NAB approaches SHC to seek plea bargain in Adam Jokhio case.

KARACHI -- The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) authorities on Wednesday approached the Sindh High Court (SHC) against an accountability court decision of refusing plea bargain in the land defrauding case of an accused Adam Jokhio, media reported.

The NAB authorities took the plea in the court that the accused was ready for a plea bargain with the accountability watchdog but the court had rejected the offer.

The top court of the province after listening to initial remarks of the NAB prosecutor adjourned the proceedings.

In another plea, the counsel of Adam Jokhio requested the court for granting bail to the accused on medical grounds. 'Adam Jokhio is ill and admitted to a hospital,' he said.

To this, the chief justice asked as to why he is worried if his client was admitted to a hospital and rejected the bail plea. The court, however, approved a plea for forming a medical board to ascertain health issues faced by the accused and adjourned the hearing till February 27.

It is pertinent to mention here that on 11 December 2019, an accountability court rejected a petition of the NAB for acquittal of Adam Jokhio, who is accused of defrauding the general public.

The anti-graft watchdog in its plea in the court while...