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Mst. Sania Batool vs State S — 2025 MLD 339 ISLAMABAD

Case information

Citation
2025 MLD 339 ISLAMABAD
Court
Islamabad High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
MLD
Parties
Mst. Sania Batool vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 497; Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

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Judgment text as reported

Mst. Sania Batool VS State S. 497(2)---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 365-A, 292-A, 506(ii), 337, 170, 171, 342, 148 & 149---Aduction for ransom---Bail, grant of---Further inquiry---Allegation against the petitioner (female accused) was that she along with co-accused had abducted the complainant, gave him beating, made nude videos of him and also took Rs. ten lac as ransom---No recovery had been effected from the petitioner---No evidence was available regarding the call made by petitioner to the complainant on fateful day as mentioned in the FIR---No nude video of the complainant had been recovered by the Investigating Officer---No CCTV footages of the ATM mentioned in the FIR had been collected---No expert report regarding voice messages allegedly sent by the petitioner was available---Even Investigating Officer had not bothered to collect the evidence as to whether the SIM used in the recovered mobile phone was in the name of the petitioner or otherwise---Only evidence against the petitioner was that an amount of Rs. 50,000/- had been transferred through easypaisa in her account by the complainant---Petitioner was female having a suckling baby girl of four months who was also confined in judicial lockup with her---Tentative assessment of record showed that petitioner had made out a case of further inquiry as envisaged under Section 497(2), Cr.P.C---Bail petition was allowed, in circumstances.

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