During the hearing of the Tosha Khana case in the District and Sessions Court Islamabad, the lawyers of Chairman PTI requested to suspend the arrest warrant. The court adjourned the hearing till 12 noon. Session Judge remarks, If Imran surrenders, I will order not to arrest him.
Tosha Khana case hearing
Tosha Khana case is being heard by Additional Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal.
Lawyers Faisal Chaudhry, Gohar Ali Khan and Khawaja Haris who are part of Chairman PTI Imran Khan’s legal team are present in the court.
Imran Khan’s lawyer Khawaja Haris read out the Islamabad High Court’s decision to uphold the warrant.
The judge said that the decision of the Islamabad High Court has not yet been received by the Sessions Court through the judicial process.
Additional Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal asked that what do you think should be given notice to the Election Commission regarding the hearing of the case? The problem can be solved in a second, where is Imran Khan? Where has Imran Khan personally appeared in the court? Where is the concept of undertaking?
Lawyer Khawaja Haris asked that is it necessary to arrest Imran Khan and bring him to court?
The judge said that we want Imran Khan to come to the court, why is he not coming? what is the reason? According to the law, Imran Khan has to assist the police and not to resist. If the bail were a warrant, there would be no problem, warrants are non-bailable.
The judge said that the arguments you are giving are in accordance with the bailable warrant of arrest, the case has secured.
Khawaja Haris, Imran Khan’s lawyer, said that whether it is necessary to maintain the non-bailable warrant of Imran Khan.
The judge said that the arrest warrant is for the personal appearance of Imran Khan.
Imran Khan’s lawyer said that Imran Khan himself is saying that I want to come to court, Imran Khan is not asking for immunity, he wants to come to court, is there a need for a non-bailable arrest warrant at this time? You have 2 options, the petitioner wants to come, first option you accept the request for undertaking and cancel the non-bailable warrant, second option you take surety and issue a bailable warrant of arrest, Imran Khan wants to give undertaking. They will appear in the Sessions Court on March 18.
“World’s most expensive warrant has become Imran Khan’s”
The judge says in his remarks that notice is also serve to the Election Commission.
Lawyer Khawaja Haris requested that you give a notice and call the Election Commission today.
The judge asked why the situation in Lahore Zaman Park is bad. Imran Khan’s warrant becomes the most expensive warrant not only of Pakistan, but millions of rupees of the government have invested in this warrant.
According to the law, a non-bailable warrant can applied in any city of Pakistan.
Lawyer Khawaja Haris said that the government is making political revenge, arrests have taken place, rape has taken place, what is happening in Zaman Park should not have happened
“If Imran surrenders, I will order not to arrest him.”
The judge says that according to the law, Imran Khan had to brought directly to the court, it is not possible to harass him in the court appearance. It is a poor country, crores of rupees spent on warrants which did not needed, if Imran Khan still surrenders. I order the IG not to arrest him, what will be the change in Imran Khan’s non-bailable warrant.
Lawyer Khawaja Haris pleaded that Imran Khan is giving undertaking, to suspend the warrant.
The judge inquired that the arrest warrant issued according to the law, why was there resistance? People have money, they would have protested more peacefully.
Lawyer Khawaja Haris said that a case should filed against the government for wasting crores of rupees.
The judge said that in criminal proceedings, the accused usually appear in court in person, the accused appear before the court and the warrant expires, not that the date of the warrant is March 18 and the police sit on their hands. .
Lawyer Khawaja Haris said that there is no need to issue an arrest warrant after the undertaking.
The judge said that it is raining, I ask the Secretariat Police to issue a notice to the Election Commission.
Adjournment of hearing till 12 noon
Additional Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal instructed the court staff to tell the Election Commission to reach the court by 12 noon.
Along with this, Additional Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal adjourned the hearing till 12 noon