12-year-old boy challenges his detention in multiple theft cases

LAHORE A 12-year-old boy challenged his detention in the Lahore High Court (LHC) in multiple theft cases

Muzammil made IGP Punjab and police officers of Kasur district respondents in his plea. 

The petitioner contended that police officers had wrongly implicated him in bogus cases at the behest of a political personality. 

The child was even arrested in two cases which were filed when he was already in police custody. He pleaded that he had nothing to do with these cases and it could be verified through the record. 

The application mentioned that physical remand of the child was given in all the cases by the judicial magistrate of Allahabad, Kasur. 

The child was consequently sent to jail on judicial remand by the judicial magistrate. 

The petitioner alleged that police demanded Rs250,000 for his release but he was not set at liberty even after paying money. 

The petitioner requested the court to discard the cases against him and order police to set him at liberty. 

The Lahore High Court has fixed for hearing an application challenging multiple cases against a 12-year-old boy.