GHAZANFAR ALI vs THE STATE- — 1971 PCRLJ 29

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 29

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-04-17

Parties: GHAZANFAR ALI vs THE STATE-

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 29

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Aslam Riaz Hussain, Bashir-ud-Din Ahmad Title: GHAZANFAR ALI vs THE STATE- Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 428 and Murder Reference No. 89 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-04-17 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 29 Result: Conviction altered JUDGMENT JUDGMENT ASLAM RIAZ HUSSAIN, J.-Ghazanfar Ali aged 25/26 years was tried by Mr. Mohammad Karam Shah, Sessions Judge, Sialkot, for offences under sections 302 and 309, P. P. C. For committing the murder of his wife Mst. Nafis Begum and attempting, thereafter, to commit suicide. The learned trial Court found him guilty of both the offences vide its order dated 20th March 1969, and sen--tenced him to death under section 302, P. P. C. And to one year's R. I. Under section 309, P. P. C. The sentence under section 309, P. P. C. Was to take effect in case the sentence of death was not confirmed by this Court. 2. Ghazanfar Ali appellant has filed an appeal against the above-noted order. The case is also before us for confirmation, of the death sentence under section 374, Cr. P. C. We propose to dispose of both, the appeal anal the murder reference, by this single judgment. 3. The facts of the prosecution case, briefly stated are that Ghazanfar Ali appellant was married to Mst. Nafis Begum deceased about 9/10 days before the occurrence. On the night between 18/19th'Jlaly 1967, Ghazanfar Ali appellant and his wife slept inside a kotha of their house. The door of the room was closed from inside. Early next…

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