Re: NEW ARTICLE: NRO DECISION BY SUPREME COURT
Well, it means charged in criminal justice sense. When notice is issued, it is a charge sheet for the contempt of Court. The person is then asked to put his case, excuses or apology.
Similarly when one is charged in a criminal proceedings he doesn’t become criminal but a criminal proceedings started against him. He has the right for representations and to context the charges.
Gilani in plain Legal sense is charged for contempt by issue of the notice.
If he fails to appear personally and either defend his refusal to write the letter to Swiss Authorities for over two years or apologise (depending if SC accept his apology) he could be sent to Jail straight away by the SC, if they feel he is deliberately not complied with SC order for him to present himself in the Court.
I tell you one more moot point, we know that today other parties with PPP have decided to back the Motion presented in the NA by ANP, every MNA who vote for that motion and back PM against the SC could be charged for contempt by SC and dismissed from the NA under sub classes of article 63 of the Constitution.