The appellant, Ashraf, was convicted of offences under the Indian Penal Code and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, for raping and subjecting a woman to prostitution in Sharjah. The appellant argued that sanction under Section 188 Cr.P.C. was necessary to proceed with the trial, as the offence was committed outside India. However, the court held that sanction was not necessary, following the ratio in Darvin Dominic's case. The court also found that the evidence of the victim, PW2, was reliable and that the appellant had committed the offences. The appeal was thus considered on the merits of the case.