Islamabad (Web Desk): An Islamabad district and sessions court on Saturday accepted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former premier Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi’s appeals against their conviction in the Iddat case.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka announced the judgement which he reserved earlier today.
The court has also issued release orders for the incarcerated couple if they are not wanted in any other case.
The court also rejected petitions seeking the formation of a medical board and consultations with the religious scholars.
Imran Khan and his wife were sentenced to seven years in prison over allegations of contracting marriage during the former first lady’s Iddat period, following a complaint filed by her ex-husband Khawar Maneka.
On February 3, the couple were convicted by a senior civil judge for contracting marriage during Bushra Bibi’s Iddat period. They were sentenced to seven years in jail with a fine of Rs500,000 each.
The couple had challenged the conviction before district and sessions judge Shahrukh Arjumand, who recused himself at a time when the hearing had been concluded and the court was supposed to announce the verdict.
Subsequently, the case was transferred to Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Mohammad Afzal Majoka. However, the counsel for Bushra Bibi had filed a petition before the IHC seeking her release on bail and suspension of her sentence.
An Islamabad High Court (IHC) order issued in June had mandated the trial court to conclude the hearing by July 12.
