RAWALPINDI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday adjourned hearing on post-arrest bail pleas of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan in seven terrorism-related cases due to the judge’s absence.
The hearing, which was scheduled to take place earlier today, was postponed until September 9 as the ATC Judge Amjad Ali Shah was on medical leave. Court staff informed Khan’s legal team about the adjournment upon its arrival.
Speaking to reporters outside the court, Khan’s lawyer, Faisal Malik, said he and his team arrived in the court at 8:00 am, but the proceedings were deferred in the judge’s absence. “We were here on time and fully prepared, but the court staff informed us the judge was on leave and the hearing has been adjourned to September 9.”
The PTI founding chairman is currently in Adiala Jail on judicial remand in connection with these cases, which include cases filed at New Town, Naseerabad, Taxila, City, and Civil Lines police stations.
The seven cases registered against the PTI founding chairman under 7ATA (Anti-Terrorism Act 1997), Section 16 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO), and various sections of the PPC such as Section 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention ), Section 109 (abetment), Section 117 (abetting commission of offence by the public), 120 (concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment If offence be committed; if offence be not committed, Setion143 (punishment ), 147 (punishment for rioting), 382 (theft after preparation made for causing death), Section 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object) and Section 150 (hiring of persons to Join unlawful assembly).
The other Sections includes section 152 (assaulting to obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc), 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed), Section 186 (obstructing public servant), 188 (disobedience to an order duty promulgated by public servant), 285 (negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter), 290 (punishment for public nuisance in cases), 291 (continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue), Section 324 (murder attempt), Section 341 (wrongful restraint ), 353 (criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and Section 365 (kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person ).
The first information report (FIRs) also include Section 392 (punishment for robbery ), 395 (punishment for dacoity),440 (mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt, 412 (dishonestly receiving stolen property in the commission of a dacoity), 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of Rs 50), 511 (punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or for a shorter terms), 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
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