LHC grants bail to Hamza Shehbaz in Ramzan Sugar Mills case
- By Abid Khan -
- Feb 06, 2020
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday granted bail to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shehbaz Sharif in Ramzan Sugar Mills case, ARY News reported.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had arrested Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz last year on June 11.
The two-member bench of the LHC headed by Justice Mazahir Ali Naqvi resumed the hearing of PML-N leader Hamza Shehbaz’s bail application in Ramza Sugar Mills case.
As the hearing went underway, the LHC judge irked over NAB prosecutor after he failed to tell the court about names of the directors working in Ramzan Sugar Mills.
“Its look like that NAB has not even bothered to touch the file of Ramzan Sugar Mills case. Can you tell us why the bureau had taken back its appeal against Shehbaz Sharif’s bail?” he asked NAB prosecutor.
Justice Mazahir Ali Naqvi expressed displeasure over the investigation conducted by NAB team against Hamza Shehbaz in the case.
“NAB prosecutor and the team must be given pride of performance on the level of the investigation conducted by them,” remarked Justice Mazahir Ali Naqvi.
On the other hand, the court adjourned the hearing against Hamza Shehbaz Sharif in assets beyond means case. The PML-N leader had also filed a bail plea in assets beyond means case.
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On December 17 last year, the Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly, Hamza Shehbaz had filed a petition for his release on bail in Lahore High Court (LHC) in Ramzan Sugar Mills reference.
Amjad Pervaiz Advocate filed bail petition of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader in which Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB), D.G. NAB Lahore and the NAB investigation officer have been made parties.
The petition said that the NAB has initiated Ramzan Sugar Mills’ inquiry with malicious intentions. They initiated the inquiry score of times but failed to find any irregularity, he said.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had submitted supplementary reference in Ramzan Sugar Mills corruption probe against Hamza Shehbaz on November 28.