ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday indicted Additional District and Sessions judge, Raja Khurram and his wife Maheen in Tayyaba torture case.
The accused couple has pleaded not guilty.
The court rejected compromise notice submitted by Tayyab’s parents before the court. They had told the court they did not want to pursue the case further.
The ADSJ of Islamabad, Raja Khurram Ali Khan, who is presently serving as an OSD, along with his wife Maheen Zafar are accused in this matter for allegedly torturing the juvenile housemaid and keeping her in illegal confinement.
Police had registered case against the ADSJ and his wife under various sections of the Pakistan Penal Code, including Section 337 for injuring, 342 for illegal confinement and 506 for intimidation.
Tayyaba's parents had declared false the charges of torture levelled against the sessions judge and his wife. The 10-year-old's parents had informed the court they did not hold the accused couple responsible for the torture marks on their daughter's body. They also told the court that the case filed against the couple is false.
The trial on a daily basis started in the Islamabad High Court on April 28.
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