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Criminal Miscellaneous No. 1380‑B/1986, decided on 7th June, 1986.
‑‑‑S. 497‑‑Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance (VII of 1979), Ss. 10 & 11‑‑Bail‑‑Co‑accused already admitted to bail on ground that according to complainant, victim was a girl of easy virtue, except her there was no witness to commission of Zina and that perusal of record indicated that it was a case of elopement‑‑Case of accused at par with that of co‑accused‑‑Accused also admitted to bail.
M. Yaqoob Pannu for Petitioner.
Mushtaq Hussain for the State.
Liaqat Ali petitioner has moved this petition for bail in a case under Articles 10 and 11 of the Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hadood) Ordinance, 1979.
2. The facts of the case need not be repeated here as the same are contained in my order, dated 28‑4‑1986 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 967/B of 1986. It may, however, be mentioned that the allegations against Liaqat Ali and his co‑accused Jafar Ali were that they enticed away Mst. Shamim Akhtar on 28‑7‑1985 and later on committed Zina‑bil‑Jabr with her.
3. I have heard learned counsel for the parties
4. Jafar Ali was admitted to bail on the ground that according to the complainant's own showing Mst. Shamim Akhtar was a girl of easy virtue and except her there was no witness to the commission of Zina. It was also observed that perusal of the record indicated that it was a case of elopement. The case of the petitioner is at par with that of Jafar Ali co‑accused. I therefore, admit him to bail in the sum of Rs.20,000 (Rs. twenty thousand only) with two sureties in the like amount to the satisfaction of Assistant Commissioner, Faisalabad.
M. Y. H. Bail granted.
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