ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Asif Saeed KhosaWednesday transferred a case of false testimony accused to ananti-terrorism court.A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa andcomprising Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Mansoor Ali Khan heard thecase against the accused Muhammad Arshad who had recorded a false testimonyin assistant sub-inspector Mazhar Hussain’s murder case.At outset of the hearing, the chief justice observed that the accused hadrecorded a false testimony and said life imprisonment could be awarded tothose who register false testimonies as per law.He asked Punjab prosecutor general, what the court can do in this matter.The prosecutor general said a trial court could conduct an inquiry into thematter on the state’s request and examined the suspect’s testimony andmedical report.The chief justice observed that Muhammad Arshad had lied before theanti-terrorism court and said the apex court could not conduct the trial ofa false witness as in such cases, a first class magistrate could conductthe trial.
CJP Justice Asif Saeed Khosa hints at life imprisonment for false testimony
