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A trivial offence should not have severe consequences: FCC
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) held that a trivial or less serious offence should not have such severe consequences as to automatically disqualify a person for induction in government service. “A crime is obviously a crime, but a criminal has to be considered with reference to his bent of mind towards crime and his tendency to commit further crimes in the future. An offence under Sections 285 and 286 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) involves negligent conduct with reference to fire, combustible materials or explosive substances,” noted a two-member bench. The bench, headed b...
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