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2002 MLD 795

Mst. AROOJ FATIMA vs S.H.O., POLICE STATION, KOTWALI, BAHAWALPUR CITY

Citation2002 MLD 795
CourtLahore High Court
Case No.Writ Petition No,3668-0 of 2001/BWP
Date2001-11-07
Judge(s)Tanvir Bashir Ansari
ResultF.I.R. quashed

ORDER

Learned counsel for petitioner contends that the petitioner who is sui juris has contracted marriage with her free-will under the Islamic Law with Muhammad Asghar. In order to prove this contention he has placed a copy of the duly registered Nikahnama on the file which shows that the Nikah was solemnized on 12-6-2001.

2. On the other hand, Muhammad Latif respondent No,2 father of the petitioner lodged a complaint under section 11, Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979 F.I.R. No,200 of 2001 on A 6-7-2001 on the contention that the petitioner had already contracted marriage with Muhammad Mukhtiar. The learned counsel further states that the petitioner filed a suit for Jactitation of Marriage against the said Muhammad Mukhtiar who had made a statement in the Court denying the factum of his marriage with the petitioner on 29-2-2001. He further submits that the complainant in F.I.R. No,200 of 2001 himself admitted the correctness of the Nikah Nama of the petitioner with Muhammad Asghar.

' In this view of the matter, no offence has been made out and the F.I.R. No,200 of 2001 was registered with mala fide intention. Resultantly, this writ petition succeeds and the F.I.R. No,200 of 2001 is quashed.

F.I.R. Quashed.

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