Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday questioned the validity of the judicial withdrawal of Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi during Iddat. extraction may be invalid.
Justice Miangul Hasan Aurangzeb of the IHC presided over the hearing of the appeal against the verdict and the registrar’s objections.
In February this year, senior civil judge Qudratullah sentenced former prime minister Imran and his wife to a fine of $7.5 million and a suspended prison sentence for their prenuptial agreement during the Iddat period. )” he said.
Earlier, the registry had opposed the jurisdiction of the high court considering that the case was pending before the bench. However, the IHC rejected this objection and proceeded to hear two appeals.
In Bushra Bibi’s petition, it was submitted that the IHC should order a stay of the sentence pending in the court.
Similarly, Imran’s petition sought directions to Sessions Court Judge Shahrukh Arjumand to pronounce the reserved judgment or direct the IHC to hear and decide the appeal.
Salman Akram Raja, appearing for the petitioners, said, “An administrative order cannot limit the judicial process.”
Judge Arjumand has set a deadline for ruling on appeals against the verdict.
“Do you want a retrial by a Sessions Judge or a High Court hearing?” Hakim Aurangzeb asked.
The king said on May 23 that the verdict would be announced on May 29. But even though the arguments were over, the verdict was passed and was not announced on the scheduled date.
On May 29, when the verdict was handed down in the Iddat court, PTI founder Imran and his wife Bushra’s conviction in the Iddat Nikkah case was not appealed, and the judge referred the matter to the IHC registrar to transfer it to another court. .
The court said on January 16 that the charges were framed in the case and witness statements were recorded between February 1 and February 2. On February 3, the court sentenced Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi. An appeal against the verdict was filed on February 23.
Bushra’s lawyer, Barrister Salman Safdar, said the case was different, saying he was sentenced to seven years in prison. “The trial court did not rule on appeals and requests to stay the sentence,” he said, urging the judge to exercise his right to stay the sentence.
The petitioner sought relief from the High Court.
The court said “the possible reason for the rejection was not proven” and asked whether it was appropriate to send the case to the same judge.
As a result, the court linked Imran Khan’s plea with Bushra Bibi and fixed June 13 to hear Bushra Bibi’s plea to leave the sentence.
