Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said no person could be kept in detention even for a minute per the law of the land.
He said this during while hearing the Adiyala missing persons’ case on Monday. The bench also comprised Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed.
During the course of proceeding, Brigadier Naubahar submitted a reply before the bench regarding the seven missing persons of Adiyala Jail and shifting them to an undisclosed place in the Tribal Areas by the agencies.
The chief justice inquired about the original record on which the trial was made by the agencies.
However, when the record couldn’t be presented before the court, the bench expressed its displeasure and stated that the agencies were not serious in tackling with the missing persons’ case.
The CJP remarked that according to the constitution of Pakistan, no person could be kept in detention without having solid proof against him.
Later, the bench adjourned proceedings until April 17 while directing the brigadier to submit original record before the court.
