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FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN vs SHEIKH RASHEED AHMED S — 2026 PLD 528 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2026 PLD 528 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2026
Reporter
PLD
Parties
FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN vs SHEIKH RASHEED AHMED S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 28-

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Judgment text as reported

FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN VS SHEIKH RASHEED AHMED S.28-a---Person charge sheeted under the anti-Terrorism act, 1997---Impounding of passport---Purpose and concept---Grant of permission to travel abroad---Discretion of Court---Scope---The legislature, by employing a non-obstante clause, has conferred overriding effect upon S.28-a of the act, 1997 vis-à-vis all other laws for the time being in force---The moment an accused is charge-sheeted under the act, 1997, his passport stands deemed to be impounded not by virtue of any executive fiat but by operation of law itself---The measure is preventive in nature, intended to secure the presence of the accused during trial and to prevent evasion of process, rather than punitive---Any request for temporary release of passport must, therefore, be considered by the Court on the touchstone of necessity, bona fides and adequate safeguards, so that the balance between the fundamental right of movement and the imperative of effective criminal justice is duly maintained---The legislative intent clearly manifests that the discretion regarding impounding of passport and grant of permission to travel abroad rests exclusively with the Court conducting the proceedings.

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