Wedding rules: Wahab Riaz granted bail till Dec 4

LAHORE: Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Kaleem Khan on Tuesday granted pre-arrest bail to cricketer Wahab Riaz till December 4. A case had been registered against Raiz for violating Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and Section 8 of the Marriage Act 2003 by arranging a “late night” party in connection with his marriage at his residence in Garden Town on November 24. On Tuesday, the judge granted bail to Riaz against Rs50,000 surety bonds. The cricketer sought adjournment of the proceedings till after his marriage, scheduled next month. The FIR was registered by Town Municipal Officer Muhammad Amir, who said that he and his team had found Wahab violating the “one-dish” and the “10pm” rules.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 27^th, 2013.