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Three-year-old boy booked in plaza occupation case
[DAWN] ISLAMABAD: A local court on Saturday issued a show-cause notice to the station house officer (SHO) of Shalimar for booking a three-year-old boy in a plaza occupation case.The SHO was ordered to appear before the court along with the record of the case on January 7. According to the FIR, Mohammad Khalid complained to the police that Adil Asghar, his brother Usman, Mohammad Ishtiaq Bangash, Rafiq and Mustafa had occupied the basement of his plaza in Sector F-10. He said they also occupied some rooms on the ground and third floors and stole furniture from there. The investigating officer of the case, Michael Gill, stated that after examining the complaint the accused were booked under section 380 (theft) and 448 (trespassing) of the Pakistain Penal Code. The accused filed pre-arrest bail petitions with the sessions court. When Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Raja Asif Mehmood took up the petitions, the little boy appeared in the court in the lap of his uncle. When the judge asked why the boy was in the courtroom, he was informed that the boy was among the accused persons seeking pre-arrest bail. "Did the boy also file the pre-arrest bail plea?" asked the judge. A lawyer representing the accused said since the police had registered the FIR against the boy, a bail petition on his behalf was also filed. The judge granted bail to the accused and ordered the SHO to appear before the court with record. Adil Asghar, one of the accused, told Dawn that the case was registered against them as the complainant was an activist of a political party. Posted by: Fred 2015-12-20 |
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