Mst. ZOHRA vs THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BAHAWALNAGAR AND 3 OTHERS — 1962 PLD 108

Citation: 1962 PLD 108

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-04-15

Parties: Mst. ZOHRA vs THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BAHAWALNAGAR AND 3 OTHERS

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1962 Quetta 108

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Munir Farooqi Title: Mst. ZOHRA vs THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BAHAWALNAGAR AND 3 OTHERS Case No.: Criminal Revision No, 1193 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1970-04-15 Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 944 Result: Petition accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT Mst. Jannat, a minor daughter of Mst. Zohra, petitioner, was allegedly kidnapped by Ghulam Qadir son of Muhammad Bakhsh, her neighbour in the 3rd week of June 1967, who kept her confined at various places till the 28th of June 1967, when he got her medically examined by Lady Dr. Balqis Feroz, Women Medical Officer at Civil Hospital, Bahawalnagar, certifying her age as between 17/18 years. On the same day he also got an affidavit sworn in his favour before the Resident Magistrate, Bahawalnagar, and on the strength of these two documents he got his marriage solemnised with her on the next day, i. e., 29th June 1967, which was entered in the Register of the Union Council of Chak Sadiqnagar. She was then produced at the Police Station Chistian on 6th July 1967, by Ghulam Qadir and some other respectables, where she made a statement absolving him of all the responsibility in her elopement and their subsequent marriage, which was recorded in the daily diary at serial No, 7 by the Station House Officer, who later brought her to Court of the Sub- Divisional Magistrate, Chistian on the same day. Taking a clue about it the petitioner also appeared in that Court and submitted an application detailing all…

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