Abdul Basit vs State Ss — 2025 PCrLJ 589 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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Abdul Basit VS State Ss. 365-B & 376---abducting or inducing woman to compel for marriage, rape---appreciation of evidence---Delay of one and half month in lodging the FIR---Inconsequential---Victim trying to protect her honour and reputation and that of her family---accused was charged that he along with his co-accused kidnapped the complainant and raped her, and accused also prepared her nude pictures for blackmailing---In this case, undoubtedly, the FIR was registered after almost one and half month of the crime having been committed---However, such delay in reporting the matter to the police was immaterial in the sense that throughout it had been the stance of the victim that her nude pictures were taken by the accused/appellant, she was blackmailed and she fell victim number of times during her captivity under such pressure and fear, therefore, she kept mum in order to save her and the family honour---When nude pictures of victim were thrown in her house and the matter stood disclosed to family members, she narrated the whole occurrence---Thus, victim being an educated lady with qualification of Ma English had definitely been thinking about her family honour as well as her social and practical life before reporting the matter to police---Even otherwise, the fact that the modesty of a virgin girl was violated by sexual assault explained the apprehension of the victim and her family in approaching the police immediately---Delay in reporting the crime to the police in respect of an offence involving a person's honour and reputation which society may view unsympathetically could play on the minds of a victim and her family and deter them to go to the police---Circumstances established that prosecution had proved the case against the appellant beyond shadow of reasonable doubt---appeal being devoid of merit, was dismissed, in circumstances.

Abdul Basit vs State Ss — 2025 PCrLJ 589 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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