TANWEER AHMED HARAL Versus THE STATE

ORDER

1. TANVIR AHMED KHAN, J.-- -Leave to appeal is sought against the order, dated 20-11-2001 passed by a learned Division Bench of the Lahore High Court, Lahore, whereby the petitioner's post-arrest bail application bearing Criminal Miscellaneous No.4349-B of 2001 was dismissed.

2. The facts briefly narrated for the disposal of this petition for that F.I.R. No. 130 of 2001 was registered against the petitioner at Police Station Civil Lines, Lahore, under sections 420/468/471/467/406/109, P.P.C. at the instance of Muhammad Idrees, Manager, Emirates Bank International (EBI), Egerton Road Branch, Lahore. The allegation against the petitioner, who was working as Relationship Manager in the said Bank, was that he secured letter of guarantee bearing No.ABL:0077 of 2000, dated 28-4-2000 for Rs.80 million from Mr. Arif Khokhar, Manager of the Allied Bank Limited. After this facility was processed, one Arif Moaz Shah drew a sum of Rs.74,088,609 from time to time. During the course of investigation it r-ame to light that the above letter of guarantee was forged and fabricated and was never issued by the Allied Bank Limited. It was further found that the petitioner received two Cheques respectively for Rs.1,50,000 and Rs.1,00,000 both issued by said Arif Moaz Shah. It is also reflected from the impugned order that the petitioner had admitted the receipt of Rs.33,000 out of the amount withdrawn by EBI by said Arif Moaz Shah through cheques which were utilised by his father in his personal business.

3. All the above aspects, prima facie, show that the petitioner is fully implicated in the commission of this big fraud and is not entitled to the concession of bail. The instant petition being without any substance is dismissed and leave refused.

4. S.A.K./T-25/S

5. Leave refused.