Imran Khan interim bail in Anti-Terrorism case court granted in connection relating to threatening a female judge and police officers.
Judge Raja Hassan Jawad also granted bail to Imran Khan in four new provisions that added to the case registered beside him.
After approving the interim bail, the ATC judge suspended the hearing of the case until September 12.
Imran Khan booked under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (punishment for acts of terrorism) in connection with his comments throughout his Islamabad rally regarding additional district and sessions judge Zeba Chaudhry.
The ATC judge also directed the previous prime minister to submit Rs100,000 as surety and sought final arguments on the next hearing.
Throughout the hearing, Imran’s lawyer, Babar Awan pointed out that the PTI chairman had looked before the ATC in line with its directives.
The lawyer added that four new sections added to the FIR beside the former PM, namely 186 (offence of obstructing public servant in the execution of public duty), 504 (criminal intimidation), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant).
Babar Awan said that his client granted bail for these charges. The court said that notices issued instead.
Anti-Terrorism Case:
Formerly, the court in Islamabad re-summoned former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan at 12:00 noon after he skipped the court appearance in connection with the hearing of his bail petition filed in the case of threatening a female judge during the party’s rally at Islamabad’s F-9 Park.
Imran Khan was due to appear in the ATC Thursday morning but he did not come citing a letter from police warning him about threat to his life.
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Judge Raja Hassan Jawad asked Babar Awan, counsel for Imran Khan, to tell as what were the risks which kept his client from appearing in the court. “It was his duty to appear in the court today. And he will have to appear,” he said emphatically.
Babar Awan replied that the Islamabad Police had transferred this to the earlier prime minister in writing that there was risk to his life.
The judge, on the occasion, sought record of the case.