Next hearing fixed for October 21
Srinagar: On the hearing of Ganga Hijacking case against Democratic Liberation Party chairman Hashim Qureshi, the session court enquired from the counsels whether the case is a double jeopardy case to which the lawyers presented a documentary proof.
According to a statement issued to KNS, Counsels appearing for Qureshi presented references of international law regarding the double jeopardy and also gave references of section 22/2 of Indian constitution. They informed the court that in no country a case against a culprit can’t be perused again under double jeopardy. They gave the example of hijacker Satnam Singh who after serving the sentence in Pakistan was let go by Delhi Metropolitan Magistrate on the grounds of double jeopardy.
Qureshi’s counsels prayed before the court that the case against Ganga Hijacking convict can’t be run as the prosecution has failed to present any witness against their client. The next hearing of the case was fixed for October 21, 2015.
Meanwhile, DLP spokesman said that in another case related to defamation suit filed by Qureshi against RK Yadav, ex-RAW official and the author of ‘Mission and RAW’, the court has given the culprit a final warning to appear before it, failing which court will give its verdict. Next hearing fixed on October 21, 2015. (KNS)
