The Judicial Magistrate South has rejected the remand request for workers of the Baloch Yakjahati Committee (BYC) from the Karachi Press Club and discharged all the accused.
The case, heard in the court of the Judicial Magistrate South in Karachi, involved allegations of raising slogans against country institutions. Police presented 22 arrested individuals before the magistrate. The investigating officer requested physical remand of the accused, but this request was denied by the court.
Defence lawyer Amir Nawaz Waraich argued that the protest was peaceful and without provocation, and that the accused were falsely booked.
The Magistrate exercised his discretion and discharged all the accused. The court ordered each accused to deposit a personal bond of Rs5,000 and instructed the investigating officer to submit the case challan.
The case was registered at the Artillery Maidan Police Station.
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