Punjab

Model Town violence: Petition of former Faisal Town SHO dismissed

The petitioner told the court that the first FIR of an incident had become infructuous on the filing of a second FIR

Our Correspondent September 16, 2015

PHOTO: MEHMOOD QURESHI/EXPRESS

LAHORE:

A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging the trial of suspects accused of participating in the Model Town violence, holding it not-maintainable.

Former Faisal Town SHO Amir Saleem told the bench that a JIT had declared the accused, including the chief minister, innocent.

The petitioner told the court that the first FIR of an incident had become infructuous on the filing of a second FIR. He said he was being tried despite that. Opposing his arguments, Assistant Advocate General Sahil Sattar said police had presented a challan of the first FIR at an anti-terrorism court.

Sattar said Saleem should have filed an acquittal application if he considered himself innocent.

He asked the court to dismiss the petition as being non-maintainable. The bench dismissed the petition following the conclusion of arguments.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 17^th, 2015.