MUHAMMAD AKRAM Versus STATE

ORDER

Case F.I.R. No.412 of 1996 was registered with Police Station City Arifwala under section 12‑7‑1979, Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance. 1979 on the statement of Muhammad Abid Rafiq who alleged inter alia that he was subjected to unnatural offence and stated that petitioner and Muhammad Zafar alias Zafari were responsible for the same. In the F.I.R. both of the accused persons have been alleged to have committed unnatural offence. The learned counsel further submits that three successive investigations were conducted in this case by D.S.Ps. and in all the three investigations the petitioners were found to be innocent the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State does not contradict the petitioner's contentions after perusing the police file.

2. As the petitioner has been declared to be innocent by the Investigating Agency the case against him is open to further enquiry and therefore, he is, admitted to bail in the sum of Rs.50,000 with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Magistrate.

N.H.Q./M‑347/L Bail granted.