Plea of Intelligence Bureau employee accused of setting wife on fire rejected

Character of private life of government employee can also come under ambit of departmental accountability

Supreme Court rejected appeal of IB cook Jawad Abbasi accused of setting wife on fire, upheld departmental decision of compulsory retirement, in decision it said that character of private life of government employee can also come under ambit of departmental accountability.

Supreme Court while rejecting appeal of IB cook Jawad Abbasi accused of setting wife on fire upheld departmental decision of his compulsory retirement.

Written order of decision written by Justice Shahid Waheed was issued according to which acquittal in criminal case is not enough for acquittal from departmental proceedings.

Character of private life of government employee can also come under ambit of departmental accountability, violence against women within four walls of house cannot be termed private matter, protection of honor and dignity of women is constitutional responsibility, every relation of woman as mother, daughter, sister or wife is respectable, departmental punishment of IB employee accused of violence and setting wife on fire will remain intact.

Character of government employee is not limited only to official duties and private life is also important, statements of 13 witnesses were recorded in departmental inquiry.

Government employee who commits violence against women affects public trust and reputation of institution, accused in 2022 during violence against wife set her on fire and tried to kill her, crime committed outside office can also affect government job.