Judgment Text

2017 P Cr. L J Note 68 [Lahore] Before Mazhar Iqbal Sidhu, J Syed ADNAN ASGHAR---Petitioner Versus The STATE and others---Respondents Crl. M. No.10001-B of 2016, decided on 30th September, 2016. Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)--- ----S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 376---Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance (VII of 1979), S. 5---Attempt to commit zina-bil-jabr---Bail, grant of---Complainant had alleged that accused attempted to commit zina-bil-jabr with her---Court had not noticed any act perpetuated by the accused to commit zina-bil-jabr---Offence alleged did not fall within prohibitory clause of S. 497, Cr.P.C.---Investigation was complete and to keep the accused behind bars would not advance prosecution case---Bail was allowed in circumstances. [Para. 5 of the judgment] Muhammad Javaid-ur-Rehman Rana for Petitioner. Ikram Ullah Khan Niazi, D.P.-G. with Ansar, ASI for the State. ORDER MAZHAR IQBAL SIDHU, J.---Munazza Shaheen lives with her children in absence of her husband who reported to have been living at Italy and during night time she along with her children used to feel frights by cacodemons/incubuses as well as apparitions along with horrific voices, she contacted her husband in Italy and on his direction she contacted the petitioner for dispelling and exorcizing, the nightmares, who demanded Rs.30,000/- paid 10,000/- of the same, getting an opportunity petitioner attempted to commit zina-bil-jabr with her with warning not to be disclosed.…