Leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz marched on The Mall in a rally but did not violate Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), the Civil Lines station house officer (SHO) submitted on Thursday in response to a petition for a case against the PML-N leaders.
The SHO said that PML-N leaders including Law Minister Rana Sanaullah travelled from 90 Shahra-i-Quaid-i-Azam (The Mall) to the Assembly Hall, but did not violate Section 144.
Petitioner’s counsel Muhammad Azhar Siddique said that public assembly on The Mall was banned under Section 144 and he would show the court pictures published in newspapers of the PML-N leaders to establish that they had violated the ban and the LHC’s orders. Additional District and Sessions Judge Abdur Raheem set April 12 for the next hearing of the petition.
The petitioner, Advocate Muhammad Muneer, had submitted that apart from the LHC’s clear order to stop processions, rallies or gatherings on The Mall, the district coordination officer (DCO) had imposed Section 144. He said that the police were reluctant to register an FIR against the PML-N leaders and asked the court to order a case.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 6th, 2012.
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