Justic­e Qazi Faez Isa author­s 8-page verdic­t, blames flawed invest­igatio­n for incarc­eratio­n of a childISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has acquitted a minor boy after 11 years of imprisonment in a drugs case. “In this case, the police appeared to be more interested in protecting the real perpetrators of the crime,” the court noted. “The delay in the conclusion of a juvenile’s trial before a juvenile court is also a ground for his release on bail as provided in Section 10(7) of the ordinance. Requisite instructions by the chief justices, through their respective registrars, should also be issued to the juvenile courts within their respective territorial jurisdictions to ensure expeditious conclusion of trials. The juvenile courts should be further directed not to entertain routine requests for adjournments and if the case is to be adjourned it must only be in exceptional circumstances.

Source: The Express Tribune September 28, 2018 22:36 UTC