Mst. JANNA T BIBI vs THE STATE AND 6 OTHERS--Opponents — 1970 PCRLJ 489

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 489

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-01-12

Parties: Mst. JANNA T BIBI vs THE STATE AND 6 OTHERS--Opponents

Headnotes

Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 489

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Haleem Title: Mst. JANNA T BIBI vs THE STATE AND 6 OTHERS--Opponents Case No.: Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 4 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-01-12 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 489 Result: Petition accepted Judgment ORDER This habeas corpus petition is by Mst. Janat Bibi seeking to secure the custody of her minor daughter Shahnaz Begum. It appears from the petition that the petitioner and her daughter had on several occasions gone to the house of the respondents and were on visiting term with them. Mst. Shahnaz Begum also visited the house alone on many occasions and also went with them to see their common friends. It was on 26th December 1969 that the petitioner was informed by respondents 3 and 6 that Mst. Shanaz Begum had married Ishtiaq Beg, respondent No. 2. They had also told her that Mst. Shanaz Begum had also sworn an affidavit before the City & A. D. M., Karachi and in it she had declared herself to be a major. They demanded her "Rukhsati" from the house. The petitioner then got perturbed and then she approached the D. I. G. And the S. H. O. Of Police Station Liaquatabad. On 2nd January 1970 at about 4 p.m. Reason--dents 2 and 3 along with policemen and some other persons came to her sister's house and took away her daughter Mst. Shahnaz Begum. She was kept at the police station for the whole night and in the morning she was produced before the 10th Additional City Magistrate, Karachi. The learned Magistrate…

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