Mst. MUMTAZ BIBI vs QASIM Ss — 2022 PLD 228 ISLAMABAD

Case information

Citation: 2022 PLD 228 ISLAMABAD
Court: Islamabad High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PLD
Parties: Mst. MUMTAZ BIBI vs QASIM Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Mst. MUMTAZ BIBI VS QASIM Ss. 375, 377-a & 377-B---Majority act (XI of 1875), Ss. 3 & 4---United Nations Convention on Rights of Child (UNCRC), arts. 1, 19 & 34---Sexual abuse against children---Remedies---Provisions of Ss.377-a & 377-B, P.P.C. have been enacted to discharge Pakistan's obligations under arts. 19 & 34 of UNCRC---Object of Ss. 337-a & 337-B, P.P.C. is to criminalize act of exposing children to obscene or sexually explicit conduct---No act of a sexual nature involving a child is permissible even if it is with an explicit consent of such child---Child means a human being below the age of 18 years.

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