Islamabad:
The Supreme Court observed that the accusation had not yet supported the allegations of criminal plot against the deputy of the PTI Hafiz Farhat Abbas, noting that the case is the end of the investigation.
In a four-page order written by judge Naeem Akhtar Afghan while hearing the advocacy of release under pre-stopping surety of the MPA of the PTI implied in the case on May 9, the Superior Court noted that no recovery had been made of the petitioner and that the case of the case reflected its cooperation during the investigation.
“The accusation has not yet proven the allegation of hatching of the criminal conspiracy by the petitioner during the trial. The apprehension of the petitioner about his arrest by the police to create a humiliation and harassment despite the cooperation with the investigation into the case cannot be considered vague or without foundation.”
The order noted that, on the basis of a provisional assessment of the material available so far, the case against the petitioner has also remained within the framework of a more in -depth investigation.
Interestingly, the same bench had previously adopted similar observations in an order granting a deposit after the arrest to the Senator of PTI Ejaz Ahmad Chaudhry.
A bench of three judges from the Supreme Court, led by the Afghan judge, heard the case. The High Court of Lahore had previously rejected the request for release under bond before the arrest of Hafiz Farhat Abbas.
The ordinance said that the petitioner had not been appointed to a registered FIR at the Sarwar Road police station, Lahore, on May 12, 2023, concerning the events of May 9.
“The petitioner was involved in the additional statement of the complainant dated June 10, 2023 on the basis of tweets / audio / video clips on social networks; the value of the evidence, as well as the eligibility of the additional delayed declaration of the complainant, as well as the tweets / audio / video clips on the social media will be determined after registering the evidence.
The court also noted that Imtiaz Mehmood co-accused had already received a release under bond before the arrest in the same FIR by the Supreme Court on April 17, 2025, in a criminal request.
The bench observed that, on the basis of the coherence rule, Hafiz Farhat Abbas was also entitled to confirmation of his deposit before the Ad-In-In-Inrem arrest.
The court confirmed the release under bond before the arrest granted to the petitioner through its previous order dated April 15, 2025.
The petitioner was responsible for continuing to cooperate with any more in -depth investigation, if and if necessary.
