Case Details

Citation(s)
1980 SLG 1840 1980 SLD 1840 1980 PCRLJ 97
Sindh High Court
Constitutional Petition No. 706 of 1978, 26/09/1978
S. A. NUSRAT AND AGHA ALI HAIDER, JJ

Deprecated: str_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in /home/digixyei/sldsystempk.com/view/master-layout/view_case.php on line 395

Muhammad Ashiq

VS

The Martial Law Administrator, Zone C

Law:

Section:

Keywords: Landlord, Order, Conditions, Investigation, Description, Proceedings, Language, Period, Information, Jurisdiction, Non-Cognizable, Detention, Provisions, Premises, Prostitution, Set Aside, Place, Custody, Petition, Commission, Pass Sentence, Prosecution, Permission, Cognizance, Payment, Armed Forces, Constitution, Fine, Imprisonment, Conviction, Offences, Compliance, Without Jurisdiction, Imposition, Contravention, Punishment, Management, Tenant, Transfer Of Cases, Evidence, Administrator, Procedure, Constitution Of Pakistan, Office, Petitioner, Magistrate, Orders, Receipt, Merits Of The Case, Apprehension, Testimony Result: Petition partly accepted JUDGMENT S. A. NUSRAT, J.-The petitioner, who is the -brother of Mst. Meena Khan, a -singing and dancing girl, has filed this Petition challenging the order of the President, Summary Military Court, Sub-Sector, Karachi dated 29th April, 1978, convicting Meena Khan under Ss. 3, 6 and 10 of the Suppression of Prostitution Ordinance, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the Ordinance) and other eight persons under Ss. 3 (1) (a) and 6 of the Ordinance. Mst. Meena Khan and Talib were sentenced to R. I. For nine months and the remaining 7 persons, namely, Khalida, Fauzia, Shamim. Zahida, Rubina, Mohammad Iqbal and Ghulam Rasool were all sentenced to six months' R. I, Besides all of them were further sentenced to pay fine of Rs. 5,000 each and in default to undergo R. 1. Of three months 2. The facts leading to the apprehension and conviction of the above named persons are as follows Meena Khan had her apartment for the performance of dancing and singing at Napier Road, Karachi and residence at 4-D, 8/4, Nazimabad, Karachi. On the night between 10th and 11th April, 1978, a police party, accompanied by an army officer raided her house and apprehended 19 persons on the charge that Meena Khan was running a prostitution den and others were indulging in prostitution. They all were charged with offences under West Pakistan Suppression of Prostitution Ordinance, 1961. The Police also seized to cars. A bail application was moved on behalf of the accused on 12th April 1978, before the A. C. & S. D. M., Nazimabad, Karachi,…
🔒
Continue readingLogin or create an account to access the complete content.Login / Register

Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/digixyei/sldsystempk.com/view/master-layout/view_case.php on line 492