Identified as Corona
Virus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has taken a shape of
pandemic and the petitioner risked being effected if not
released. The august Supreme Court of Pakistan in the
case of “Raja Muhammad Nadeem v. The State
(Federation of Pakistan thr. Secretary Ministry of
Interior) and another” vide its order dated 07.04.2020
has already observed as under:-
“Argument that our overcrowded prisons could
be a breeding ground for the deadly virus is
beside the mark. Barring few countries with low
crime rates, most prisons in the world are
overcrowded. An overcrowded prison, though
an inconvenient abode, nonetheless, without a
contaminated inmate is a safe place; instead of
releasing them all, it is more expedient to
screen the each after plugging the new
entrants.”
Used in Judgment of
IN THE LAHORE HIGH COURT BAHAWALPUR BENCH, BAHAWALPUR JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
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