IHC extends order barring trial court from proceeding against Imran
LHC grants Bushra Bibi bail till June 21 in graft case filed in Islamabad
Islamabad/Lahore_The Islamabad High Court has extended by a day an order for the trial court not to proceed against Imran Khan in the Toshakhana criminal case.
The PTI chairman had filed an appeal against his indictment in the Toshakhana criminal case.
Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the plea of the PTI chairman.
The petitioner’s lawyer Khawaja Haris said the judge who framed the charges did not place their objections on record. The trial court said it will look into the matter at the stage of recording evidence.
Khawaja Haris said that only an authorized officer of the election commission can file a complaint. The complainant failed to show a permit of the commission.
The CJ asked if the lawyer was saying that the election commission files a complaint through its district commissioner?
Khawaja Haris replied that according to the law the district election commissioner can file a complaint, and the complainant was the deputy at the time of filing the case.
The signature of the complainant is different at two places, which clearly demonstrates forgery. The lawyer further said the election commission secretary did not have the authority to grant permission for criminal proceedings.
The CJ inquired that if a member had written that letter instead of the election commission secretary, would it have been correct?
Khawaja Haris replied in the positive, saying the authority is the Election Commission of Pakistan. The PTI chairman’s lawyer will continue his arguments on Thursday.
Earlier,
The Lahore High Court has approved the protective bail of PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi till June 21 in a case registered against her in Islamabad.
Justice Amjad Rafique heard Bushra Bibi’s bail application.
Bushra Bibi had filed for a protective bail in a case registered at Kohsar police station, Islamabad.
A case has been registered against Bushra Bibi at the Kohsar police station under the provisions of fraud among other charges.
The petition maintained that Bushra Bibi wants to appear in the court concerned and seek interim bail.
It is feared that the police will arrest the petitioner, hence the court should grant her protective bail, the plea stated.
The Lahore High Court hadfixed Bushra Bibi’s protective bail application for hearing.
On June 13, the Lahore High Court had directed the Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police to provide details of the cases registered against Bushra Bibi.
The court was hearing the former first lady’s petition for providing details of cases registered against her.
On court orders, the Islamabad police chief submitted a report with his signatures. There is one case against Bushra Bibi, at the Kohsar police station, according to the report.
There is no case against her in Sindh and Punjab, the prosecution lawyer told the court.
The Punjab government’s lawyer told the court that the anti-corruption department is not a party to Bushra Bibi’s application.
