‘Illegal’ detention: Court issues contempt notice to SHO

Mobina Town SHO had refused to record the statement of a complainant.


Our Correspondent September 19, 2013
Bukhsh added that the men then took them to his house from where they took away gold and cash and gave directions to the family to arrange Rs1 million for their safe release. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE

KARACHI: A district and sessions court issued on Thursday a contempt notice to the station house officer (SHO) of the Mobina Town police station over his failure to comply with the court’s orders to record the statement of a man against four officials of the Crime Investigation Department (CID).   

Imam Bukhsh had gone to court saying that Muhammad Sharif Junejo, Mukhtar and two other men came to his shop at Rufi Shopping Centre and took him, his son Muhammad Jameel, and an employee Muhammad Akbar, into custody on April 10 this year, on charges of selling weapons within the limits of the Mobina Town police station. In his application under section 22-A of the Criminal Procedure Code, Bukhsh claimed that the men introduced themselves as CID officials and snatched their mobile phones and cash.

Bukhsh added that the men then took them to his house from where they took away gold and cash and gave directions to the family to arrange Rs1 million for their safe release. He said they were confined in a quarter for three days, after which the men agreed to take half a million for their release.

Following the incident, Bukhsh claimed that he went to the Mobina Town police station but the SHO refused to register FIR. Subsequently, the court ordered to record Bukhsh’s statement under section 154 and take action if a cognisable offence was made out against the men.

The SHO, however, refused to comply with the court orders. Following his application, an additional district and sessions judge in district East, issued a contempt notice to the SHO with directions to submit a reply in a day

Published in The Express Tribune, September 20th, 2013.

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