There is a case registered under Section 392 (Robbery), FIR No. 1281/23, at Mustafa Abad Police Station. Let me explain what makes this case so troubling and heartbreaking.
This robbery case is not an ordinary one. In this FIR, two young men and their mother were nominated as accused. They were allegedly involved in a robbery together. Just think about it for a moment, a robbery case in which a mother and her children are accused of committing the crime together.
For the past one and a half months, I have been pursuing pre-arrest bail in this matter. Before the honorable court, I raised a very important point: the FIR was lodged after a delay of one and a half months. What kind of robbery case is reported after such a long delay? In most genuine robbery incidents, the report is filed immediately.
I also tried to explain another important aspect to the court. In my entire legal career, whenever I have read FIRs related to robbery, they are usually registered against unknown persons. Rarely do you see robbery FIRs where four individuals are specifically nominated by name.
According to this FIR, the complainant alleged that four people held him at gunpoint and took money from him. But when you carefully read the FIR, it becomes clear that the story itself raises serious doubts. It says that only fifteen thousand rupees were taken, yet the complainant’s mobile phone was not taken, his vehicle was not taken, and none of his other valuables were taken.
This raises a fundamental question: what kind of robbery is this?
While these legal arguments continued in court for weeks, a tragic development occurred. Last night, the woman who had been nominated as an accused in this case passed away. The same woman who was being presented as a criminal in the FIR is no longer alive.
Today, when I appeared before the honorable court, I said something very painful but true:
“You may not have granted her bail, but she has now received a permanent bail. She has returned to Allah.”
Now she will stand before Allah and say that not only the police wronged her, but the justice system also failed her.
My message to everyone is very clear. Whenever you involve someone in a criminal case, be extremely careful, especially when it comes to women. Do not falsely implicate someone’s mother, sister, or daughter in criminal cases.
Men sometimes manage to endure such hardships and eventually come out of them. But when you drag a mother or a woman into courts, police stations, and endless stress, the consequences can be devastating.
Such deaths are not ordinary deaths. In many ways, they are no less than a form of indirect killing, because the pressure, humiliation, and mental torture lead people to their breaking point.
There is a famous line of poetry that says:
“After my death, he repented of his cruelty,
but what use is repentance when the damage is already done?”
I do not know whether the court will grant bail to the remaining accused today or not. But one thing is certain: regret after a tragedy brings no benefit.
May Allah protect everyone and guide us to act with justice and responsibility.