Trial court submitted its report in the Sindh High Court (SHC) over delay in hearing of the Mustafa Amir murder case on Thursday.
The victim’s mother had approached the SHC over the delay in the case proceedings and the high court had sought a progress report from the trial court.
The trial court held prime accused Armaghan and his lawyer Khurram Abbas responsible for the delay in case proceedings.
The high court bench comprising Justice Iqbal Kalhoro and Justice Abdul Rehman declared the reasons for delay in the trial and ordered the anti-terrorism court (ATC) for early completion of the proceedings of Mustafa Amir murder case, according to the law.
The high court also issued notices to accused Armaghan and Sheeraz and summoned reply from both of the accused by September 22.
Earlier, the petitioner’s lawyer told the court that the proceedings had allegedly been delayed because of repeated tactics by the accused.
He said hearings had been disrupted on various occasions, including disputes between the accused and his parents and the absence of defence counsel. He also said the defence had at one stage expressed a lack of confidence in the trial court.
The lawyer pleaded to the court to issue an order for early completion of the murder case trial.
