1968 SCMR 411 (PLP)
HAROON SAMUEL-Petitioner Versus THE STATE-Respondent
| Citation | 1968 SCMR 411 (PLP) |
| Forum / Court | High Court |
| Bench Members | A. R. Cornelius, C. J. and Fazle-Akbar, J |
| Parties | HAROON SAMUEL-Petitioner Versus THE STATE-Respondent |
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The case was heard and decided by the High Court bench comprising: A. R. Cornelius, C. J. and Fazle-Akbar, J.
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Headnotes / Summary
(On appeal from the judgment and order of the High Court of West Pakistan, Karachi Bench, Karachi, dated the 5th June 1967, in Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 162 of 1967). Petitioner in person. Nemo for the State.
Judgment & Decree
CORNELIUS, C. J.-By the action of the High Court, the petitioner's daughter Dorothy has been allowed to go with her paramour, contrary to the petitioner's wish, upon the finding that she was over 16 years of age. Leave to appeal is sought against this order. The girl was converted to Islam on the 5th February 1967, nearly a year ago. The doctor who then examined her thought she was 18 years old, but a Police Surgeon fixed the age at 15-16 years. Later, a Board was constituted to estimate her age, and fixed it 16-17 years. The documents on which the petitioner relies give her date of birth as 8th July 1951, so that today she, is well over 16 years of age, in any case, and is free to go wherever she wishes. The petition is dismissed. Petition dismissed.