MUHAMMAD SAGHIR vs The STATE and anothers — 1972 PCRLJ 586

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 586

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-10-12

Parties: MUHAMMAD SAGHIR vs The STATE and anothers

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Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 586

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Maulvi Mushtaq Hussain Title: MUHAMMAD SAGHIR vs The STATE and anothers Case No.: Criminal Miscellaneous No. 589/H of 1971 Date of Judgment:1971-10-12 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 586 Result: Petition accepted Judgment ORDER This is an application by one Muhammad Saghir under section 491 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, for the production of Mst. Shahnaz Parveen who was lodged in Darul Aman, Rawalpindi, and set her at liberty. 2. The facts leading to the petition are, that Mst. Shahnaz Parveen, the alleged detenu, who is about 18 years of age, is said to have been married by her parents to one Sajjad Hussain Shah against her wishes on 5th June 1971. She intended to marry one Haider Shah and, therefore, went over to live with him of her own free will on 20th June 1971. In the meantime, her husband Sajjad Hussain Shah got a case registered against aforesaid Haider Shah and one Muhammad Ghalib under sections 366 and 452 of the Pakistan Penal Code. The latter obtained interim bail from the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Rawalpindi. However, when they appeared before him on 17th September 1971, the bail was not confirmed and they were arrested. The police obtained their physical remand for a period of three days and they were produced in the Court of the Ilaqa Magistrate on 20th September 1971, whereafter, they were sent to the judicial lock-up. 3. On the same day, /. e. 20th September 1971, Mst. Shahnaz Parveen was producedin the…

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