LHC points bailable arrest warrant for Islamabad IG in contempt plea

On September 1, the Islamabad police had re-arrested Elahi close to his residence quickly after the LHC set him free and issued a restraining order towards his doable arrest by any company or preventive detention.

After the re-arrest, the PTI president’s spouse, Qaisara Elahi, filed two pleas within the LHC, looking for instructions for related authorities to current him in courtroom and contempt proceedings towards Punjab police officers on the grounds of “wilful disobedience”.

On Sept 4, the LHC issued a show-cause discover for contempt of courtroom to IGP Khan whereas listening to the plea for Parvez’s manufacturing in courtroom. A day later, the LHC additional directed him to look earlier than the courtroom in a private capability on Sept 6 together with Elahi.

However in the course of the Sept 6 listening to, the Islamabad advocate common knowledgeable the courtroom that the Islamabad IG couldn’t adjust to its directive as he needed to seem earlier than the Supreme Court docket.

Subsequently, LHC Justice Mirza Waqas Rauf resumed listening to the contempt plea at the moment.

In accordance with at the moment’s courtroom order, the Islamabad IGP was not in attendance regardless of a discover being issued to him.

Therefore, the courtroom dominated {that a} bailable warrant was to be issued for his arrest “within the sum of Rs50,000 executable by means of the superintendent of police involved returnable to the discovered classes choose, Islamabad”.

The order stated respondents had filed their replies within the case whereas the Punjab police chief had additionally submitted his report as per the LHC’s Sept 4 order.

The petitioner’s counsel needed to undergo the report and permission for that had been granted, the order added.

The listening to was adjourned until Sept 18.