SARFRAZ vs THE STATE — 1967 PLD 242

Citation: 1967 PLD 242

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-06-03

Parties: SARFRAZ vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1967 Kar. 242

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Cheema, Muhammad Munir Farooqi Title: SARFRAZ vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 834 and Murder Reference No. 234 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1971-06-03 Reported As: 1974 P Cr. L J 439 Result: Appeal allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD MUNIR FAROOQI, J.---Sarfraz son of Allah Ditta, aged 20 years, was tried for the murder of his uncle Ibrahim by the learned Sessions .Fudge, Layallpur, who found him guilty and convicting him under section 302, V P. C. On 8th November 1969, he sentenced him to death and has for--warded the record to this Court under the provisions of section 374 of the Criminal Procedure Code for confirmation of the dearth sentence, while the correctness of the conviction itself has been questioned by the appellant and both these matters i.e. The reference and the appeal are being disposed of by this judgment. The occurrence involving the death of Ibrahim (deceased) took place on he night between 7th and 8th March 1969, at about 10/11 p. m. In the area of Chak No. 186/R B on account of his interference with the carnal affairs of Sarfraz appellant with Mukhtar, a young boy of the village, as reported to the police by Khan Muhammad (P. W. 6) vide Exh. P. A. At 4-30 a, m. During the same night at Police Station Chak Jhumra. 3. Ibrahim (deceased) was the uterine brother of Allah Ditta, the father of Sarfraz appellant. He was an old man of about 60 years of age, who used to live at the dhari in Killa No.…

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