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NAJIB RAHIM versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN

ection Section 5 ???? Freezing Bank Account - Principles - Federal Investigation Agency issues notice to bank for freezing applicant's account ??????? The request raised by the applicant is that his or her account has any There is no alliance with the criminal case investigation - the review charge copy of the charge sheet does not reflect the account in question in connection with the FIR investigation in question or in connection with the FIR The notice issued by the Federal Investigation Agency regarding the federal applicant's account was invalid Circumstances and without legal authority was allowed to petition the circumstances [p 55] a

P L D 2017 Sindh 53 

Before Ahmed Ali M. Shaikh and Mohammed Karim Khan Agh'a, JJ

NAJIB RAHIM—Petitioner

versus

FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Interior and 3 others—Respondents

C.P. No.D-2908 of 2013, decided on 11th February, 2016.

Federal Investigation Agency Act, 1974 (VIII of 1975)—

—S. 5—Freezing of bank account—Principle—Federal Investigation Agency issued notice to Bank to freeze account of petitioner—Plea raised by petitioner was that he or his account had no nexus with investigation of any criminal case—Validity—Copy of charge sheet submitted by investigating officer did not reflect account in question having any nexus or relevance with investigation of F.I.R. in question—Notice issued by Federal Investigation Agency regarding account of petitioner was void ab initio and without lawful authority— Constitutional petition was allowed in circumstances. [p. 55] A

Salahuddin Ahmed and Nadeem Ahmed for Petitioner.

Saeed A. Memon, Standing Counsel, along with Inspector Ali Murad, I.O. for Respondents. 

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