Page 3 Culminating in the framing of charge under section 10 of the Ordinance stood vitiated. Reliance is placed in this regard on Ramzan Bibi v. Muzaffar Hussain — 1967 PLD 186

Citation: 1967 PLD 186

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-04-08

Parties: AZIM KHAN AND ANOTHER vs THE STATE

Headnotes

and Mumtaz Begum v. State (1968 P Cr.

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Cheema Title: AZIM KHAN AND ANOTHER vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Revision No. 673 of 1966 Date of Judgment:1969-04-08 Reported As: 1970 P Cr.L J 77 Result: Reference accepted Judgment ORDER OF REFERENCE Charge :-Under section 10 of the West Pakistan Suppression of Prostitution Order, 1961. The accused, have been charged by Sheikh Ikramul-Haque exercising the powers of a Magistrate of the 1st Class, in the District, was sentenced by Order, dated 16-8-1965, under section 10 of the West Pakistan Suppression of Prostitution Ordinance, 1961. The facts of this case are as follows :- Mst. Bano P. W. 2 made a complaint before Abdul Was S. I. Railway Police Station, Lahore P. W. 3, making certain allegations against Azim Khan petitioner and one Faqiria disclosing offences under sections 363, 376 and 342, P. P. C. T1 case was investigated by Mr. Muhammad Shafi Salim, S.H.O. P. W. 5 P. S. Saddar, Montgomery, and he submitted the final report under section 173, Cr. P. C. To the Additional District Magistrate Montgomery, with a charge under sections 376 and 366, P. P. C. Against Azim Khan and Allah Nur petitioners. The learned Magistrate after recording the evidence of prosecution witnesses framed a charge under section 10 of the West Pakistan Suppression of Prostitution Ordinance, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the Ordinance) against both the petitioners and also refused to transfer the case to some other Magistrate in…

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