LAHORE: Special Judge Customs Tanveer Akbar has granted bail to six accused of customs duty evasion worth millions of rupees in betel leaves case.
Earlier, the court had sent the six accused Ijaz Golati, Amir Yousaf, Saeed Khalid Ali, Fasial Zahoor and two others to judicial lock up.
The Customs Investigation and Prosecution department had arrested the accused on three days’ remand for recovery of taxes and documents from the accused before the court sent the accused into judicial lock up.
Customs authorities had produced the accused before the Special Judge Customs for extended remand. However, the court sent the accused into judicial lock up.
The accused will have to appear before court after 14 days.