ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Friday disposed of a bail petition of PML-N’s leader Hamza Shehbaz Sharif in the money laundering case and directed the applicant to approach high court for relief under hardships’ grounds.
Justice Sardar Tariq Masood remarked that how the top court could hear the point of hardships when the petitioner had not mentioned this in his case before high court.
Justice Yahya Afridi remarked that after the report of accountability court it would be appropriate for the petitioner to approach the high court again for relief. Hamza’s lawyer adopted the stance that the situation was different at that time as his arrest time was less than one-year. Hardships were not mentioned in case before high court because that time the grounds were different. The lawyer said that no one could be kept into custody for indefinite time. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had not filed reference against his client when he approached the court for bail.
Follow the PNI Facebook page for the latest news and updates.
