Law: Emigration Ordinance, 1979

Section: 17

Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 497 (1)(2)

  Emigration Ordinance (XVIII of 1979) S. 17 read with Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 497 (1) (2)--Bail--Petitioner, a woman, sent by her husband to a foreign country on forged passport refusing to be used as a prostitute and reporting to Embassy and on her statement being recorded repatriated to Pakistan--Report of Embassy indicating working of some gangs in such foreign country and using girls from Pakistan for purposes of prostitution - Report also indicating petitioner not being willing party to nefarious activities gang- Provisions of S. 497 (2), Criminal Procedure Code, 1898, held clearly attracted to case and petitioner's case also fell within proviso to subsection (1) of S. 497---Bail allowed.                                                                                                                           ORDER This application under section 497/498, Cr. P. C. has been filed by the petitioner in a case registered against her vide F. I. R. No. 46/1981 dated 6th March. 1981 lodged under section 17/18 of Emigration Ordinance, 1979 with police station F. I. A. (Passport Cell), Rawalpindi. 2. The allegations briefly stated are that the petitioner travelled on a forged passport to Abu Dhabi where she was used for prostitution purposes by a gang of persons engaged in this trade. 3. It is the admitted position as is also evident from the record that the petitioner who travelled on the forged Passport as Shahida, was married to one Alipur who sent her with one Pao Khan to Abu Dhabi. Mst.…