ABDUR RASHID AND Another vs THE STATE Case No — 1970 PCRLJ 722

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 722

Court: Dacca

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-04

Parties: ABDUR RASHID AND Another vs THE STATE

Headnotes

722 Result: Appeal allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT The two accused-appellants have been convicted under section 23 of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act. The principal accused Abdur Rashid has been sentencedtopaya fine of Rs.25,000 in default to suffer simple imprisonment for six months and the abettor Nazrul Islam has been sentenced to pay a fine of Rs.

Judgment Text

Court Name: Dacca Judge(s): Abdul Hakim Title: ABDUR RASHID AND Another vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 237 of 1966 Date of Judgment:1969-12-04 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 722 Result: Appeal allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT The two accused-appellants have been convicted under section 23 of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act. The principal accused Abdur Rashid has been sentencedtopaya fine of Rs.25,000 in default to suffer simple imprisonment for six months and the abettor Nazrul Islam has been sentenced to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000 in default to suffer simple imprisonment for three months there--under by the Sessions Judge and Ex Officio Foreign Exchange Tribunal, Khulna. This is a case of alleged racketeering in Foreign Exchange started by the State Bank of Pakistan against a former Member of the National Assembly Mr. Abdur Rashid and his manager Mr. Nazrul Islam. Mr. Abdur Rashid is the proprietor of a Jute firm at Daulatpur, Khulna and Mr. Nazrul Islam is the manager of the said firm which is commonly known as `Messrs Rashid- Brothers'. Abdul Matin, the main witness in the case is a man of village Ramdhana under P. S. Biswanath, District Sylhet. His brother Abdul Musabber is a wage earner in U. K. And Pervez is an associate of Musabber. On the basis of some information, the Special Police Establishment intercepted some telegrams and cables which passed among Musabber, Rashid and Matin and in course of preliminary enquiry, it came to light that there 'was a secret…

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