Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: OSD Raja Khurram Ali Khan has been granted pre-arrest bail in the minor maid Tayyaba torture case till Jan 26.

The OSD judge was accused of violating Section 328 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) which is about the exposure and abandonment of a child under twelve years by parents or persons having care of it.

Parents of the minor maid were also accused under this offence by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for forcing an innocent girl to work as bonded labour.

The pre-arrest bail application was filed by the accused Officer on Special Duty (OSD) judge Raja Khurram Ali Khan in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Raja Asif Mehmood. During the hearing, the judge accepted the application of the accused against the surety of 30 thousand rupees and granted him anticipatory bail.

ADSJ Raja Asif ordered the accused to ensure his presence in the court on the next hearing which will be on Jan 26.

It may be added that the wife of the accused was also granted pre-arrest bail from the same court of ADSJ Raja Asif Mehmood. An inquiry report prepared by the Islamabad police has found additional sessions judge Raja Khurram Ali Khan’s wife Maheen responsible for torture on child maid Tayyaba and her husband of criminal negligence whereas the couple had denied allegations of torturing Tayyaba.