1989 P Cr (PLP)
RASHID AHMAD‑‑Petitioner Versus THE STATE‑‑Respondent
| Citation | 1989 P Cr (PLP) |
| Forum / Court | Lahore |
| Bench Members | Fazal Karim, l |
| Parties | RASHID AHMAD‑‑Petitioner Versus THE STATE‑‑Respondent |
| Primary Law | Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)‑ |
Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 1989 P Cr (PLP)?
This judgment primarily cites: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)‑ as referenced in Pakistani case law index.
Q2: Which judicial bench decided the case 1989 P Cr (PLP)?
The case was heard and decided by the Lahore bench comprising: Fazal Karim, l.
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Laws Cited
Representation
- Syed Kamal Mufti for Petitioner.
Headnotes / Summary
‑‑‑S. 497‑‑Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance (VII of 1979), S.11‑‑Offences Against Property (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance (VI of 1979), S.14‑‑Bail, grant of‑‑Only evidence against accused was that of Prosecutrix who stated that she alongwith her child was taken away by accused and was taken to so many places including far‑off place as Karachi‑‑Prosecutrix was not medically examined‑‑Accused released on bail. Muhammad Aslam Khalid for the State.
Judgment & Decree
The petitioner, Rashid Ahmad, alongwith his parents, Muhammad Hanif and Mst. Hanifan Bibi and his relative Ahmad Ali, is accused of offences against section 11 of the Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979, and 14 d the offences Against property (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979. Mst. Rehmat Bibi, the woman m the case, is wife of one Rehmat Ali. The first informant is Ahmad Ali, a brother of Rehmat Ali. The prosecution case is that on 30‑5‑1988. The accused persons took her child Mst. Rehmat Bibi alongwith away. Later, she was seen with them boarding a bus. She was found with the petitioner in Chhanga Manga on 13‑7‑1988. In her statement under section 164 of the Cr. P. C., which was recorded on 14‑7‑1988, she stated that she was taken by the petitioner to a number of places; she was also taken to Karachi. From Karachi, the petitioner brought her back and it was then that she was found with the petitioner in Chhanga Manga; She was not medically examined. Learned counsel for the petitioner maintains that the only evidence against the petitioner is the statement of Mst. Rehmat Bibi and if the circumstances of the case are taken as they are, she should also have been treated as an accused person. According to him, she could not have been taken by force A to so many places by the petitioner including such a far‑off place as Karachi. In the circumstances, I allow the petitioner to be released on bail on his furnishing bond in the sum of Rs.20,000 (Rupees twenty thousand only) with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of A.C./Duty Magistrate concerned. H.B.T./P‑137/1, Bail granted.