Advocate Javed Sahotra the defense counsel of blasphemy convict Sajjad Masih had filed an appeal against the conviction in the Lahore High Court.
Source/Credit: Christians in Pakistan
By Madeeha Bakhsh | December 12, 2016
Lahore High Court refuses to hear the bail petition case of a Christian accused of committing blasphemy.
The case hearing which was scheduled on December 9, Friday left the defense counsel of Sajjad Masih the respondent and his family in shock when the judge remarked, “I refuse to hear blasphemy case because today this came to my knowledge that this is blasphemy case and this will be heard by other bench”.
Advocate Javed Sahotra the defense counsel of blasphemy convict Sajjad Masih had filed an appeal against the conviction in the Lahore High Court.
On scheduled time, the court initiated the proceedings; during the case hearing Advocate Javed Sahotra told the honorable Judge Justice Aliya Neelum that in line with Section 426 two years are prescribed for hearing the appeal case against conviction of any crime. If the appeal case is not heard within two years then the conviction is considered null and void.
“In our case three years and three months have passed but the appeal was not heard,” Advocate Javed told the honorable judge.
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