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1988 PCRLJ 574

MITHU VS THE STATE

Petitioner: MITHU VS Respondent: THE STATE

Court: Lahore High Court

Full Judgment Text & Judicial Ruling

1988 P Cr

1988 P Cr. L J 574(1)

[Lahore]

Before Qurban Sadiq Ikram, J

MITHU‑‑Petitioner

versus

THE STATE‑‑Respondent

Criminal Miscellaneous No. 1045/B/1985, decided on 27th October, 1985.

Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)‑ ---

‑‑‑S. 497‑‑Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance (VII of 1979) Ss. 10 & 16‑‑Bail, grant of‑‑First information report lodged after a delay of two years and even then accused not mentioned therein as accused‑‑Bail granted.

Muhammad Bashir Khan for Petitioner. Faqir Hussain Baloch for the State.

ORDER

This is a petition for bail on behalf of Mithu who is being prosecuted in a case under sections 10, 16 Ordinance VII of 1979 registered on 28‑12‑1984 regarding the occurrence which took place two years earlier in which Mst. Ghulam Fatima was abducted by the petitioner. The F.I.R. was recorded after a delay of two years and even then the petitioner was not named in the F.I.R. as an accused. I allow Mithu petitioner to bail on his furnishing of bail bond in the sum of Rs.5,000 with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of A . C. /Duty Magistrate Rujhan District Rajanpur.

M.Y.H./M‑522/L Bail granted.

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