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| 2023 SLG 2031 2023 SLD 2031 = 2023 PLD 145 |
Criminal Original No. 150 of 2022, decided on 3rd October, 2022.
Before Athar Minallah, C.J., Per Athar Minallah C.J.; Mohsin Akhter Kayani; Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb; Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri and Babar Sattar, JJ, Agreeing--
For Petitioners Ashtar Ausaf, Attorney General for Pakistan and Jahangir Khan Jadoon, Advocate General Islamabad. Amir Rehman and Munawar Iqbal Duggal, Additional Attorneys General. Ahsan Raza Kazmi, Mian Faisal Irfan, Fazal ur Rehman Niazi and Arshad Mahmood Kayani, Deputy Attorney Generals. Usman Rasool Ghuman, Assistant Attorneys General. For
Respondents Hamid Khan, Barrister Salman Safdar, Muhammad Waqar Rana, Niaz Ullah Khan Niazi, Muhammad Shoaib Shaheen, Syed Qamber Abbas, Murtaza Hussain Turi, Mirza Asim Baig, Malik Naseem Abbas Nasir, Barrister Hassan Niazi, Khalid Yousaf Chaudhry, Intaizar Hussain Panjutha, Naeem Haider Panjutha, Ali Ijaz Buttar, Ajmal Ghaffar Toor, Mubashir Najib Khattak and Kalsum Khaliq for the respondent/contemnor. Munir A. Malik, Senior ASC/Amicus Curiae. Makhdoom Ali Khan, Senior ASC/Amicus Curiae. Akhtar Hussain, Senior ASC/Amicus Curiae on behalf of Pakistan Bar Council. Date of hearing: 3rd October, 2022.
Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri and Babar Sattar, JJ The STATE through Advocate General---Petitioner
VERSUS
IMRAN AHMAD KHAN NIAZI---Respondent
Law: Contempt of Court Ordinance, 2003
Section: 3 , 117 , 120 , 5
Law: Per Mohsin Akhter Kayani, J (g) Contempt of Court Ordinance (IV of 2003)
Section: 18
(a) Contempt of Court Ordinance (IV of 2003)---
----S. 3---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Arts. 117 & 120---Contempt proceedings---Onus to prove---In contempt proceedings matter of placing onus is totally different from a case under criminal law, which presumes innocence of accused and places burden on prosecution to establish charge against latter beyond a reasonable doubt---Onus is entirely upon person charged, to prove his innocence.
Syed Masroor Ahsan and others v. Ardeshir Cowasjee and others PLD 1998 SC 823; Shahid Orakzai v. Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz Group) and 8 others 2000 SCMR 1969 and The State v. Khalid Masood PLD 1996 SC 42 rel.