Cipher case: Supreme Court adjourns PTI chairman's plea against indictment sine die
Pakistan
Advocate Khan requested the court to give him some time to study IHC verdict announced on Tuesday
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday adjourned sine die hearing of PTI chief’s plea against his indictment in cipher case on the request of his counsel Hamid Khan.
Advocate Khan requested the court to give him some time to study the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) verdict announced on Tuesday declaring Aug 29 notification to hold his client’s trial in jail void.
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Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, who is heading a three-member bench, said despite IHC’s order, the apex court can still proceed.
He told the lawyer that he could file another appeal against the IHC decision. Now this case would be taken up on its turn, Justice Masood said and adjourned the hearing sine die.
SC ISSUES NOTICES TO PARTIES ON PTI CHIEF'S BAIL PLEA IN CIPHER CASE
The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday, issuing notices to parties on PTI chief's bail plea in cipher case, adjourned hearing of the case.
Justice Sardar Tariq Masood led three-member bench of the Supreme Court which conducted hearing of the PTI chairman's petition for bail in cipher case. The bench also comprises Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Ayesha Malik.
Also Read: IHC declares PTI chief's jail trial in cipher case null and void
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday had declared null and void the notification of conducting former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief’s jail trial in the cipher case. The government issued the notification on Aug 29 last.
A division bench of the IHC comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Saman Riffat Imtiaz announced the verdict which was reserved earlier in the day on the intra-court appeal filed by the PTI chief against his jail trial.
On Aug 29, the IHC had suspended the PTI chief’s sentence in the Toshakhana case, but a special court constituted under the Official Secrets Act had directed the jail authorities to keep the PTI chairman in “judicial lockup” in the cipher case. The court said the notification issued by the law ministry on Nov 13 for the PTI chief’s jail trial was no longer applicable.
