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Writ Petition No.202 (Bwp.) of 1985, decided on 7th May, 1985.

‑‑‑Art. 199‑‑Writ, issuance of‑‑No evidence on record to suggest that Station House Officer pressurising petitioner to support version given in F. I. R.‑‑Petitioner, an essential witness, in case of her abduction and being summoned by Station House Officer only for recording her statement‑‑No illegality, held, committed by respondents, in circumstances‑‑Writ petition dismissed.

Malik Muhammad Aslam for Petitioner.

Date of hearing: 7th May, 1985.

Mst. Robina Bibi petitioner, through filing of this Constitutional petition, prays for a direction to be issued to the S.H.Os., Police Stations Dera Nawab and Mirpur respondents Nos. 1 and 2, that they should not harass and pressurise her to support the version given in F.I.R. No.65/85, dated 12‑4‑1985 under the provisions of Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979, registered at Police Station Mirpur, District Abbotabad.

2. Having heard learned counsel at some length I find that a case regarding abduction of the petitioner has been registered at Abbotabad. When asked the learned counsel states that the petitioner is not present in Court today. Be that as it may, the petitioner appears to be an essential witness in the case and if the respondents S.H.O., want her appearance before them for recording her statement it cannot be termed as illegal act on their part. There is no evidence that the petitioner has been pressurised by the respondents. In the circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to issue any direction whatsoever prayed for in this case to the respondents. The petition is dismissed in limine.

S.G.D. Petition dismissed.

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