ISLAMABAD – A file complaint has been filed against Additional District andSessions Judge (ADSJ) Zeba Chaudhry for her orders regarding physicalremand of PTI leader Shahbaz Gill in a sedition case.

Yaseen Gill, a brother of the incarcerated PTI leader, filed the complaintwith the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the sessions judge and themember of the court’s inspection team (MIT).

The development comes after PTI Chairman Imran Khan warned the female judgeof consequences over approving remand of Gill as he claimed that detainedparty leader was tortured in police custody.

Shahbaz Gill was arrested on August 9 and he was sent on remand into policecustody till August 12 by a judicial magistrate. When police requested themagistrate to extend his remand, he turned down the petition.

The police challenged the decision in a sessions court , which also upheldthe magistrate’s decision of not extending the Gill’s remand.

When the matter was taken to the IHC, acting Chief Justice Justice AamerFarooq remanded the matter back to the sessions court , directing it todecision on the petition in accordance with the law.

ADSJ Zeba Chaudhry in a subsequent hearing granted two-day physical remandof Gill to the police. This was the point when the female judge facedbacklash on social media and threats from Imran Khan.

Gill’s brother in his complaint argued that the lady judge made graveviolations and derogation of judicial norms.

“…the said act of conducting the proceedings by the learned ASJ ZebaChaudhry is amounting to gross misconduct, illegality and mala fideintention committed by her since based on her grave incompetence, glaringnegligence and noticeable partiality, violating the code of conduct of ajudge, therefore, not covered under the umbrella of good faith or indemnityprovided for the protection of a judicial officer,” the complaint said.

The complainant said that the lady judge could only sent the remand matterback of judicial magistrate instead of issuing ruling on it.

It alleged that she was “acting with the investigation agency to destroythe evidence of their crime of inflicting third degree physical tortureupon the accused [Gill] for the purpose of screening out the offenders fromthe charge of cognizable offences of hurt.”

The Shahbaz Gill’s brother has sought “disciplinary action/proceedingsagainst ADSJ Chaudhry for commission of misconduct.”