Allah l3achayo Chandio' Ali Akbar'llingoro Shoukat lltrssain Nazcer Maqllool Anrin Jokhio. Sabil Hussain Shah, Ali Sher Mirani' and Nuzcet Ahlncd Malkitli -{ Melnon, Muhalnmtld Younus, Abtlul Rehman -fhe concemed trial coul't is ditcctcd stand teoalled with ilnmediate eflcct complctc the trial rvithiu 4 nrotrths ol the date ol this ordcr' to

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