Court Adjourns Hearing Of Drug-trafficking Case Against Rana Sanaullah Till Feb 4
Muhammad Irfan Published January 23, 2021 | 07:50 PM
LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Jan, 2021 ) :A special�court�on Saturday adjourned hearing of a drug-trafficking case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Rana Sanaullah till February 4.
Special�Court�for the Control of Narcotics Substances Judge Shakir Hasan conducted the case proceedings, wherein Rana Sanaullah also appeared.
A prosecutor on behalf of�Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) provided copies of statements of witnesses to the defence counsel at the start of proceedings,�in accordance with previous court orders.
At this, the court announced to indict the accused on January 30, observing that all legal requirements had been fulfilled for the purpose.
However, the defence counsel raised objection that copies of the statements of the witnesses were not readable. He pleaded with the court to direct prosecution for providing clear copies.
To this, the prosecutor submitted that the copies were readable and anyone could read them if he wanted.
Subsequently,� the court ordered prosecution for providing clear copies of the statements and adjourned hearing till February 4, while delaying the indictment date.
On�July�1, 2019�the ANF officials arrested�Rana�Sanaullah, who served as the�Punjab�law minister�during the former�PML-N�government,�from�Islamabad-Lahore�Motorway�near Sukheki, while he was traveling�from�Faisalabad�to�Lahore.
The ANF had registered an�FIR�against the�PML-N�leader under 9-C, 15 and 17 of the Control of Narcotic Substances Act. It was alleged that the ANF recovered 15-kilogram heroin and other�drugs�from�Rana�Sanaullah's�car, whereas the operation was conducted on a tip-off.
The�Lahore�High�Court�had granted bail to�Rana�Sanaullah�in the case.
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