According to the Supreme Court, no one can be detained without a formal complaint.

According to Supreme Court Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, no one can be detained without a magistrate’s order or arrested without a formal complaint.

During the hearing of intra-court appeals against civilian trials in military courts, he made these statements.

The appeals were heard by a seven-member constitutional bench presided over by Justice Aminuddin Khan. Justice Mandokhail instructed attorneys to wrap up their arguments in 20 minutes at the beginning. The Ministry of Defense’s attorney, Khawaja Haris, stated that he will attempt to finish his arguments today.

Aamir Rehman, an additional attorney general, stated that the attorney general will make his case tomorrow if Haris completed today.

According to Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, the legislation also guarantees certain fundamental rights, and Rangers or FC employees who are fired from their jobs can challenge their dismissal through service tribunals.

Justice Mandokhail questioned whether the SP conducts trials or the IGP hears appeals in the police. He emphasised that no arrest or detention is permitted without a formal complaint or a magistrate’s order, and he emphasised that independent forums are available even in India.

According to Justice Mazhar, the Official Secrets Act was used to prosecute those responsible for the events on May 9. The military was given custody of civilians through anti-terrorism courts; the army did not file any formal complaints. He went on to say that it is another thing entirely whether or not such detention was legal.

Like the FB Ali case, which is still being discussed decades later, Justice Mandokhail stressed that this case will have long-term repercussions.

The hearing was postponed till tomorrow by the Supreme Court. The court has instructed Khawaja Haris to wrap up his rebuttal within 30 minutes. He will continue.