Pakistan, Jan. 22 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted post-arrest bail to an accused, Muhammad Irfan, who had been arrested under the Child Marriage Act, against surety bonds worth Rs100,000.

A three-member bench headed by Justice Hashim Kakar heard the bail application. After completion of arguments, the court approved the post-arrest bail of the accused.

During the hearing, counsel for the complainant argued that the accused, Muhammad Irfan, had allegedly abducted a minor girl and stolen gold and cash from her house. The court was informed that the allegedly abducted girl was 16 years old. Counsel for the accused, Muhammad Sadiq Awan, submitted that the girl had contracted a court marriage with the accused, and that her statemen...