No contest: Man acquitted of robbery charges

Ali Akbar and his accomplices were accused of snatching a truck carrying cotton bales along with Rs10,000.

KARACHI:
A man facing robbery charges was acquitted by a district and sessions court on Friday.

Ali Akbar and his accomplices were accused of snatching a truck carrying cotton bales along with Rs10,000 and mobile phones from a driver and cleaner near Link Road.


The district and sessions judge, Muhammad Yamin, acquitted Ali Akbar under section 265-H (i) of the Criminal Procedure Code as the complainant was not pursuing the case.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 29th, 2012.
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