LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered the release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) worker Sanam Javed from jail in a case registered against her in Gujranwala.
LHC’s two-member bench headed by Justice Asjad Javed Ghural issued the 14-page written verdict, stating that nominating the political workers in identical cases showed the malafide intentions of the investigation officers.
“….we are of the considered view that no incriminating material is available on the record to connect the petitioner in FIR No.823/23 dated 10.05.2023, in respect of offence under Sections 302, 324, 353, 427, 431, 186,148,149,505,188 & 109 PPC read with Section 16 of the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960 and Section 7 of Anti Terrorism Act, 1997, registered at police station Cantt. Gujranwala and the investigation launched in the said case against the petitioner is a result of malafide and ulterior motive,” read the ruling.
“As such, while accepting this criminal revision, she is discharged from the aforesaid case. Learned Deputy Prosecutor General, on instructions, states that the petitioner is not required in any other case, as such she shall be released from the jail forthwith.”
The judge remarked that the act of the Investigating Officer for involving the petitioner in series of cases on the same charge after making her arrest in case FIR No.96/23, registered at P.S. Sarwar Road, Lahore is colored with malafide intention and ulterior motive and the sole purpose of the same was to defeat the judicial system.
He said that acts of the deputy commissioners of Lahore and Gujranwala call for strict action but “while showing grace this Court is not issuing any adverse order against them with the expectation that in future they shall not frustrate the judicial orders.”
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