SULTAN ALI vs THE STATE — 1971 PLD 78

Citation: 1971 PLD 78

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-04-13

Parties: SULTAN ALI vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Karachi 78

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Hayat Junejo Title: SULTAN ALI vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No, 407 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1970-04-13 Reported As: PLD 1971 Karachi 78 Result: Appeal allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT Appellant Sultan All son of Wali Dad has been convicted by the Special Judge-cum-Enquiry Officer, Hyderabad for an offence under section 5(2) of Act II of 1947 and sentenced to suffer R. I. for 12 months and to pay a fine of Rs, 200.00, or in default to suffer R. I. for three months more. 2. The prosecution case in brief was that the' appellant was at all material times posted as Tapedar, Tapo Sunder Belo, Taluka Pano Akil, District Sukkur. In his capacity as such he had to recover various amounts of land revenue due from the Khatedars, one of whom was complainant Sardar Shah P. W. 2. The land revenue due from the complainant was about Rs, 65.00. It is alleged that the appellant asked him to pay Rs, 100.00, as he wanted the balance amount for himself as an illegal gratification. The complainant then came to the office of D. S. P., Anti-Corruption Establishment and reported the matter to him, as a result of which his statement Exh. 9 was recorded ; and ten Government currency notes of Rs, 10.00 each of which the numbers were recorded in the mashirnama Exh. 3 were handed over to him. The complainant gave Rs, 100 to the appellant but the latter demanded Rs, 9.12 more as this was the amount outstanding against the former's brother. The…

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