SHC orders release of minor boy

KARACHI: Arbelo Kalhoro, a minor under trial prisoner was freed on the orders of a division bench of the Sindh High Court here on Thursday.
The bench also ordered immediate removal of his handcuffs before his formal rele......ase. The bench comprising Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Mohammad Ather Saeed was seized with the hearing of a complaint filed by Provincial Manager of Juvenile Justice System, Society for the Protection of Right of Child (SPARC) Abdullah Khoso addressed to the SHC chief justice, who converted it into a constitutional petition.
The complainant maintained that Arbelo was arrested by Bhirya city police after a brawl in the family and he was nominated as one of the attackers by the other side.

The boy was first kept into lockup with adult accused for 15 days and then in sub jail Naushehro Feroz.
The complainant maintained that it was a violation of the UN Convention on Rights of Children to which Pakistan is a signatory.
The boy was brought to the court by a police party with handcuffs. The bench expressed extreme displeasure over the manner in which the minor was treated and ordered removal of his handcuffs immediately. The bench later ordered forthwith release of the boy on personal bond by the complainant.
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