Violation of SC orders exposed in Imran Riaz Khan case

LAHORE: Punjab police department is committing a blatant violation of the Supreme Court (SC) order in the cases filed against anchorperson and journalist Imran Riaz Khan.

The Supreme Court had ruled in the Safia Bibi case in 1992 that if an accused has multiple cases registered against him and the individual arrested in a single case, he will be considered arrested in all cases and when he is granted bail, he will be considered in all cases.

It has been more than two days since the arrest of journalist Imran Riaz but despite being granted bail by the Attock court, the Punjab Police has refused to release him.

Imran Riaz was arrested by Chakwal police after being granted bail by a local court in Attock, but his case could not be heard in Zachkwal last week.

Imran Riaz will be produced in the court of Chakwal today. However, even if bail is granted here, the release of Imran Riaz looks difficult as he has also been summoned in Lahore police lines. After which he will be taken to Jhelum and Jhang. ۔

Imran Riaz is also being deprived of basic human rights and has not been able to sleep despite being detained for more than 48 hours due to relocation from one city to another.

Legal experts say the government and Punjab police are blatantly violating the Supreme Court’s Safia Bibi case in the case of Imran Riaz Khan as the Supreme Court ruled in the case that the arrest of an accused was named in several cases in all cases. It will be considered and if bail is granted, it will be considered released in all cases.i