ISLAMABAD, Apr 01 (APP): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday granted post arrest bail to former minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain and ordered for his release in a case pert
aining to allotment of land near Jehlum.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri heard the bail pet
ition of Chaudhry Fawad in aforesaid matter.
At the outset of hearing, the chief justice expressed annoyance with NAB prosecutor on his statement and said that how a matter of Rs5 million bribe falls in jurisdiction of NAB. He questioned t
hat what were the main proofs with the NAB against the accused?
Justice Farooq said that the anti-graft watchdog first arrested the accused and then wrote to the concern inst
itutions to seek evidence.
Earlier, NAB prosecutor adopted the stance that the case was at the inquiry stage and his department has written to the relevant inst
itutions. He said that the prosecution has a witness who claimed that the former minister has taken bribe worth Rs5 millions in matter of land allotment.
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