CJP hints at introducing policy for expeditious trial
Says Pakistan only country where doors of SC are knocked for getting bailLAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khosa has hinted at introducing in the coming weeks a new policy for conclusion of pending trials within four months. “We are going to introduce a policy under which the pending trials will be concluded in aforementioned timeframe [four months]. Pakistan is the only country of the world where doors of the Supreme Court are knocked for getting bail orders,” noted the CJP on Friday. How a man could be awarded punishment without conclusion of trial?” The bench later dismissed the petition, seeking cancelation of bail orders. The court later dismissed the petition seeking cancelation of bail orders of a co-accused in a murder case.
Source: The Express Tribune March 22, 2019 18:00 UTC
