Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Liberation Party (JKDLP) chairman Hashim Qureshi who is accused in Ganga hijacking case was presented before special session court here, a DLP spokesman said in a statement.
He said Qureshi was presented in the court of law of CID and CIK wings of Jammu and Kashmir Police.
The counsel for Hashim Qureshi, , according to the spokesman, argued before the court that his client can’t be perused again under double jeopardy. The next hearing for the case has been listed on August 4, 2018.
The spokesman said that the senior advocate, presented references of international law regarding the double jeopardy and argued that his client can’t be perused again under double jeopardy. “Hashim Qureshi has already been sentenced by Pakistan Supreme Court and he has spent many years in the jail after which he was set free. The judgment papers of Pakistan Supreme Court have already been submitted before the court here,” he said.
The court while restoring the bail of Hashim Qureshi directed him to be present before the court of law during the next hearing.
Meanwhile, the court in a defamation case lodged against former IB officer RK Yadavi by the counsel of Hashim Qureshi directed the accused to be available in the court on August 4, 2018.