SC concerned at escape of suspects from courts
National
December 31, 2020
LAHORE: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the inefficiency of police to arrest the suspects despite dismissal of their bail applications.
A two-judge bench comprising Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi were hearing a petition, at the Lahore Registry, against Sargodha Police for not arresting a suspect despite seven months of his bail rejection. The DPO Sargodha told the bench that a committee had been constituted and the suspect would be arrested within a week. The bench observed that the incidents involving escape of suspects from the courts after denial of bail has become a routine affair. The bench directed the Sargodha police to arrest the suspect in two days and submit the compliance report.