ASGHAR ALI vs THE STATE — 1971 PCRLJ 982

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 982

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-03-26

Parties: ASGHAR ALI vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 982

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Zullah Title: ASGHAR ALI vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Miscellaneous- No. 7420 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-03-26 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 982 Result: Petition dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This is a petition for quashment of proceedings pending against the petitioner, for an offence under section 363, P. P. C:; in connection with the alleged kidnapping of his own child from the custody of Mst. Razia Begum, his wife. 2. The circumstances, as disclosed in the F. I. R., are that Mst. Razia Begum had a quarrel with the sisters of the petitioner, as a result of which she was given some beating by him. She left the house of her husband and went to the house of her sister's husband, i.e. Abdul Karim the first informant and compliant in this case, on 11th March 1969. On the same day, the petitioner accompanied by his nephew went to the house of the complainant and expressed regrets in respect of the beating given to Mst. Razia Begum and requested her to accompany him back to his house; but she refused to do so' because she was afraid of, possibly, another beating. She, however, stated that she will await the arrival of her brother Muhammad Ishaq who was at that the residing in District Mianwali and would follow the decision which may be arrived at in the meeting, of her husband and her brother Muhammad' Ishaq. Rashid (the nephew of the petitioner) left the house of the complainant; but the petitioner stayed there. On the…

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