Supreme Court of Pakistan In a detailed verdict issued on Saturday, the accused was allegedly involved in drug trade Bail But the request for release was approved on the basis that Former Prime Minister Imran Khan was granted this facility despite being an accused in several cases.
The lawyer of the accused Ubaidullah, while giving arguments during the trial, referred to the granting of bails in several cases in the presence of several cases filed against former Prime Minister Imran Khan and demanded the granting of bail to his client on the same basis.
The Supreme Court granted the accused’s bail plea and termed the judgment issued on Saturday as ‘not for reporting’, which means that the judgment or case cannot be used as a precedent or precedent in future.
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, had heard the case of recovery of 55 grams of ice against accused Obaidullah.
The counsel for the accused had argued that his client was not convicted in any case and therefore he could be granted bail on Rs 1 lakh.
During the hearing, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah had raised the question that ‘According to the report, there are 14 cases against the accused, so how can bail be given in them? The accused is entitled to punishment, not bail, for dealing in drugs.’
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah further remarked that ‘drugs are a scourge for society which is also spreading in educational institutions.’
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The lawyer of the accused, Ghulam Sajjad Gopang, said that under Article 25 of the Constitution of Pakistan, his client Obaidullah and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan are equal citizens.
According to the lawyer: ‘The court has to look at Imran Khan and my client under Article 25.’
On which Justice Mansoor Ali Shah inquired what the former prime minister has to do with this bail application.
The lawyer replied that even though there were more than 200 cases against Imran Khan, the Supreme Court granted him bail in the cipher case, while he was convicted in four cases at the time of bail in that case.
The lawyer took the stand that ‘an accused can get bail in 200 cases, but there are only 14 cases against his client, he is also entitled to bail despite these cases.’
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah remarked that ‘The nature of the cases against Imran Khan and his client is different, how does Imran Khan’s case compare with these cases?’
On which lawyer Ghulam Sajjad’s opinion was that ‘Imran Khan has cases of terrorism. They get to eat country mutton and chicken in jail, whereas my client has no such facilities in jail and is more entitled to bail.’
After listening to the arguments of the lawyer, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said with a smile: ‘Let’s see, you refer to the court decisions.’
Later, the court accepted the bail application of the accused Obaidullah.
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2024-08-03 17:18:59
