{"id":1405,"date":"2023-09-07T12:48:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T12:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/phc-sets-rule-for-arrest-under-second-fir-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T12:48:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T12:48:13","slug":"phc-sets-rule-for-arrest-under-second-fir-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/phc-sets-rule-for-arrest-under-second-fir-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"PHC sets rule for arrest under second FIR | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nLAHORE:
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The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has made it mandatory for authorities to first seek a court\u2019s permission if they want to arrest a person\u2014who is on an interim bail in one case\u2014on the basis of a second first information report (FIR).<\/p>\n

The PHC inspection team member communicated this order to all the district courts via a letter.<\/p>\n

According to the letter, if a person is nominated in only one FIR and has already been granted interim bail, then the law enforcement agencies cannot arrest him on the basis of a second FIR until and unless a court of law gives them permission for it.<\/p>\n

The court issued this order while hearing a petition filed against the arrest of former PTI lawmaker Rangaiz Khan. PHC Chief Justice Ibrahim Khan on Aug 5 reprimanded the police for re-arresting Rangaiz from the court premises after he was granted bail.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the law is not followed, then there will be only rule of the jungle. If I cannot give justice to anyone, then I have no right to sit in this chair.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have seen for the first time that an arrest is made despite the court orders. If this happens \u2026 everyone, including the advocate general, will go home,\u201d the CJ had said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n