Iddat Case: The court to announce reserved decision today

Islamabad (Dawn, The News International)

District and Sessions Court Islamabad will announce the reserved decision on the appeals of founder PTI Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in Iddat Nikah Case.

Judge Afzal Majuka of the District and Sessions Court Islamabad will announce the reserved verdict today at 3 pm.

According to the details, lawyers of Khawar Manika and founder PTI appeared before the District and Sessions Court of Islamabad. Khawar Manika’s lawyer said that during the trial, the lawyers of founder PTI and Bushra Bibi were asked to bring witnesses. If they want to bring witnesses, we have no objection.

He said that the court can take evidence at any time, yesterday you asked about Hanfi jurisprudence, it was not mentioned anywhere that they are Hanfi, Mufti Saeed also did not say that both are Hanfi.

The lawyer added that Salman Akram Raja says that his client founder PTI is married, he does not know about Iddat, all the responsibility is being shifted on the shoulders of Bushra Bibi.

He said that the husband is putting aside the woman’s sacrifices and saying I have not done anything, the woman stood by her husband in difficult times, such a thing cannot be expected from a leader. The wife left the comfort of Bani Gala and went to Adiala Jail.

Judge Afzal Majoka said that this cannot happen if the marriage takes place, both are responsible.

Khawar Manika’s lawyer said, “What will my wife think that she has given me this reward for my love? In these circumstances, I will resort to Iqbal’s poetry.”

Khawar Manika’s lawyer said that I have no objection to the additional evidence of the appellants that they can produce, it was said on behalf of Bushra Bibi that the verbal divorce was given in April 2017, Salman Akram Raja is accepting the verbal divorce. Happened in April.

He said that if the woman says that she was given a verbal divorce, will her verbal statement be trusted? There is no status of oral divorce, there are court decisions regarding this, the law says that documentary evidence will prevail over oral, in which statement did Bushra Bibi say that the marriage did not take place during Eid.

He said that Mufti Saeed read Nikah on Bushra Bibi’s sister’s request that all the essentials of marriage are complete, Bushra Bibi did not tell Mufti Saeed that her Idt is complete, which sister said that Idt is complete. He would then be brought as a witness.

Judge Afzal Majuka said that it is the duty of the prosecution to prove that Iddat is not fulfilled, how can you use Bushra Bibi’s statement against her, fulfilling Sharia requirements has been mentioned, it has been said in the statement. That the Shariah requirements for marriage are fulfilled.

The judge said that it is the duty of the accused to create doubt in the mind of the court, it is the duty of the prosecution to prove it.

The lawyer said that founder PTI said that I did not hear the charge sheet but also said that it is a false case, Khawar Manika’s software was updated.

Judge Afzal Majoka said that where is the certificate of this statement, when there is a statement, the court gives the certificate.

In the court, Bushra Bibi’s lawyer said that we do not want remand back, we only want a decision on merit.

In the court, advocate Salman Akram Raja said that Khawar Manika had used the words of my ex-wife in the TV interview as well, there is no evidence of Section 494 as well, how they are seeking punishment.

Salman Akram Raja said that 496 B was inserted but it was thrown out in the charge frame. In Allah Dad case, the Supreme Court made it clear about Section 7 that after 4 years, the ex-husband’s wife cannot be considered again.