Amir Razzaq v. The State, 2019 LHC 298 (Pakistan)

The prosecutrix alleged that six months prior, the appellant proposed to her, and during a visit to her home, sexually assaulted her. She became pregnant as a result but the appellant backed out from his proposal. Upon medical examination, a pregnancy of eight weeks was confirmed. Upon birth, the prosecutrix and appellant were confirmed as the biological parents of the child via DNA profile.

The appellant was convicted. However, the trial judge also found that the act was consensual and directed a proceeding against the prosecutrix for fornication. On appeal, the appellant was acquitted based on the finding that the act was consensual. Moreover, the direction for the prosecutrix's prosecution was cast away. According to the court, in the event of her transposition as an accused, she is constitutionally protected against self-incrimination and, thus, cannot be exposed to corporal consequences in the face of the rejection of her narrative of sexual assault.