Suspect gets interim bail from sessions court till 28th. PHOTO: AFP
Ali Amin, son of former IG Bani Amin Khan, had been booked in two separate cheque fraud cases by the Kohsar police and is currently on an interim bail.
The first case was registered against Ali on May 10 for allegedly issuing a bogus cheque for Rs103,000 to Sheikh Tanveer Ahmed in December last year.
The suspect had issued the bogus cheque to pay for his shopping bill and later refused to pay the amount.
The second case was registered on June 4, on the complaint of Naeem Sarwar Chaudhary who was handed a bogus cheque for Rs315,000 by Ali.
Chaudhary, however, had to move court for registration of an FIR.
In an application filed under Section 22-A of CrPC in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry, Chaudhry said that Ali who owed the petitioner Rs315,000 in business matters, issued the petitioner a cheque for Rs315,000 on January 10 this year.
The cheque, however, bounced because of insufficient funds in the issuer’s account.
The petitioner said that he informed Ali that the cheque had been dishonoured and demanded the amount.
The accused delayed the matter on one pretext or the other and then finally refused to pay the amount and also threatened me with dire consequences, Chaudhary maintained in the petition.
The petitioner then filed an application with Kohsar police for registration of a criminal case against the suspect “but due to the influence of the accused ... the police in league and connivance with the accused did not register a criminal case against the accused”.
The court accepted the plea and ordered Kohsar police to register a criminal case against Ali, which was registered on June 4.
Despite Ali being booked in two criminal cases, the police made no effort to arrest him, apparently due to his being the son of a former IG.
When the issue was highlighted by the media and pressure mounted on the police, the suspect obtained a pre-arrest bail from the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge (East) Rakhshanda Shaheen till June 28.
An official of Kohsar police said that the suspect had been granted bail in both the cases.
He said the suspect was making efforts to patch up with the complainants and settle the matter out of the court.
Sabir Hassan Rao, counsel for Naeem Sarwar Chaudhary, said compromise between the parties was likely.
He said whether they agree or not on an out-of-court settlement would be clear on June 28, when the court takes up Ali’s bail plea.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 21st, 2016.
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