LHC suspends Rs200 fine imposed on Kot Lakhpat SHO in drug case

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has stayed Rs200 fine imposed by a trial court on Kot Lakhpat Station House Officer (SHO) Afzal Rauf for not producing the case record in a narcotics case.

The appeal filed by SHO Afzal Rauf was heard by a two member bench of Justice Sadiq Mehmood Khurram and Justice Jawad Zafar. Former Lahore High Court Bar secretary Farrukh Ilyas Cheema argued the case on behalf of the appellant.

The trial court had imposed a fine of Rs200 on the Kot Lakhpat SHO for not producing the record in a narcotics case. Afzal Rauf challenged the penalty in Lahore High Court.

During the hearing, the court also lifted an office objection to the filing of the appeal. The objection was taken on the ground that the fine imposed by the trial court was not deposited by the appellant.

The attorney for the SHO stated that the fine would be deposited under protest. After the assurance, the high court granted leave to appeal for a normal hearing and called for the relevant record.

The court also suspended the sentence of Rs200 imposed on Kot Lakhpat SHO Afzal Rauf against surety bonds of Rs50,000.