ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been acquitted in the Iddat Case.
The Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka issued the short order on Saturday, while announcing the judgment in the Case, which stated that Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi should be immediately released if they were not wanted in other cases.
“Complainant (Khawar Fareed Maneka) has failed to prove his Case against both the appellants (Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi). Accordingly, both the appeals filed by Appellants are accepted,” the written short order issued by the Court stated.
“Judgement of learned trial Court dated 03-02-2024 is set-aside and consequently both the appellants are acquitted of the charge,” the order added.
The court order also stated that “Learned Counsel of the respondent has strenuously argued that the complainant/respondent (Khawar Maneka) was deprived from the right of Rajow, so he was defrauded by the appellants. In cases examination the respondent deposed that on the second day of marriage of the appellants, he came to know of their marriage. It is surprising to note that he remained passive for about six years for his right of Rajow which period had already expired before the filing of this private complaint”.
Both Imran Khan and Burhra Bibi were sentenced to seven years in jail and slapped a fine of Rs 5,00,000 each in February 2024 by a Court that ruled their 2018 marriage broke the law.
Bushra Bibi was accused of not completing the waiting period mandated by Islam, called “Iddat,” after divorcing her previous husband Khawar Maneka and marrying Imran Khan.
عدت کیس تو کوڑے دان کا حصہ بن گیا لیکن دو سال سے جس طرح عمران خان اور انکی اہلیہ کا میڈیا ٹرائل کیا گیا، گھٹیا ترین الزامات لگائے گئے، جھوٹے گواہ پیش کیے گئے، حدود اللہ، عورت کی عزت کو پامال کیا گیا اس پر تاریخ اس کیس کے بنوانے والوں کو کبھی معاف نہیں کرے گی۔ #قومی_لیڈر_پھر_سرخرو pic.twitter.com/Kop6z5l6VJ
— PTI (@PTIofficial) July 13, 2024
خاور مانیکا نے اپنی طلاق کے چھ سال کے بعد اپنی سابقہ بیوی پر ایک گھٹیا الزام لگایا اس الزام میں عمران خان اور انکی اہلیہ کو الیکشن سے چند قبل سزا سنا دی گئی عدالت نے اس سزا کے خلاف اپیل منظور کر کے دونوں میاں بیوی کو باعزت بری کر دیا خاور مانیکا تادم مرگ تاریخ کے ہاتھوں ذلیل ہوگا pic.twitter.com/zIDheL7lli
— Hamid Mir حامد میر (@HamidMirPAK) July 13, 2024
The Iddat Case was one of the three Cases along with Toshakhana and Cipher Cases in which Imran Khan was awarded back-to-back imprisonments just a few day before the February 8 general elections.
Imran Khan had already been acquitted in the Cipher Case while his conviction in the Toshakhana Case was suspended as well.
