1. ' The petitioner, Rashid Ahmad, alongwith his parents, Muhammad Hanif and Mst. Hanifan Bibi and his relative Ahmad Ali, is accused of offences against section 11 of the Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979, and 14 of the Offences Against Property (Enforcement of Hudood)
2. Ordinance, 1979. Mst. Rehmat Bibi, the woman in the case, is wife of one Rehmat Ali. The first informant is Ahmad Ali, a brother of Rehmat Ali. The prosecution case is that on 30-5-1988. Mst.
3. Rehmat Bibi along with her child was taken away by the accused persons. Later, she was seen with them boarding a bus. She was found with the petitioner in Chhanga Manga on 13-7-1988. In her statement under section 164 of the Cr.P.C. Which was recorded on 14-7-1988, she stated that she was taken by the petitioner to a number of places; she was also taken to Karachi. From Karachi, she was brought back by the petitioner and it was then that she was found with the petitioner in Chhanga Manga. She was not medically examined. Learned counsel for the petitioner maintains that the only evidence against the petitioner is the statement of Mst. Rehmat Bibi and if the circumstances of the case are taken as they are, she should also have been treated as an accused person. According to him, she could not have been taken by force to so many places by the petitioner including such a far-off place as Karachi. In the circumstances, I allow the petitioner to be released on bail on his furnishing bond in the sum of Rs,20,000 (Rupees twenty thousand only) with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of A.C./Duty Magistrate concerned.