The Supreme Court granted bail to five individuals implicated in the violence on May 9, only for them to be rearrested under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960 (16 MPO).
Following their release from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, where they had been detained after posting surety bonds, the suspects—identified as Owais, Saifullah, Nasrullah, Kamran, and Waqas—were taken into custody again by order of the Rawalpindi deputy commissioner.
These arrests relate to charges from the May 9 violence, documented at the New Town Police Station, amidst widespread protests sparked by the arrest of Imran Khan in the Al-Qadir Trust case, leading to numerous detentions of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists and others.
The bail decision came from a three-member Supreme Court bench, including Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi, and Justice Mussarat Hilali. During proceedings, Justice Mandokhail commented on the targeting of political rally participants rather than the actual perpetrators of terrorism.
The Supreme Court set the bail at Rs50,000 surety bonds for each suspect, emphasizing that the trial court should reach its verdict independently, without external influence.
