Islamabad: Sessions court granted bail to PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry in the case of threatening Election Commission.
According to the details, Fawad Chaudhry’s bail application was heard in the Sessions Court in the case of threatening the Election Commission.
Fawad Chaudhry’s lawyer Dr. Babar Awan and Election Commission’s lawyer Saad Hasan appeared in the court.
Sessions judge Faizan Gilani said in a conversation with Babar Awan that the record of the case has come, congratulations.
Lawyer Babar Awan argued on Fawad Chaudhry’s bail application and said that Election Commission Secretary Omar Hameed is the plaintiff in the case, he is a retired bureaucrat, the Election Commission secretary is not the state itself, is the Election Commission the government? My question is.
Fawad Chaudhry’s lawyer said that saying that I will take action against you is not a threat, the section of sedition is nothing individually, the section of sedition has been given a political color.
The lawyer argued that if the case is proved, the punishment can be 10 to 15 years on the provisions, at least 3 years can be punished on these provisions. Fawad Chaudhary was nominated in a false case, there are few decisions of the courts on the provisions against him.
Dr. Babar Awan said that today, jockeys are being made, after the decisions of a few courts came and asked if the Election Commission is the government? According to the constitution, the executive authority is the government, what is the election commission? I will put arguments before the court on this.
Lawyer leader PTI said that the election is not the government, not the state, but according to the Supreme Court decision, it is the authority, in this case only Section 501 could have been applied.
The judge directed lawyer Babar Awan to read the case and gave remarks. Fawad Chaudhry criticized a certain part of the case.
The judge inquired that what is the meaning of Fawad Chaudhry’s saying that he left his home? Fawad Chaudhry is a senior lawyer and parliamentarian, in the past the woman was also addressed as tractor and trolley.
The judge asked what is the meaning of talking about families, do you know what is the literacy rate in Pakistan, what is the meaning of a political leader talking like that?
After Dr. Babar Awan’s arguments were completed, the prosecutor started giving arguments and said that the responsibility of the Election Commission is to conduct elections constitutionally, the government does not perform all the functions itself, it imposes responsibilities.
Opposing the bail application of Fawad Chaudhry on behalf of the prosecutor, saying that hate was spread against the Election Commission on social media, Fawad Chaudhry said in a talk show that rebellion is obligatory in this country.
The session judge inquired whether there is anything related to the sedition clause on the record against Fawad Chaudhry. On which the prosecutor said that further investigation is going on in this regard, the statement of Fawad Chaudhry, the investigating officer, is spreading hatred in the public, documentary evidence was collected by the police.
The prosecutor completed the arguments on the bail application, after which the election commission’s lawyer Saad Hasan gave arguments.
The Election Commission’s lawyer said that Fawad Chaudhry was tested for photogrammetry and voice match, on which the judge inquired whether Fawad Chaudhry is accepting his statement. Why was photogrammatic test required while admitting statements?
On which the Election Commission lawyer said that Fawad Chaudhry can retract his statement during the trial, the photogrammatic test was necessary to determine that the statement is Fawad Chaudhry’s.
The lawyer of the Election Commission said that there is no stability in the country, it is not right to incite the people during this time. In the mentioned incidents, not only the Election Commission is being targeted, institutions and political figures are being targeted after the change of government.
Advocate Election Commission opposed Fawad Chowdhury’s bail application, on which the judge remarked that
“Section 124 of the Pakistan Penal Code is one of those provisions, so the counsel for the Election Commission said that if an influential person incites the people, the situation will be different.”
After the arguments of the Election Commission were completed, the lawyer Babar Awan gave his arguments and said that what the prosecution did with Azam Swati during the investigation is in front. Speaking of morality, the video was sent to Azam Swati, the prosecution was looking for a new plaintiff to defame a new institution.
The Sessions Court approved the bail of Fawad Chaudhry, the court approved the bail against a surety bond of 20,000.
Judge Faizan Gilani remarked, I guarantee on the condition that Fawad Chaudhry will not repeat this conversation, parliamentarians should not make such statements, Fawad Chaudhry should not have made such statements.
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