LAHORE-
A session court judge on Saturday disposed off charges of attempted murder against a nine-month-old baby, the defence lawyers said.
On Feb 1, a case was registered against a family, including the baby named Musa Khan and other inhabitants of Muslim Town for an alleged attack on a bailiff and the team of the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) for raiding the area to arrest bill defaulters.
Earlier this month, Musa was granted confirmed bail against Rs50,000 bail bonds.
On expiry of the bail period on Saturday, Musa was carried to the court in the lap of his grandfather.
“Police told the court that the nomination of Musa in the case of attacking police and gas company officials was a human error and Musa is not required,” defense lawyer Irfan Sadiq told a foreign news agency.
Musa’ s grandfather, Muhammad Yasin, and his three sons still face the charges.
The court also issued a show-cause notice to a policeman over ‘dereliction of duty.’
Registration of a case of attempted murder against the nine-month-old cast an international spotlight on Pakistan’s dysfunctional justice system.
Pictures taken by foreign news agencies at an earlier court hearing of Musa crying as he was being fingerprinted provoked widespread ridicule and provincial officials called for an inquiry.
AN ASTONISHING AND FULL OF SURPRISE AND SHAMEFUL BEHAVIOR OF PAKISTAN POLICE OVER THIS STUPID CASE..EVERY EDUCATED AND CIVILIZED CITIZEN CONDEMN THIS RUBBISH CASE.WE URGE THE SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN TO TAKE SOU MOT U ACTION AND SERIOUS ACTIONS MUST BE TAKEN AGAINST THE CONCERNED AUTHORITY .
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