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Mst. SHAHIDA PARVEEN vs UNION COUNCIL JASWAL Ss — 2021 PLD 783 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2021 PLD 783 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2021
Reporter
PLD
Parties
Mst. SHAHIDA PARVEEN vs UNION COUNCIL JASWAL Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 20---C; S. 9; Family Courts Act (XXXV of 1964); Child Marriage Restraint Act; Family Courts Act

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Judgment text as reported

Mst. SHAHIDA PARVEEN VS UNION COUNCIL JASWAL Ss. 2(a), 9 & 10---Family Courts Act (XXXV of 1964), S. 20---Child marriage---Trial, forum of---Application of petitioners(minor girl and her mother) was dismissed by respondent (Chairman Union Council) after holding inquiry---Held, that in terms of S.9 of Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 ('the Act 1929'),the cognizance of any offence under the Act 1929 had been made subject to a complaint by the union council concerned---Obligatory for a union council to place a formal complaint against the persons violating the provisions of the Act 1929 before the Family Court exercising the powers of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class enabling such Court to conduct the trial of the offender under the Act 1929, in accordance with the provisions of Family Courts Act, 1964---High Court directed the respondent (Chairman Union Council) to proceed against the respondents---Constitutional petition was allowed, in circumstances.

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