Verdict Fraudster gets four years behind bars

Also fined Rs60,000 after being convicted on four out of five counts

ISLAMABAD: A judicial magistrate on Thursday sentenced a convicted fraudster to four years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs60,000.

Ali Khan, a resident of Mansehra district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, was booked by the Kohsar police on August 26, 2013 for criminal breach of trust, dealing in stolen property, fraud, and two separate counts of forgery.

Judicial Magistrate Humayun Dilawar announced a verdict on Thursday, declaring Khan guilty on four accounts. He has been sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment and a total fine of Rs60,000.

Under Section 408 (breach of trust), Khan has been sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs20,000. He will undergo a further three months imprisonment if he fails to pay the fine.

 

Under Section 419 (impersonation), Khan is liable to pay Rs20,000 as a fine and would undergo one-month imprisonment in case of failure to pay the fine.

For forgery, he was sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs20,000. Failure to pay the fine will lead to an additional one month behind bars.

He was also found guilty of using a fake identity card and was sentenced two years rigorous imprisonment for the offence. The court found that the dealing in stolen property charge was not applicable to Khan’s actions.

Under Section 382-B of CrPC, the court said that the sentences passed in the case shall run concurrently. Khan has been sent to Adiala Jail to serve the sentence.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 2^nd, 2016.