{"id":5794,"date":"2017-09-16T12:07:48","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T06:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.barusahib.org\/?p=5794"},"modified":"2025-01-30T12:11:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T06:41:33","slug":"pakistani-lawyer-fights-to-prove-bhagat-singhs-innocence-after-86-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/pakistani-lawyer-fights-to-prove-bhagat-singhs-innocence-after-86-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistani Lawyer Fights to Prove Bhagat Singh\u2019s Innocence After 86 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/pakistani-lawyer-fights-to-prove-bhagat-singhs-innocence-after-86-years\/#A_Legal_Battle_to_Prove_Bhagat_Singhs_Innocence\" >A Legal Battle to Prove Bhagat Singh\u2019s Innocence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/pakistani-lawyer-fights-to-prove-bhagat-singhs-innocence-after-86-years\/#Fresh_Petition_for_a_Retrial\" >Fresh Petition for a Retrial<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/pakistani-lawyer-fights-to-prove-bhagat-singhs-innocence-after-86-years\/#Bhagat_Singh_%E2%80%93_A_Hero_in_India_and_Pakistan\" >Bhagat Singh &#8211; A Hero in India and Pakistan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/pakistani-lawyer-fights-to-prove-bhagat-singhs-innocence-after-86-years\/#Seeking_Official_Recognition_for_Bhagat_Singh\" >Seeking Official Recognition for Bhagat Singh<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/pakistani-lawyer-fights-to-prove-bhagat-singhs-innocence-after-86-years\/#Unfair_Trial_and_Fabricated_Charges\" >Unfair Trial and Fabricated Charges<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/pakistani-lawyer-fights-to-prove-bhagat-singhs-innocence-after-86-years\/#Denial_of_Fair_Trial\" >Denial of Fair Trial<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/pakistani-lawyer-fights-to-prove-bhagat-singhs-innocence-after-86-years\/#Awaiting_Courts_Decision\" >Awaiting Court\u2019s Decision<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Legal_Battle_to_Prove_Bhagat_Singhs_Innocence\"><\/span>A Legal Battle to Prove Bhagat Singh\u2019s Innocence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Eighty-six years after revolutionary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh was hanged for the murder of a British police officer, a Pakistani lawyer is striving to establish his innocence in the Lahore High Court.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fresh_Petition_for_a_Retrial\"><\/span>Fresh Petition for a Retrial<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Advocate Imtiaz Rashid Qureshi recently filed a fresh petition, urging an early hearing in the Lahore High Court. The court had earlier recommended a larger bench for the case in February last year, but no action has been taken yet.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bhagat_Singh_%E2%80%93_A_Hero_in_India_and_Pakistan\"><\/span>Bhagat Singh &#8211; A Hero in India and Pakistan<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Qureshi emphasizes that Bhagat Singh was not just a freedom fighter for India but is also regarded as a hero by many in Pakistan, especially in Lahore. Even Pakistan\u2019s founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, paid tribute to Singh twice.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Seeking_Official_Recognition_for_Bhagat_Singh\"><\/span>Seeking Official Recognition for Bhagat Singh<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In his petition, Qureshi has requested the Lahore High Court to overturn Singh\u2019s sentence and has urged the government to honor him with a state award. He has also written to authorities, proposing a statue of Singh at Shadman Chowk, the site of his execution.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unfair_Trial_and_Fabricated_Charges\"><\/span>Unfair Trial and Fabricated Charges<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Qureshi argues that Bhagat Singh was initially sentenced to life imprisonment but was later given the death penalty in another &#8220;fabricated case.&#8221; In 2014, Lahore police retrieved the original FIR from 1928, which did not mention Singh\u2019s name, proving that he was convicted without substantial evidence.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Denial_of_Fair_Trial\"><\/span>Denial of Fair Trial<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The tribunal that sentenced Bhagat Singh did not allow his lawyers to cross-examine 450 witnesses. Qureshi claims this was a clear violation of justice and is determined to prove Singh\u2019s innocence in the Saunders case.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Awaiting_Courts_Decision\"><\/span>Awaiting Court\u2019s Decision<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Qureshi hopes for a hearing this month and remains committed to establishing that Bhagat Singh was wrongfully convicted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Legal Battle to Prove Bhagat Singh\u2019s Innocence Eighty-six years after revolutionary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh was hanged for the murder of a British police officer, a Pakistani lawyer is striving to establish his innocence in the Lahore High Court. 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