Case Update Status

Case is in court.Sanjay is on bail.

Summary of Case

"On January 28, 2022, Sanjay Sadhwani reporter associated with the Samaa TV, A local court has issued warrants for the arrest in a defamation case filed by Pakistan Peoples Party leader and Sindh Information Minister Saeed Ghani against Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh.

When the matter came up before Additional District and Sessions Judge (South) Shahid Ali Memon, the reporter, Sanjay Sadhwani, was called absent.

Issuing a bailable warrant for his arrest, the judge asked the reporter to appear in court on Feb 12.

Haleem Sheikh also did not appear in court but his counsel, Advocate Abdul Wahab Baloch, informed the judge that his client was at present out of the country, and pleaded to condone his absence for the day. The judge allowed the request.

Saeed Ghani has stated in his suit that Haleem Sheikh, during a talk show aired on Samaa TV channel, had accused him of patronising drug peddlers

Sanjay Sadwani told PPF that he reported about the Labor Card, a project of the Labor Department Sindh that only few labors were managed to get this card.

Following the news, provincial minister of Sindh for Labour and Information and Human Resources, Saeed Ghani filed a defamation case against Sanjay in District and Sessions Courts Karachi

Samaa bureau chief, Zubair Anjum told PPF that this case is an attack on freedom of expression, and Samaa news condemn this incident. Sanjay Sadwani has done some reports against Saeed Ghani’s corruption. In reaction, Saeed Ghani filed a defamation case against Sanjay Sadwani. Samaa condemn this act and will respond case legally.

Fazil Jamali, president of Karachi Press Club told PPF that he was out of the country for previous weeks that’s why he doesn’t know about this incident. "

Category of Incident

Case Register

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0202 -Acts against liberty

ICCS Group: 02022-Deprivation of liberty

ICCS Class: 020222-Illegal restraint

ICCS Crime: Acts against liberty

Reported By

Dawn

Date of incident

29

Month

January

Year

2022

Name of affected person

Sanjay Sadhwani

Other affected persons

No other person was affected

Name of affected organization

Samaa

Other affected organizations

No other organization affected

Action by

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)'s Saeed Ghani

City

Karachi

Province

Sindh

Designation

Reporter

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

N/A

Marital Status

Compensation Details

Amount of compensation announced by government: No compensation announced

Date of compensation announcement by government: No compensation announced

Date of compensation paid by government: No compensation announced

Amount of compensation announced by others: No compensation announced

Date of compensation announced by others: No compensation announced

Date compensation paid by others: No compensation announced

FIR Details

Was FIR registered ?: No

Court Details

Was case investigated ?: Yes

Court where case was presented: Additional District and Session court

Name of prosecuting lawyer: Shahid Ali Memon

Date of first court hearing: 28/01/2022

Date of last court hearing:

Status of court case: Sanjay Sadwani is on bail

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

N/A

APNS

CPNE

PBA

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

N/A

Employer organization

Samaa bureau chief, Zubair Anjum told PPF that this case is an attack on freedom of expression, and Samaa news condemn this incident. Sanjay Sadwani has done some reports against Saeed Ghani’s corruption. In reaction, Saeed Ghani filed a defamation case against Sanjay Sadwani. Samaa condemn this act and will respond case legally.

Press Club Status

Press club 1: N/A

Press club 2:

Press club 3: