Threatening Female Judge: Show-Cause Notice Issued to Imran Khan

According to GEO NEWS , The Islamabad High Court summoned Imran Khan in a personal capacity by issuing a show cause notice in the contempt of court case on the issue of threatening female judge Zeba Chaudhry.

A three-member larger bench heard the contempt of court case against Imran Khan for threatening Additional Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry.

The bench headed by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani also includes Justice Mian Gul Hasan and Justice Babar Sattar.

The court initiated contempt of court proceedings on the registrar’s note, in which Advocate General Islamabad Jahangir Jadoon appeared in the court.
Hearing of the case

During the hearing, Advocate General Islamabad said in his arguments that these words were used about the female Additional Sessions Judge, on which the court inquired as to which case the female judge was hearing.

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Advocate General said that the lady judge was hearing the case related to Shahbazgul’s remand, Imran Khan has been continuously talking against the judiciary and the Election Commission, Imran Khan is obstructing the path of justice.

Such a statement cannot be expected from a leader who is the Prime Minister: Court
The court said that even the courts do not interfere in the investigation, the woman judge was threatened, if this environment is to be created, then the work will not be done. will In which direction are the common people being led, so that they rise up and start their own justice?

The court said that such a statement cannot be expected from a leader who is the prime minister.

The court inquired that the female judge who was threatened is ready to provide additional security? Advocate General said that yes, they are ready to provide additional security to the lady judge.

This is a serious matter and not limited to the Islamabad Subordinate Court Judge: Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani

The court said that Imran Khan should be heard by first giving a notice or give a direct show cause notice? On this, the Advocate General said that in hindsight it becomes a case of show cause notice.

Justice Mohsin Akhtar said that if many people are standing in front, should such things be said? A lot of people are seeing this through the media, the moment we are having this hearing, the judiciary is being maligned, it is a serious matter and not limited to the Islamabad Subordinate Court judge, the civil bureaucracy and the police. Threats are being given, today there is a government, if it leaves, what threats will it give? Here, certain people have tied the whole system.

The Islamabad High Court sent the matter to the Chief Justice to constitute a larger bench of more than three judges, while the court summoned Imran Khan in personal capacity on August 31.

The court said that Imran Khan should make Niazi personally comply with the notice, if the state institutions will not work, how will the country run.

The matter for making a larger bench of more than three judges is entrusted to the Chief Justice

The court also called for the complete record of the speech of Chairman Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan.

Background of the case

It should be noted that on August 20, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan announced a case against the alleged torture of Shehbaz Gul against the IG and DIG Islamabad and during the speech, Imran Khan addressed the female magistrate Zeba Chaudhry who remanded Shahbaz Gul. Threatened by name.

Imran Khan said that IG, DIG Islamabad we will not leave you, we will file a case against you and Magistrate Zeba Chaudhry also we will not leave you, we will file a case against you too, the magistrate knew that Shahbaz was tortured but remanded.

In this regard, Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah had announced legal action while PEMRA had directly addressed Imran Khan and imposed a ban.

Yesterday, a case was registered against Imran Khan under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

A case was registered against the former prime minister in Islamabad’s Margalla police station for threatening the top officers of the Islamabad police and the judiciary.