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| No doubt crime committed in Tayyaba 'torture' case: CJP |
| 2017-01-19 |
| [DAWN] Chief Justice of Pakistain (CJP) Saqib Nisar remarked on Wednesday that there was no doubt that a criminal act had been committed in the Taiba case. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by the CJP was hearing a suo moto case regarding the 10-year-old's alleged torture. The child had allegedly been employed as a maid and abused by the now deposed Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Raja Khurram Ali Khan and his wife. CJP Nisar directed the police to submit a challan ... list of charges ... in order for the trial to began. The police submitted its investigation report for the case, but additionally sought a week's time to complete investigations and submit a final medico-legal report, saying they were still waiting for the results of a DNA test. During proceedings, the CJP asked how crimes such as child abuse could be stopped in the future and whether Taiba's case could be considered bonded-labour. Human rights lawyer Tariq Mehmood informed the court that there had been no progress on a bill concerning children's rights after it was presented in the Senate. Under present law, anyone found guilty of employing a child is fined Rs200 and the child's parents Rs50, said Mahmood, who is a retired justice. CJP Nisar also questioned the grounds on which Khan's wife, Maheen Zafar, was granted bail. Her lawyer Sardar Aslam responded that the offence her client has been accused of is bailable. |
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