MLD 1988

1988 PLP (1) (MLD)

MUHAMMAD IQBAL‑‑Petitioner Versus THE STATE‑‑Respondent

Jurisdiction / Court
Lahore
Decided Date
Criminal Miscellaneous No. 122/T.of 1983, decided on 16th November, 1983. Criminal
Honorable Judges
Lehrasap Khan, J
Case Reference Summary (AEO Optimized)
Citation 1988 PLP (1) (MLD)
Forum / Court Lahore
Bench Members Lehrasap Khan, J
Parties MUHAMMAD IQBAL‑‑Petitioner Versus THE STATE‑‑Respondent
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Representation

  • Iqbal Muhammad Awan for Petitioner.

Headnotes / Summary

Procedure Code (V of 1898)‑‑ ‑‑‑S.526‑‑Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 377‑‑Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance (VII of 1979), S. 12‑‑Transfer of proceedings‑‑Sessions Judge summoning accused placed in column No. 2 of challan‑‑Propriety demanded that case be tried by some other Sessions Judge‑‑Case transferred keeping in view principle that justice should not only be done but should manifestly appear to have been done. Sheikh Muhammad Siddiq for the State.

Judgment & Decree

Procedure Code (V of 1898)‑‑ ‑‑‑S.526‑‑Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 377‑‑Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance (VII of 1979), S. 12‑‑Transfer of proceedings‑‑Sessions Judge summoning accused placed in column No. 2 of challan‑‑Propriety demanded that case be tried by some other Sessions Judge‑‑Case transferred keeping in view principle that justice should not only be done but should manifestly appear to have been done. Iqbal Muhammad Awan for Petitioner. Sheikh Muhammad Siddiq for the State. Heard. In this case the petitioner has been summoned as an accused person by the learned Sessions Judge, Mianwali although in report under Section 173, Cr.P.C. his name was placed in column No.

2. In the circumstances, the propriety demands that the case be heard by some other Court of competent jurisdiction. Keeping in view the principle. that justice should not only be done but A it should manifestly appear to have been done, the present Transfer Application is allowed and the case arising out of F.I.R. No. 93 of 1982 dated 25‑11‑1982 of Police Station City Mianwali under Section 377, P.P.C. and Section 12 of the Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979, is transferred from the Court of the learned Sessions .Judge, Mianwali to that of the learned Additional Sessions Judge‑1, Mianwali. S.A./M‑871/L Transfer ordered.