Citation Name: 2024 PCrLJ 190 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case IBRAHIM alias TAIG vs State arts

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Citation Name: 2024 PCrLJ 190 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case IBRAHIM alias TAIG VS State arts. 4, 9 & 14---Right of individuals to be dealt in accordance with law---Security of person---Inviolability of dignity of man---Right to liberty---Upholding human dignity and legal safeguards---Scope---Out of the legal rights, the right to liberty is placed on a higher pedestal, which is to be respected by all and sundry---This is because courts are the guardians of the liberties of the citizens---Even the worst criminal in society is entitled to legal safeguards, and his legal rights cannot be taken away on one pretext or the other---article 4 of the Constitution also safeguards the rights of individuals to be dealt with following the law and enjoy the protection of the law with the further explanation that no action detrimental to the life, liberty, body, reputation or property of any person shall be taken except in accordance with the law---article 14 of the Constitution inter alia safeguards the dignity of man and preserves the privacy of home and place of work---In this context, a guarantee has been provided that no person shall be subjected to torture or humiliation to extract evidence or compel him to make a disclosure or confession---Human dignity is a cherished and serene state in an individual's social and personal life---It encompasses being treated with respect and avoiding abusive and degrading treatment, whether in public or private---When a person is subjected to ill will, ridicule, disesteem, or contempt, his dignity is compromised---Dignity is inherent to every individual, bestowed by God as an inalienable right that deserves protection and promotion by the government and its officials---It serves as the foundation of society, from the dawn of civilization, and is the cause and purpose behind all social institutions---Consequently, all social institutions, governments, states, laws, human rights and respect for persons originated from the concept of dignity of a man or his personhood---any attempt to undermine the dignity of a human being also undermines the dignity of human and the support on which an ordinary society is structured.

Citation Name: 2024 PCrLJ 190 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case IBRAHIM alias TAIG vs State arts — 2024 PCrLJ 190 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

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