LAHORE – The Lahore High Court has declared the physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan in 12 cases related to May 9 violence null and void.
LHC bench comprising Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh and Justice Anwarul Haq issued the ruling on petitions filed by the former prime minister against his physical remand in the cases. During the hearing, Prosecutor General Punjab Farhad Ali Shah presented the arguments.
At one point, Justice Sheikh remarked, “You cannot force the accused to undergo a photogrammmetic test. Justice Anwar-ul-Haq remarked, “When did it come in your mind that you should switch to modern devices for investigatrion?”
The prosecutor general argued that the facility for the test is available inside the jail, not outside, and not giving the prosecution a full opportunity would be unfair.
He said the PTI founder had made a specific narrative through his tweets, adding that it was not possible to recover the mobile phones used for the tweets or WhatsApp messages without interrogating the suspect.
“How would you recover the mobile phone when the accuse is in the jail?” Justice Haq questioned.
After hearing arguments, the high court declared the physical remand of Khan in the 12 cases null and void.
It also invalidated the notification regarding attendance of the PTI founder in the case through video link.
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