RAWALPINDI, Jul 06 (APP):Additional District and Sessions Judge Rawalpindi Muhammad Ahmad Saeed Sheikh has dismissed the interim bail of Malik Arif, the prime suspect in the Nishat Cinema land dispute and Khalid Patwari murder case, due to non-prosecution. The court also dismissed the interim bail application of co-accused Malik Asif after he withdrew his plea. During the hearing, Additional District Public Prosecutor Shahid Zafar appeared before the court. Co-accused Malik …
Interim bail of prime suspect dismissed in Khalid Patwari murder case
RAWALPINDI, Jul 06 (APP):Additional District and Sessions Judge Rawalpindi Muhammad Ahmad Saeed Sheikh has dismissed the interim bail of Malik Arif, the prime suspect in the Nishat Cinema land dispute and Khalid Patwari murder case, due to non-prosecution.
The court also dismissed the interim bail application of co-accused Malik Asif after he withdrew his plea.
During the hearing, Additional District Public Prosecutor Shahid Zafar appeared before the court. Co-accused Malik Asif was present along with his counsel, whereas Malik Arif failed to appear. Consequently, the court dismissed Malik Arif’s interim bail due to persistent absence and non-prosecution, while Malik Asif’s bail was dismissed upon withdrawal.
The bail applications were dismissed in connection with the murder case of Khalid Patwari registered at the Chontra Police Station.
According to the police, the case was registered on May 2 this year on the complaint of Usman Khalid under sections 302, 324, 148, 149, and 109 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
The FIR states that at the behest of Malik Arif and Malik Asif, suspects Yasir, Hasan, and Imtiaz, along with three unidentified accomplices, allegedly opened fire during an attempted land grab on the complainant’s property. The firing resulted in the death of the complainant’s father and left Usman Khalid and his employee Hussain injured.
