Recovery of Dowry Article 2013 PLD 194 Case Laws, Section 5, Sched.—Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss.193, 468 & 220—Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), Ss.195, 476 & 476-A—Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199—Constitutional petition—Perjury—Cognizance, taking of —During proceedings in suit for recovery of dowry articles filed by wife, husband relied upon certain receipts of gold ornaments which the jeweler denied to have issued—Wife filed application for initiation of proceedings against husband for giving false evidence before Family Court—Family Court as well as Lower Appellant Court declined to initiate proceedings of perjury against husband—Validity—Family Court was categorized as Civil Court, empowered to record evidence, thus Family Court being Civil Court could take cognizance under Ss.195 and 476, Cr.P.C. which provisions were a check on litigant and parties—Such provisions armed the courts with authority to commit any person who had misled court by producing perjured evidence Read More
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16/12/2024
