Law: Pakistan Penal Code, 1860

Section: 377,511

Summary:

The case involves Intizar Hussain alias Dara Malik seeking post-arrest bail in an offence under sections 377 and 511 of the Pakistan Penal Code, relating to an attempted sexual assault on a minor. The victim, a boy aged around 12 or 13, alleged that the accused used a position of trust with the victim’s family to lure him and attempt to commit unnatural sexual intercourse. The complainant filed the FIR after failed attempts at local reconciliation. The accused claimed political victimization, while the prosecution relied on both ocular and medical evidence corroborating the attempt. The court, after a tentative assessment of the evidence, dismissed the bail application, emphasizing the protection of vulnerable children as mandated by the Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 2016, and directed the trial to be completed within four months. The court’s decision was supported by precedents that refuse bail in similar cases where prima facie evidence exists, underscoring the seriousness and trust breach involved in the offence.

Core Points

Allegation: The accused used trust-based relationship to lure and attempt sexual assault on a minor victim.