The petition of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz for return of her passport has been fixed for October 3 in the Lahore High Court (LHC).
The cause list has been issued by the LHC Registrar including Maryam’s miscellaneous petition for return of her passport.
The case of passport return will be heard by three member bench of the LHC comprising of Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti, Justice Ali Baqar Najfi and Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the previous hearing on Tuesday had told the LHC that it did not require Maryam’s passport that she had surrendered to the court for getting bail in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case.
During the previous proceedings, the anti-corruption watchdog had submitted a two-page reply before the full bench, which was constituted earlier this month after several judges recused themselves from hearing Maryam’s plea, and said that the Supreme Court had already declared that a suspect in a criminal case could not be deprived of fundamental rights.
The petitioner’s counsel stated that her physical custody was remanded to an investigating officer for 48 days after being sent to judicial lock-up and later she was allowed post-arrest bail on merit by the Lahore High Court. The petitioner also informed the court that she had surrendered her passport and deposited the required amount of Rs70 million.
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