Overview
- An LHC three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Aalia Neelum ordered the refund Monday after NAB filed an affidavit confirming it had closed the case.
- The Rs70 million was deposited in 2019 as a bail surety in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills investigation.
- Maryam Nawaz’s lawyer, Javed Arshad, said Captain (retd) Safdar Awan will collect the funds once the written order is issued.
- Officials stressed the ruling covers only the return of the deposit and does not change the case’s substantive status.
- Earlier this month, a division bench disposed of NAB’s bid to cancel Maryam’s bail as infructuous after the bureau ended its proceedings.