1994 P Cr (PLP)
MUHAMMAD QASIM — Petitioner Versus THE STATE — Respondent
| Citation | 1994 P Cr (PLP) |
| Forum / Court | Lahore |
| Bench Members | N/A |
| Parties | MUHAMMAD QASIM — Petitioner Versus THE STATE — Respondent |
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Representation
- Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi for Petitioner.
Headnotes / Summary
S. 497
Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance (VII of 1979), S.10/11
F.I.R. suffered from a delay of one month
Coaccused had been found innocent during investigation
Abductee was also found to have left her parents' house on her own volition
Accused had claimed the abductee to be his legally-wedded wife
Accused was behind the bars for the last seven or eight months and the trial had not yet commenced
Judgment & Decree
S. 497
Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance (VII of 1979), S.10/11
F.I.R. suffered from a delay of one month
Coaccused had been found innocent during investigation
Abductee was also found to have left her parents' house on her own volition
Accused had claimed the abductee to be his legally-wedded wife
Accused was behind the bars for the last seven or eight months and the trial had not yet commenced
Bail was granted to accused in circumstances. Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi for Petitioner. Anwar-ul-Haq for the State. A case under sections 10 and 11 of the Offence of Zina (E.H.O.) Ordinance, 1979, was registered with Police Station Saddar Arifwala, on 21-6-1993, at the instance of Abdul Aziz about the abduction of his daughter Mst. Zahida Parveen. He was informed by Abdul Ghafoor and Sabir Ali P. Ws. that they had seen Mst. Zahida in the company of the petitioner and his accompalices, namely, Liaqat, Hakam, Irshad, Shah Muhammad, all armed, and Mst. Amna Bibi.
2. The matter was reported to the police after one month of the incident. The police found the aforestated persons to be innocent during investigation and it also came to light that Mst. Zahida had left the house of her parents of her own.
3. The plea of the petitioner is that he had lawfully contracted marriage with Mst. Zahida on 18-4-1993 and they are living happily as husband and wife when the case was registered against them about two months after the marriage. The petitioner is stated to be behind the bars for the last about 7/8 months and the trial has not yet commenced. The continued incarceration of the petitioner would not serve any purpose. This petition is accordingly accepted and the petitioner is admitted to bail on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. ten thousand with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the A.C., Arifwala. N.H.Q./M-1767/L Bail granted