TAHIR NAQASH vs State S — 2022 PLD 385 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2022 PLD 385 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2022
Reporter: PLD
Parties: TAHIR NAQASH vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 295-B---D

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Judgment text as reported

TAHIR NAQASH VS State S. 295-B---Defiling, etc., of Holy Qur'an, offence of---Pre-requisites---Mere reading of the Kalima or the Holy Quran by a non-Muslim/Ahmadi does not attract section 295-C, P.P.C.---Fundamental constituents of a crime were mens rea and actus reus---Only that which resides in the mind of a non-Muslim while reading the Holy Quran is not sufficient to constitute the offence---In order to attract section 295-B, P.P.C., there must be an overt act (actus reus) that shows that the copy of the Holy Quran or its extract has been defiled, damaged or desecrated or it has been put to use in a derogatory manner or for an unlawful purpose.

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