ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister Rehman Malik on Monday approached theSupreme Court (SC), requesting to set aside the order passed by theIslamabad High Court (IHC) allowing the writ petition of US blogger CynthiaD Ritchie.
The IHC had earlier this month referred the matter of registration of aFirst Information Report (FIR) against the PPP leader in a rape case to theJustice of Peace for review.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Nasir Javed Rana had dismissed apetition filed by the American national under sections 22-A and 22-B of theCode of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (CrPC), seeking court’s directive for theregisteration of a criminal case against Rehman Malik.
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Urging the apex court to grant leave to appeal under Article 185(3) of theConstitution against the impugned order of IHC dated September 1, 2020,allowing the writ petition of US blogger, Malik also requested the court toset the impugned order and restore the order passed by the Justice of Peace.
