IHC quashes FIRs against Sophia Mirza

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Excessive Court docket (IHC) nullified FIRs filed towards actor Sophia Mirza towards her by her ex-husband on the Secretariat Police station, Islamabad.

Within the case of Khush Bakht Mirza (actual title of Sophia Mirza) versus The State and Others, she sought the dismissal of the FIR lodged by her husband Umar Farooq Zahoor, on the Secretariat Police Station in Islamabad. 

Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir of the excessive courtroom invalidated the FIRs in a 16-page judgment.

The judgment mentioned that Zahoor is prohibited from lodging an FIR towards the complainant to impede the authorized proceedings already initiated towards them.

The ruling decided that the Police Officer in cost on the Secretariat, Islamabad, didn’t possess the authority to register instances for probing FIRs No.36 & 40 of 2020 from P.S. CCC-FIA, Lahore. Therefore, the registration of FIR No.465/2022 and 156/2023 at P.S. Secretariat, Islamabad, was declared illegal.

The decision held the In-charge Police Station Secretariat and the Investigation Officer accountable, mandating a proper inquiry to appropriate authorized proceedings towards the accused, Mirza. 

It instructed the Inspector Normal of Police, ICT, to research any potential impersonation of Zahoor’s involvement.

The judgment revealed that the FIRs have been initiated following Zahoor’s software, though investigations point out his absence overseas throughout that point. The Inspector Normal of Police, Islamabad, is remitted to conduct a complete investigation, protecting false statements concerning Zahoor’s whereabouts. 

If Zahoor did certainly go to the station, the In cost Police Station shall be held accountable for his or her failure to take motion.

It mentioned FIR No.156/2023, filed on the Police Station Secretariat in Islamabad, blatantly ignored authorized rules established by the Supreme Court docket within the Sughran Bibi case. This FIR duplicated accusations already made in FIR No.465/2022, leading to itscancellation.

In the course of the petition, FIR No.465/2022 at Police Station Secretariat, Islamabad, was canceled to switch the case to FIA. Nonetheless, FIA closed its proceedings attributable to “non-pursuance” by Umar Farooq Zahoor.

For the reason that FIR’s registration was deemed illegal, FIR No.465/2022 was nullified for being registered with out jurisdiction by the In cost Police Station, Secretariat, Islamabad.

The judgment said that the In cost Police Officer on the Secretariat in Islamabad lacked the authority or jurisdiction to register a prison case to research the contents of FIRs No.36 & 40 of 2020, which have been registered at P.S. CCC-FIA in Lahore.

Consequently, the registration of FIR No.465/2022 and 156/2023 on the Secretariat in Islamabad is deemed illegal.