Imran Khan gets protective bail from LHC till March 3

Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan  has secured protective bail in a case registered with Sungjani police station.

A LHC division bench comprising Justice Ali Baqir Najfi and Justice Shehbaz Ali Rizvi granted bail to the PTI Chairamn who reached the courtroom after going through a huge crowed. 

The bench showed restrain as the PTI Chief  took huge time to reach there. 

"I need two week-time," said Imran Khan as he appeared before the court. He said that he continued to wait in his car for an hour.

He stated that if any jerk could distrub his recovery and it would take at least three months to stand on his feet in such a situation. 

Imran Khan said that he respected the courts and that was the reason he named his party "Tehreek-e-Insaf".  He said that he would undergo Xray on February 28. 

After appearance before the LHC division bench, Imran Khan is now due before another bench of the high court to secure bail in another csae registered with Secretariat police station.  Khan was booked in two different cases; one with Sungjani and another with Secretariat police. In Sungjani case, Khan secured bail and now he has to get bail in the second case of Secretariat police. 

Secretariat Police Case: 

A LHC single bench comprising Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh disposed of another bail plea of Imran Khan after he withdrew it. 

"I do sorry for wasting court's time," said Imran Khan, pleading before it along with his lawyers. 

The Secretariat police had booked him in the case. There was a huge crowd on the premises of the high court  and Imran Khan faced huge trouble for his appearance before it.

The LHC had summoned Imran Khan  and set the time of 5pm for his appearance before it to secure protective bail in the said case. 

However, Khan got late as there was huge rush of the party leaders and workers on his way to court. He has taken more than an hour just to reach the premises of the LHC. 

Strict security arrangements have been in and outside the courtroom as the cause list of all other cases fixed before Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh seized with the hearing of the bail plea of Imran Khan have been cancelled.

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Justice Sheikh had given earlier last opportunity to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan to appear before it by 5pm today in pre-arrest bail plea.

PTI leaders and supporters are accompanying the PTI Chief who has left his Zaman Park residence just few minutes ago.

During the proceedings,  Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh questioned the whereabouts of Imran Khan, observing that it was already 2 o'clock. In response, Imran Khan's lawyers submited that he was currently en route, but experiencing a delay due to a security issue.

Justice Tariq Saleem Shaikh announced that he was unable to resolve the security issue, and therefore postponed the hearing for a short period, requesting a reduction in the court's crowd.

When the hearing resumed, Khan's lawyer informed the court that the security bail application did not bear his client's signature.

The court, then, questioned how the former cricketer could withdraw an application that he did not file, emphasizing that it was not acceptable to adjourn the hearing repeatedly. 

Imran Khan's counsel then requested that the application be dismissed, but the court insisted that the hearing would continue. 

The court noted that the lawyer's behavior should have been apologetic and served him with a show cause notice to prepare a response.

Khan was summoned by the court when it convened last week and noticed the discrepancy in the petition he had filed.