Complaint to Supreme Judicial Council Seeks Probe of IHC Judge Over Son’s Fatal Crash Case

Overview

• Advocate Inamur Rahim filed a misconduct petition dated Dec 25 with the Supreme Judicial Council, seeking an inquiry into Justice Muhammad Asif and, if proven, his removal, with findings requested for President Asif Ali Zardari.
• The filing claims the judge abused his office and used state machinery to pressure legal heirs, leading to after‑hours, in‑camera recording of compromise statements on Dec 6 to secure his teenage son’s bail.
• The complaint states not all heirs’ statements were taken and the deceased Tabinda Batool’s mother was not recorded, while asserting the judge prioritized securing his son at the crash scene instead of aiding a surviving victim.
• The Dec 2 incident involved a high‑speed SUV that struck two women on a scooter near the PNCA, killing them; the accused was later traced to a hospital, and the families’ pardons in court preceded the magistrate’s bail order.
• Citing Section 322 PPC, the complainant argues compounding required lawful diyat procedures that were bypassed; one report also alleges the SUV was not customs‑cleared, and there has been no comment from the judge or IHC and no announced SJC action.