House, bank cards, car keys: Husband’s allegations against wife in IHC bail case

Must ReadPakistanHouse, bank cards, car keys: Husband’s allegations against wife in IHC bail caseBy Hussain Ahmed Chaudhry-Aug 24, 2026Add ARY News on GooglePhD holder Wife assault on husband case updateAAResizeISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued a detailed verdict in the post-arrest bail case of a PhD-holder woman accused of torturing her husband, a member of the security forces. Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro granted bail to the accused, Amna Saeed, against surety bonds of Rs200,000. She had been detained at Adiala Jail in connection with the case. The court noted that the accused is a woman from a respectable family and a resident of Naval Anchorage, Islamabad. She was confined at Central Jail, Adiala, Rawalpindi, in connection with an FIR arising from what the court described as a domestic and matrimonial dispute between the petitioner and her husband, the complainant, with whom she had been married for approximately 20 to 25 years. According to the court order, the woman had initially filed a post-arrest bail petition before Judicial Magistrate-I, Section 30, West, Islamabad. The petition was dismissed through an order dated July 16, 2026. The petitioner subsequently approached the Court of Sessions, Islamabad-West, under Section 497 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.). That petition was also dismissed through an order dated July 24, 2026, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge. Husband’s Allegations According to the court order, the complainant alleged that his wife, Amna Saeed, had been quarrelling with and physically assaulting him for some time and had also allegedly beaten their daughters, Maham and Mishal. The complainant alleged that around five months before the reported incident, his wife subjected him to a severe assault that injured his right eye. However, he claimed that he remained silent to protect his honour, his daughters and his reputation within his organisation. He remained silent to protect his honour It was fu...