' MUHAMMAD FARRUKH MAHMUD, J.---Ayub, petitioner, has sought post-arrest bail in case F.I.R.
No,133 of 2004, registered at Police Station City, Rajanpur on 29-5-2004 for an offence under sections 10/13/14/7 of the Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979.
2. The relevant facts as per F.I.R. Are; that the complainant was turned out of her house by her husband Muhammad Anwar. Her uncle Mukhtar sold the complainant for Rs,60,000 to an unknown lady who took the complainant to the house of Hazoor Bakhsh Mochi and left after selling the complainant to said Hazoor Bakhsh. Thereafter, the complainant was forced to enter into Nikah with Ayub, petitioner, son of Hazoor Bakhsh who had been committing zina with the complainant. The complainant was returned to her relatives after about 1-1/2 years.
3. The petitioner was arrested in this case on 31-8-2004 and is in jail since then.
4. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and have also gone through the relevant record.
It has been noticed that the matter was reported to the police after a delay of more than 1-1/2 years; the petitioner claims himself to be husband of the complainant. Furthermore, the complainant lived with the petitioner in his house for about 1-1/2 years. It is not plausible that during such a long period she never got an opportunity to escape or to protest. In the circumstances, I am inclined to admit the petitioner to bail subject to his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs,50,000 (Rupees fifty thousand only) with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned trial Court.