Suspec­ts' counse­l argues the offenc­e is bailab­leA court in Lahore’s Model Town Kachehri on Monday rejected the bail plea filed by a man accused of torturing and shaving his wife’s head for not dancing in front of his friends. Judicial magistrate Shahid Zia heard the petition filed by the suspects—Mian Faisal and his accomplice Rashid Ali— seeking their release on bail. Man sent to jail for shaving wife’s head in LahoreShe claimed her husband ripped off her clothes in the presence of his employees. During the hearing on Monday, the suspects’ counsel argued that the offence was bailable and requested the judicial magistrate to accept their plea. However, the court dismissed the bail pleas on the basis of the medical reports and the plaintiff’s statements.

Source: The Express Tribune April 08, 2019 11:26 UTC