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PW-!. Muhammad Saalam son ofH:1fiz Gin.dam Je!ani, Cnslh.Awan, aged

30 ye s, lmam Masjid, residenl ofChak No .3 lttomva}i, Tchs il and
Dis lt. Nankana Sahib.
On Oath.
I On 14.6.2009, I w,as present in niy village. Asma Bib i, Mafia Bibi'
and Yasmeen Bibi came to me and informed me that they were plucking
Falsa ( ~ (/ ) along ,'.vithMst. ),;Gti31h(oc~used

ond Mst. Asia Bib i

accused hus delivered derogatory remarks towards the Holy Prophet Hazrat
Mt1ham11rnd( peace be upon him) in front or them by st::ilingthat the 1-loly
Prophet Hazrat Muhammad ( peace be upon him) felt ill on bed for one
month before his death and the insects were emerged _from,his mouU1 and
car and that Hazrat' Muhammad ( peace be upon ltim ) got married with
Hazrat Kh deja ( Razi Allah Anha ) with the intention in order

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loot her

weallh and after looting her wenlth he ( PBUH) c.JiscardedHazrut Khadcju

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(Razi Allah Anh,). The ladies ( PWs ) furtlicr narrated th t th<;_accused Asia
Bibi !so passed objectionab le remnrks towards the Hol.Y urnn by staling ·
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the Holy Quran is nol the booJ· of Goel and it is

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Divine book but

this is self made book. At the time of the above said nnrr:.i;ionof the ladies,
Mui mm d /\fz.al and Muhammad !VlukhtmAhmed were also present with
a public
used was

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were

i11jurcd,so, we gol registered the case :igainsl the accused Mst. Asia Bibi by
delivering an application -xh.PA lo the SHO concerned which was duly
signed by me.
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No pem1ission was obtuined by DCO or DPO elc. for the
lodging of the FJR against tile ncetrsed. The objectionable nnd sarcast ic
remarks delivered by the accused were not directly lislcned lo me, but

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-er,she confessed

her guilt bdorc me in lht: 1'anchait. l wos no t

present in the Fa Isa ( ,...,,,}(,; ) ftdd where the occurrence .look plac2 . It is
suggest thot 1 did not present 1he opplieation'. Exh.PA ;while

in orrec1 t
appearing

E.·hPA

in the police sta tjo n. 1Lis incorrect lo sugges t tJ1~t1 give
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ublic

gathering took place on 19.6.2009 after the incident which took pl ,c on
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14.6.2009. The app1ic:1lion Exh.PA is not in m hund bul however it ' bears
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. The, utbor o Exh.PA is an advoca te but l do not f. member

my signatur

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ll is correct that in Exh.PA, there is no mentioning on publ.ic

ga thering on 19.6.2009.

The public meeting was held in the house of

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Mukhtar. Asma Bibi narrated the occurr \1CC ~rstly lo me, and
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-then M, lia Dibi_ and thl.:n Yasmeen Bibi narratl'.d th~ . ~~me .. On t, o
mot0rcycles,

the residents of the village , ent to the hoL1se of accused Asia

Bibi and oroughl

her in the public gathering

wi th them. I

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that

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Mudn.ssar
was one of those people who brought 1hc accused
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The house of Mukhrnr Alm1cd where the public gath ring as
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rganiz d consist on 5 arlas. Around about l 00/- p ople we_rc· g lhcr cd in

gathering.

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the said house. The accused Asia Bibi was, lone wi1hout any of her relalivc.

l do not say that whether she had apprchcnsi
the gathering.
gathering

n of bealing wh1:n she came in

The accused Asia Bibi mode her confession

with her own will and without

gath ering . II is not correct that on the d:1y of

nbou\ 11Jeoccurre nce on I

in the public

any coe rcion in the public
ccurrcncc,

the a c11s<'d/\sia

9 lo 1 .6.2009, I

and the people of ilie vii age 111ves1igatcd:m I co nsulted ~md peeped in to the
maller and , hen we became sa tisfied, then wc rq)ortccl th~ m:1llcr to the
police for the lodging of the FIR . I t.lo 1101know whether .the Jae.lies \ ho
informed arc literate or illiterate , howev1.:r, 1\smn Uibi is used lo study th e
Holy Quran from my wife . 11 is 1101correct that the derogatory

rema rks

which were narr. led to me could only be tell by an ,~ducated pers on and not

by any lay person. After the registration

of tic CJ.Sc. we joine .t.l the

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in csli •nlion 11i.1hcP~ ac.lar ;,ink:rnas:.ihib:mclthen we :,ilsoappeared

before n polict.: offic r Amin hnh al hci ·hL1p111a
lt is incorrect lo suggest
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lhnt the story of FIR Exh.PA was no mcmiom:cl t
(PWs) but I myself;

occu cd

me by the ~aid Indies

ncocl ·cl ii. ll is fu,th '1 i11corrccllo suggcsl Lhal lhc

sia Bibi did nol appear before the gathering in !he hol!sc of

Mukhtur Ahmed. It is incorrect

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suggest that I got registered the case just

in order lo pacify Lhe feelings of the ;Vlusli11s. Ace.used Asia Bibi • as not
arrested before me.

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Msl. A!>ial3ib1

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P\ -2. Mafia Bibi dnughter of Abdul 'a tt:ir astc Mo hi, aged about 22
years House-hold, resid nt o Chuk No.3 llta1 wnli PS Sadar
1nnk, nn S, hib.
On On1h.

On 1 ~6.2009 Sunday, I nlo 1g with . /\sma Dibi, Ynsmccn

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Dibi and accused

sia Bibi was present in the licld

illagc. TI1e accused

orfa Isa (r_,,.J&,')in the

sia Bibi is Christinn by religion . The accused Asia

Bibi pr~sent in the court stated before me ancl

others that l-lazrnt

Muhammad PBUH fell ill on the bed one month prior to his death and
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Naooz Billah
and ear

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,vcrc developed/created

The accused further state

in his r:noulh

thnt 1-lazrat Muhnmn_1ad PBUJ!.1

contracted marriage with Hazrat Khadcjn Rnzi Allah Anhn just in order lo
loot her wealth and after looting the s:1mc the IJoly Prophet discarded

l lazrat Khadcja Razi Allah Anha . he furlhcr told that the Holy Quran is
nol a divine book but it has b n wri11cn/compilecl y you, .Muslims. I

na.rr ted all this to Qari aalam, Muhru111nnI Afzal am.I Mukl~tar Ahmed etc.
who called a public gathering in Lhc villngc where ~he ac~~sed Asi~ Bibi
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was al ·o brought and she con essed her guill in the public gathering and she
also requested the pardon .

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J h ve passed middle cxai 1111
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uran

from my mother. The matter was reported to Qari Saalam complainant by

th evening
161 Cr. .

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by ti

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many people were prese

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The public gath ring

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Sallar, my father .

11:;eof Abdul

The public

gathering wns held four t.lays after the

occurrence in our house. Volunteered it was 19.6.2009 and it was Fridoy
and the ti11e was 12

oon. l do not rcmcmb r who brought the :.iccuscd

Asia Bibi in the public

at! ering. However, he w;,s the ~csidcnt of our

vill. ge. In the public gathering so man) Olmas ( ,./;,).,/~ )/ lmnm

asjids o

 :he <1..:awere gatlrre

upan rom

whe1 the accused Asia

ari Saalam, the comp lainant. .r-'\lthe Lime

ibi wns broughl in the public gath~ring, she was

not con used or, fr:lld but she ·v,s norm::il. J\ly u:itc of birth is 05.01.1979.

!'he public gathering was prolonged for l 5/ 20 minute s. l got met tioncd in
m statemcn
the public

u/s 161

r.P.C . th, t more than 1000/- people were present

g, thcring . ( Confronted

reco d d). l also got- mentioned

with Exh . DA where

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it is not so

be ore the Jo u/s 161 Cr.P.C. tbnt 0U1cr

Olmas (.i~U1') other than the complainant were present there. (

onfron ted

wiU1 Exh.DA , here it is not so recorded). J also got reco dcd in my said
statement

that

(Confronted

he gathering

of my father. ._

w s held i 1 the house

with ExhDA ,wh ·re it is not so recorded) . IL is incorrec t to
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. uggcst that 1 recorded my statement agai1 :,t the· accused Asia · Bib i due to
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the quarrel,

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hich took pla e between me and Asia Bi i during tic pluck ing

(rr1l,;) on the same day. II is funhcr incorrect to sugges t that l have

of Fals

deposed falsely today and listened 110U1ing.
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PW-3. Asma Bibi d, ughter of Abdul Sattnr, case Mochi, ,1ged about 22
years, house-hold, resident of Chnk no. Illan,vali, Tchsil \md Dislt.
Nankrma Sahib .
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On Oath.

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On 14.6.2009, I long with mafia Bibi , Yas~1ccn Bibi
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n.nd
accused

Asia Bib i was present J..the field of Fnlsa t"""IP')and was plucking the falsn.
The accused Asia Bibi is Christian by religion. During
· alsa, the accused Asia Bibi

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the plucking of

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n.1rratcd before me nnd others that llnzrat

Muhamm d PHUB ell ill on th bed one month prior lo his ~cath and tl:ic
insects were hatched from his mouth and ear. She further d clared

that

1-laz.rt Muhammad 1 PBUH contracted the maniag : wi th 1:lazrat K.hadeja
Razi All, h Anha in order to loot her wealth and afte r looting the same she
j-\as discarded by the Holy Prophet PHUB. She further mentioned that the
Holy Quran is not a divine and !Joly Book but it is man mnde book. 1
alongwith other PWs infonned the matter to Qnri Sanlam
., , \J.1.e complainant.

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Muhamm

I Afzal and

lt1khtar were · lso present (~:,er. '[hey .managed a

public g thering in the village , here the accused Asia Bibi . was also

brollght and she confessed her guilt there anti she ~dso rcque~tcd for the
pardon . My statement w, s recorded be~ re the JO u/s 1GI Cr.P.C.

XYXXX By he d fence counsel.
l studied up to 61h
Quran from the wife
of birth. The publi

Rana Raz.zag. So many
peoples may be more than~/-

. Apait from the inhabitants or our vill ag

the peopk s of the neat by villages were also gathered there . We went in the
public gathering by ow· own . The accused Mst. Asia Bibi was also present
there. She was called by the people of the village. .The house
. . of accused
Mst. Asia Bibi is situated three houses away from the pince of gathering.
The accused was brought there on foot and lhc pcopl~ who called her, were

 also oi1foot . The gath ring prolonged about for 15 mi nut s. The ac us d
Mst.

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Bibi w s quite nonnal when she was broug ht in the ga_theri ng. 1
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w s not tut red by the complainant Qari Sanhu11 whc11,I ' re" ord d my
stotcmen . Prior to the day

the occu1Tence, we were use tq pi'uck Falsn

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from the fields. Prior to the occurrence, there 'was
any .
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altcrc, lion between us and the accused Mst. Asia Bibi. It' i~)norrect lo

suggest that on the day of occurrence, • quarrel took place ~etwc·en 111e nd
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the ac used Mst. Asio Ilibi in ti c said garden on the· issue of drinking wa ter.
lt is further incorrect to suggest thoL the accused did no t· o'ccu r .lhe above
mentioned sarcaslic/dcr gatory remarks. It i:;ulso incorrccl to sug ,cs l that I
m deposing fa! ely tod y due to the grudge of tie

\l~IITcl\ l1ich took place
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between me and the accus cl 1Jsl. Asia Bibi. l gqt mcrytioncq in my
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statement th factor of public gathering before the 10. ( Cpnrron t d with
Exh .DD , here it is not so recorded). l ;ilso got recorded b f9re .the JO in
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my statement that more ti an 2000/- peoples were presen t in the pub lic
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gathering. ( Con ronted with E.xh.DB, where it is not so: recorded). It is
incorrect to suggest

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no public gathering ,-vas held in th house of Ran
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PW- . Muhammad Afzal son ofMuhnmmad Tnfail, astc Gujjar, ngcd
abou t 37 years, Profession · Cullivalor, resit! nt of 'hakNo.3,
Jttanwali, Tehsil and District N:mkana Sahib .
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:6.2009, I w s present in my house. Mst. Mafia Bibi,

M s t. Asma Oibi

Mst.Y as mcen along with Qari Saal.1111 and Muklllar

A hmed came to me and nar rated me about th
with the derogatory and objectionable

o currencc

remarks , nc! bla

in connection

·pbcmy
to~ ,~;ds th;

Holy Pi·ophe1 P13UH and l Ioly Qun111ullen :d by the present occused Mst.
As ia Bibi . On 19. 6.2009 , a public gathering was held in the house of
Mukhiar Ahmed , nd J \ as also present in the public _gathering_. The accused
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M s . Asia Bibi who was a Christian, wns brough1 1hcre who confessed her
guilt before me as

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I have committed the blasphemy and has deli cred the

improper and derogatory remarks , bou t th<: Holy QLJr;in let me pardnn " .
Ivfy s tntcmcnt was also recorded before lhc 10.

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recorded in my stat 'mCnt before the ppli c that tl

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l:idiesfPW s along with Qari Sanlam complainant and Mukhtar Ah1rn:d cam
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to my hou se. ( Confronted with Exh.DC. \ berc it i . not so recorded). l also
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got recorded in my stntcmen t before the police abou t the public gathering
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wl1ich took pl

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so recorded ) .

c • ccuscd Mst.

As ja Bibi w s

lie gathcr!ng . ( Confrn 1ed with

Exp.D C, wher e it i
tha\ the public gal

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so recorded ) . Tl~ublic

gather ing

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wa~ held al 11/12 N on. So many peoples were present
!here in the public
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gat l ering , they rnuy be more thnn 200/2 50/- . I was ~ailed by Q;:iri Saalam

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an ' MukJ1tar Ahmed in the public gathering. MukJ1tar /\hmcd is ~lso PW in
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this case . The house of accused Mst. Asia Bibi is si ,tuat ed ut th!! distoncc of
20 /250 /- yards from the house of Mukhtar Ahmed. }l was M~~l~:~9 l\.lm1ed
\ ho brought the accused Msl. Asia Bibi in the pubic gathcrii)g . The said
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brought the -;ccuscd Mst. Asia Bibi in the public gathering,
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The accused Msl.
sia Bibi came there without :lny
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husbnnd . The public gmhcring continued for 2/2 Ycihours and i! was de ide d
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there to register the case against Lhc accused Msl. J\sin ' Bitii. The · adcuse d
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Ms1. Asia Bibi was not tried to be tortured by any participant o f U1c village
r public goth ring: The accused Jvlsl. Asi , Bibi l was
Mushtaq Ahmed from the !iP.ld of fulsa (

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b) Qar i

t'J.,J},/). I~ is inco rrect lo s~gges t

that the accused Ms . Asia Bibi did not onless her guil t bc~ore me i n the
,publi
was
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galhe_!ir~g. It is further incorre t to suggest that no public ga thering
held in the house of Mushtaq

hmccl PW on l 9.G.2009 . ll is also '

rrect to suggest that l nm deposing

falsely toc.l:iy. Jt is incorrc l 10

sugges t that the accused Mst. As ia Bi bi is inno~cnl.

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