Khadija Shah gets relief from Lahore High Court
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A Lahore High Court (LHC) division bench, presided over by Justice Alia Neelam, issued a conditional dismissal of the registrar's objections regarding Khadija Shah's bail plea on Monday. The court's decision came with an instruction to eliminate any objectionable documents from the bail application, ultimately leading to the dismissal of these objections.
The petitioner, represented by her lawyer, passionately argued that she had been unjustly implicated in the incidents of the May 9 riots. Furthermore, she claimed that the Gulberg police station had wrongfully ensnared her in the case, disregarding the actual facts surrounding her involvement.
Expressing her grievances, Khadija Shah maintained that the Anti-Terrorism Court had unjustly denied her bail while overlooking critical aspects of the case. She conveyed this message through her legal counsel during the proceedings in the provincial apex court.
In a legal twist, the Lahore High Court, led by Justice Alia Neelam, rendered a conditional dismissal of the registrar's objections on Khadija Shah's bail request. This decision was accompanied by an explicit directive to eliminate any contentious documents from the bail application, ultimately leading to the rejection of these objections.
The petitioner, speaking through her legal representative, asserted her innocence, emphasizing that she had been wrongly implicated in the events of the May 9 riots. She went on to assert that the Gulberg police station had unlawfully entangled her in the case, disregarding the actual facts surrounding her involvement.
Khadija Shah passionately argued that her bail had been unfairly denied by the Anti-Terrorism Court, which had failed to consider crucial aspects of her case. This assertion was conveyed to the provincial apex court through her lawyer, as she continued her fight for justice.
