State organs must protect privacy of home
The Supreme Court has ruled that all state institutions, including the judiciary, must implement domestic privacy laws because failure to provide security to citizens in their homes would be a failure of the state. “It would be the worst place of crime for a society if the people did not feel safe and secure even in their homes. Therefore, all state institutions, including the judiciary, must strictly enforce domestic privacy laws in writing and in writing,” said the five-page order written by Judge Syed Mansoor Ali Shah.
Hakim Shah issued the order while presiding over a divisional court that heard bail applications following the arrest of Hilal Khattak, who was accused of trespassing into the home of his cousin, Ali Akbar, earlier this year. The order says that the sanctity and privacy of the home, as guaranteed by Article 14 of Pakistan’s Constitution, that the offense of robbery – which is carried out after preparation to cause harm or fear of harm has been categorized by the Law Commission as a grave offence.
The offense is punishable by 10 years under Section 455 if committed during the day and 14 years under Section 458 if committed at night. “Allegedly everyone’s home is to him as his palace and stronghold and his defense against injury and violence as his retirement,” the judgment said. Rabia Khattak, daughter of Hilal Khattak—the plaintiff—has married Talha Akbar, son of Akbar Ali, without her father’s consent. State organs must protect privacy of home
