The Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday disposed of the suo motu notice, taken over murder of seven-year-old Zainab in Kasur.
The three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, heard the notice at the Supreme Court Lahore Registry.
As the proceedings commenced, Inspector General of Police Punjab Arif Nawaz Khan, along with other senior police officers, appeared before the bench.
The IGP submitted that the Challan (charge-sheet) had been filed against the accused in the trial court whereas the accused had been sent to jail on judicial remand.
At this point, the chief justice appreciated the performance of the police and disposed of the matter while observing that there was no need of keeping the issue pending as the Challan had been filed against the accused in the trial court.
“The trial court is expected to expeditiously decide the matter as per directions of the Lahore High Court in the matter,” he added.
He further observed that the relevant persons could approach the court through an application for restoration of the matter if they had any complaint.
The Supreme Court had taken suo motu notice of murder of minor girl Zainab on January 10.
Zainab was kidnapped on January 4 from near her aunt’s house in Kasur. Her body was discovered five days later from the garbage heap.
On January 23, the Punjab government declared the arrest of the suspect accused Imran Ali after his DNA
matched with the samples collected from the scene. (APP)
