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Friday November 08, 2024

Anti-corruption official in KP granted post-arrest bail

Court orders to grant bail in return for Rs10,000 bonds and a local guarantor

By Khalid Iqbal
November 08, 2024
Representational image of a judge holding a gavel. — Unsplash/File
Representational image of a judge holding a gavel. — Unsplash/File

ISLAMABAD: The court of Judicial Magistrate Abbas Shah has granted post-arrest bail to Assistant Director (AD) Anti-Corruption KP Circle Umar Siddique, who was arrested in a case registered for propagandizing against Judge Humayun Dilawar.

During the hearing on the post-arrest bail application, Manzoor Ahmed Fahim Khan, Advocate, appeared in court on behalf of accused Umar Siddique and gave arguments, while AD Legal FIA appeared in court and stated that there was no objection to the accused’s bail. The court ordered to grant bail in return for Rs10,000 bonds and a local guarantor.