Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 491

(a) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898) S. 491-Allegation of kidnapping and unlawful detention of a girl-Girl (a Christian) stating she was major and had married respondent of her own will after embracing Islam -First point to be determined: age of girl Municipal Birth Certificate preferred to certificate issued by a Doctor regarding age-F. I. R., against respondent, under S. 363, P. P. C. already registered in which challan had been recommended-High Court, in circumstances, refrained from expressing any opinion concerning genuineness and validity of marriage or conversion Pending criminal trial girl ordered to be lodged in Dar-ul-Aman at expense of respondent. Skinner v. Orde 14 M I A 309; Skinner v. Skinner 251 A 34; Mrs. Marina Jatoi v. Nuruddin K. Jatoi and another P L D 1 967 S C 580; Outlines of Muhammadan Law by Asaf A. A. Fyzee 3rd (1964) Edn., p. 172 and Mst. Afat Bibi and another v. The State P L D 1972 Lab. 121 ref. (b) Muhammadan Law Conversion to Islam and marriage, dew concerning-Noticed. Duragh Committee, Ajmer and another v. Syed Hussain All and others A I R 1961 S C 1402 ; Sardar Syedna Tahir Saffuddin Saheb v. State of Bombay A I R 1962 S C b53; West Virginia State Board of Education etc. v. Walter Bernatte 319 U S 624-671; 12 Corpus Juris 942; Sahih Muslim, Vol. III, pp. 704 to 708 ; Chapter of Nikah. Vol. II, p 72; Succession in the Muslim Family by N. J. Coulson (1971 Edition), pp. 11, 25, 217; Syed Faiz All Shah and another v. Ghulam Abbas Shah etc. P L D 1952 Azad J & K 32; John Jiban Chandra Datta v. Abinash Chandra Sen I L R 2 Cal. 12; Ameer Ali, Vol. II, pp. 384, 387; Tyabji, Art. 194-A; Wilson. Art. 11(a); Fitzgerald, p. 85; Qureshi v. Qureshi 1974 P L J (Trib) 278 ; Hashmi v. Hashmi (1971) 3 A E R 1253; Vol. IX, pp. 532-543; Vol. III, p. 226; Vol. III, p. 226; Vol. II, p. 506 and Verse 3; Vol. I p. 466; Vol. IX, p. 171; Vol. IV, p. 247 and Mauji Ali v. Syed Safdar Hussain Shah and another 1970 S C M R 437 ref. Dates of hearing : 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th April 1975.                                              …