1983 PLP 934 (SCMR)
ABDUL RASHID-Petitioner Versus T1IE STATE-Respondent
| Citation | 1983 PLP 934 (SCMR) |
| Forum / Court | High Court |
| Bench Members | Muhammad Afzal Zullah, Nasim Hasan Shah and Shafiur Rahman, JJ |
| Parties | ABDUL RASHID-Petitioner Versus T1IE STATE-Respondent |
| Primary Law | Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance (VII of 1979) |
Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 1983 PLP 934 (SCMR)?
This judgment primarily cites: Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance (VII of 1979) as referenced in Pakistani case law index.
Q2: Which judicial bench decided the case 1983 PLP 934 (SCMR)?
The case was heard and decided by the High Court bench comprising: Muhammad Afzal Zullah, Nasim Hasan Shah and Shafiur Rahman, JJ.
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Laws Cited
Representation
- Date of hearing : 27th June, 1983.
- The sentence awarded to the petitioner is the maximum punishment prescribed under section 10 (3) of the Ordinance. We have, therefore, very carefully gone through the entire record with the assistance of Mr. Raashid Aziz, Additional Advocate‑General (Punjab) with a view to satisfying our selves that the findings of the Courts below that the petitioner was indeed guilty of the depravity found against him was correct.
Headnotes / Summary
(On appeal from the judgment dated 18-12-1982 of the Federal Shariat Court in Cr. A. No. 128/1/82). --S. 10 (3)-Zina-bil-Jabr by father upon his own daughter Maximum punishment prescribed by law for such abominable act of accused justified. Raashfd Azlz Khan, Addl. A. G. (Ph.) for the State.
Judgment & Decree
Muhammad Afzal Zullah, J.‑The petitioner was convicted under section 10 (3) of the Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979 for committing zina‑bil jabr upon his own daughter Mst. Shamshad and for this incestuous act sentenced to undergo R. I. for 25 years and also awarded the punishment of whipping numbering 30 stripes ‑by the learned Sessions Judge, Multan. His appeal before the Federal Shariat Court hav ing failed, hence this petition for leave to appeal, which has been submitted through jail. The sentence awarded to the petitioner is the maximum punishment prescribed under section 10 (3) of the Ordinance. We have, therefore, very carefully gone through the entire record with the assistance of Mr. Raashid Aziz, Additional Advocate‑General (Punjab) with a view to satisfying our selves that the findings of the Courts below that the petitioner was indeed guilty of the depravity found against him was correct. Unfortunately, we find no ground to differ with the findings of the learned Courts below that the petitioner did commit zina‑bit‑jabr. upon his own daughter. For such an abominable act he deserved the maxi mum punishment prescribed there for by law. This petition is dismissed. Petition dismissed.