MOHAMMAD ANWAR AND Another vs THE STATE — 1971 PCRLJ 424

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 424

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-04-30

Parties: MOHAMMAD ANWAR AND Another vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 424

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Aslam Riaz Hussain, Bashir-ud-Din Ahmad Title: MOHAMMAD ANWAR AND Another vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 397 and Murder Reference No: 101 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1971-04-30 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 424 Result: Order accordingly JUDGMENT JUDGMENT BASHIRUDDIN AHMAD, J.-Muhammad Anwar (18) and his maternal cousin Muhammad Hanif (19) were tried for the murder of Zafar Iqbal on March 6, 1968, in furtherance of their common intention, by the Additional Sessions Judge, Lyallpur who convicted them under section 302, P. P. C. Muhammad Anwar was sentenced to suffer death. Muhammad Hanif was awarded the lesser punishment of transportation for life. 2. The convicted persons appealed -and the case is also before us on reference under section 374, Cr. P. C., in so far as Muhammad Anwar is concerned, for confirmation of the death sentence. Sher Muhammad filed Criminal Revision No. 993 of 1969 for enhancement of sentence of Muhammad Hanif from transportation for life to death. It was ordered tee be heard with the connected criminal appeal and the murder reference. We propose to dispose -of the appeal, the reference and the Revision Petition by a single judgment. 3. The prosecution made out their case thus : Muhammad Anwar appellant, who is a student, of the Islamia College, Lyallpur, which is situate at Sargodha Road at a distance of a mile or to from Lyallpur Town, used to tease; Ata Muhammad teacher posted to Middle School, C1hak…

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