(24News) A detailed decision on granting bail in Tosha Khana 2 case of founder PTI Imran Khan has been issued, Islamabad High Court declared Tosha Khana 2 as a case for further inquiry.
In the Islamabad High Court, Justice Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb issued a detailed decision containing 14 pages. Action could be taken.
In the judgment, it has been said that the founder PTI and his wife are accused of not depositing the gift of Bulgari jewelery set from the Saudi crown prince in the Tosha Khana. The action was initiated, according to the prosecutor, PTI founder and his wife violated the procedure by not submitting the gift.
According to the prosecutor, a criminal breach of trust was committed by not depositing the gift in the Tosha Khana. The court has further said in the verdict that the PTI founder and his wife are also accused of reducing the price of the gift by putting pressure on it. 3 crore 28 lakhs was caused to the national exchequer by undervaluing the set, as per the FIA challan, along with the receipt of the gift, the gift was also required to be deposited.
The Islamabad High Court said that according to the Toshah Khana Rules of 2018, it was not necessary to submit a gift but only a receipt. It was not denied that the founder of PTI submitted the receipt to the Tosh Khana through the Deputy Military Secretary. Proceedings could not be started if the gift was not submitted. To get out of this issue, the Cabinet Division amended the Office Memorandum in 2023, amending the Office Memorandum and submitting the gift instead of the receipt. Action was taken for non-compliance.
The judgment further stated that the Office Memorandum issued in 2023 could not have come into effect from 2023. The FIA prosecutor also admitted that the Office Memorandum cannot be applied to the process that took place two years ago. According to determination, Tosha Khana 2 case is a case for further inquiry, the prosecutor emphasized that founder PTI is also convicted in Tosha Khana 1 and is not entitled to bail. The punishment in IK Tosha Khana One case has been suspended due to the non-objection of the NAB prosecutor.
The court said that the FIA prosecutor emphasized the influence of founder PTI in fixing the low price of the gift, it is not the case of FIA that founder PTI or his wife directly threatened or exerted pressure. The statement of Sohib Abbasi, who determined the value of the gift, has not been recorded before the trial court yet. Nothing has come out about Soheb Abbasi’s apology, both founder PTI and his wife have been accused of getting graph jewelery sets, the receipt for depositing the gift money is issued in the name of Bushra Bibi, not founder PTI. Held, founder PTI is 72 years old and was in custody for more than 4 months in this case, after the case was transferred to FIA, the investigating officer did not feel the need to question founder PTI.
The court said in the verdict that the reference was filed by NAB against founder PTI, which means that the investigation has been completed. The documentary evidence is already in the possession of the prosecution, there is no fear of tampering, founder PTI should not misuse bail exemption and appear in the trial court at every hearing, prosecution bail if founder PTI misuses bail. can file a cancellation application.