National Accountability Bureau---Mode and procedure---Applicability of SS.169, 170 & 173, Cr.P.C

SS.18 &17---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), SS.169, 170 & 173—Filing of Reference before Accountability Court by the Chairman National Accountability Bureau---Mode and procedure---Applicability of SS.169, 170 & 173, Cr.P.C.---Scope and extent---Provisions of SS.169, 170 & 173 Cr.P.C. being not inconsistent with any of the provisions of National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, are applicable to proceedings under National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 but with necessary adaptations and changes as detailed by High Court---Direction of the law is that the accused should be forwarded to custody at the time of filing of reference if the Chairman National Accountability Bureau or any officer of the Bureau duly authorized violates such direction then he is exposing himself to the provisions of S.166 P.P.C. which provide that disobedience of direction of law is an offence; furthermore cases should be disposed of expeditiously within a period of 30-days---Principles.

Zahoor Ahmed Sheikh
Versus
Chairman, National Accountability Bureau, Islamabad.
2007 PLD  243
Karachi -High-Court-Sindh