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Lawyers help suspect flee

The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Published July 1, 2014
It was the third incident during the last week in Lahore in which lawyers have helped a suspect escape custody. —File photo
It was the third incident during the last week in Lahore in which lawyers have helped a suspect escape custody. —File photo

LAHORE: A murder suspect escaped police custody with the help of his lawyers after the Lahore High Court rejected his bail petition on Monday.

Tandlianwala police had registered a case against Zaman Shah on double murder charges and the suspect filed a bail petition with the court.

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The investigating officer told the court that all the evidences collected during the investigation went against the suspect.

Relying on the statement of the police, Justice Mahmood Maqbool Bajwa dismissed the bail petition of the suspect.

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The police arrested the suspect. However, they could not hold him for long as his counsel along with other lawyers 'rescued' their client.

Published in Dawn, July 1st , 2014

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Moby
Jul 01, 2014 07:29am
Charge the lawless lawyers as accessories to the murder.
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Mumtaz Hussain Shah
Jul 01, 2014 09:08am
Very simple. Not only it watrents cancalaction of liences of lawyers involved but also register a case of abatement against all the involved persons. Declare the accused abscoder. Assembly to promulgate a law that appeal against the lower court bail rejection will not be etertained for an absconder. But who will bell the cat?
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Abdul
Jul 01, 2014 09:13am
When everyone shows professional loyalty, society is healthy and progressive we lack this.
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M Rafique
Jul 01, 2014 11:44am
Continuous outstanding performance by members of legal fraternity, particularly at Lahore, claimed to be warrior of restoration of independent judiciary and custodian of law.
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khuma
Jul 01, 2014 12:46pm
Cancel their licenses and send them to Guest House ln kotlakhpat for fare trial and appropriate action against them.
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