{
  "id": 4412254,
  "title": "Lahore man gets 10-year jail for marital rape",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/lahore-man-gets-10-year-jail-for-marital-rape-4412254",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T05:43:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2026016/lahore-man-gets-10-year-jail-for-marital-rape"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lahore witnessed the sentencing of a man to ten years in prison by a special anti-rape court on charges of marital rape. The court, presided over by Additional District and Sessions Judge Zafar Yab Chadhar, delivered the verdict following a trial at Kahna police station. The case arose from allegations of sustained sexual abuse against the victim, whose father filed the complaint. Initially registered under Section 377 and 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code, the charge was later revised to solely focus on Section 376 for rape. The convicted individual, Muhammad Farooq, was found guilty and ordered to serve ten years in simple imprisonment, accompanied by a fine of Rs50,000. Default payment would result in an additional six months in jail. The court also awarded the victim Rs300,000 in compensation under Section 544-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The sentencing order, issued on August 28th, mandated the transfer of Farooq to Central Jail at Kot Lakhpat to serve the sentence as prescribed by law.",
  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Lahore man gets 10-year jail for marital rape",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/lahore-man-gets-10-year-jail-for-marital-rape",
        "published": "2026-08-30T05:43:11.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}