NASEER KHATOON Versus S.H.O., POLICE STATION CITY, MIANWALI

ORDER

1. Mst. Naseer Khatoon, petitioner is present before the Court. She states that she is aged more than 16 years and that she has married voluntarily with Muhammad Ashraf on 10-9-1991. Muhammad Anwar S.I., Police Station City Mianwali is present with record of the case. He states that no case is made out against the couple. He says that he is ready to prepare a report for cancellation of the case. The fact that the girl is major and that she has married voluntarily with Muhammad Ashraf is established and as such there was no justification to register a criminal case against the couple under section 10/11 A of the. Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979. This being so, the registration of the case F.I.R. No.30 (Annexure "B") is declared to be without lawful authority and the same is hereby quashed. The petition succeeds and is allowed with no order as to costs.

2. N.H.Q./N-209/L Petition accepted.