Lahore man gets 10-year jail for marital rape
LAHORE: A special anti-rape court has convicted and sentenced a man to 10-year imprisonment on the charge of rape with his wife. According to a warrant of commitment of sentence issued by Additional District and Sessions Judge/Special Court (Anti-Rape) Judge Zafar Yab Chadhar, convict Muhammad Farooq was tried in a case registered under Section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code at Kahna police…
A Lahore man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his wife, according to a special anti-rape court. Muhammad Farooq, the convicted individual, was found guilty of subjecting his wife to sustained sexual abuse, resulting in severe internal injuries that necessitated emergency surgery. The victim's father filed the complaint.
Initially registered under Sections 377 and 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code, the charge was later revised to solely Section 376 after further investigation. Farooq was sentenced to 10 years of simple imprisonment, alongside a fine of Rs50,000 and an additional six months in jail if the fine remains unpaid. The court also ordered the victim to receive compensation of Rs300,000 under Section 544-A of the Criminal Code.
The ruling was issued on August 28 and mandates the custody of the convict by the superintendent of Central Jail in Kot Lakhpat, to serve the sentence accordingly.
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